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In 2014, the Trauma and Mental Health Report met with Kevin Healey, a mental health advocate, to discuss his experiences with hearing voices from an…
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Often when an image of a black man comes to mind, it is often paired with the stereotype which includes said individual to have a…
![A Nightmare Chorus](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/08/Leonardo_da_vinci_Study_of_five_grotesque_heads-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Fifteen years ago, Janssen Pharmaceutica, the research and development department of Johnson & Johnson, released audio and video simulations of schizophrenic symptoms aimed at increasing…
![The Voices in my Head](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2016/11/3902532942_271bd05f74_z-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Eleanor Longden was a typical college student until she began hearing voices. Over time, the voices became more negative—to the point that she had to…
![Can Some Lead a Better Life Listening to their ‘Voices’?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/02/Jen.Hearing.voices.feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Hearing voices is usually considered a sure sign of mental illness, but recent studies suggest that hearing voices is more common in the general population…
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Sara Berkhimer’s poem speaks to individuals who hear voices as a result of trauma and mental illness. Her poignant words capture the pain, fear, and…