The Cause of
Schizophrenic Voice
Hearing
Schizophrenia is generally regarded as having a number of
separate causes. Recent studies, however, are pointing to
it being a neurological disorder influenced by early brain
development (Journal of the American Medical Association
(JAMA) 2005;294:557-562). While
genetic factors are also generally acknowledged, some
research suggests that these represent a susceptibility
to early trauma - like fetal malnutrition - rather than
a direct causal link.
Although the link between developmental trauma and
neurological disorder is becoming more widely recognized,
it has been assumed that it that these early events were
impossible to heal as the brain's development must have
been affected in some irreparable way. As a result,
clinical interventions have focused on treating the effects
of the trauma rather than the cause. What Dr. McFetridge at
the ISPS has discovered is that, in essence, schizophrenic
voice hearing is a prenatal post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) that can be successfully treated with a variation on
standard non-drug trauma healing methods. Consequently, he
and the ISPS research team have developed a range of simple
psychotherapeutic techniques that heal developmental
traumas and thereby eliminate or greatly reduce voices
entirely. This can also lead to a reduction in other
symptoms associated with schizophrenia such as paranoia.
While some researchers might disagree with our conclusions,
our techniques rapidly lead to the elimination of the
problem. We know of no other technique that does this on a
consistent and reproducible basis.
What is fascinating about this discovery is that almost
everybody has the underlying problem - fortunately most
people have a suppression mechanism that reduces the
‘voices’ to the level of distracting thoughts. The Silent
Mind Technique™, while being of particular benefit to voice
hearers, can therefore also be of benefit to the general
population. This is groundbreaking work and promises a
revolution in the treatment of schizophrenia and obsessive
thoughts. Our aim is to bring this discovery to the world
as soon as possible by training health care professionals
in these techniques. Until this is accomplished and the
methodology more widely accepted, we are offering the
treatment on a charge for results basis to voice hearers
who wish to rid themselves of this debilitating problem.
We are happy to demonstrate the effectiveness of our
treatment to researchers, medical practitioners and anybody
else interested in assessing the technique and helping to
get this introduced into health services as soon as
possible. For the 1% of people diagnosed with schizophrenia
this is an imperative. Please note, we are only addressing
the voice-hearing component of schizophrenia with our
methods and while this can help with other aspects of the
condition it does not treat the range of other symptoms
attributed to the disease.
For a more in-depth discussion on these concepts, see the
Institute for the Study of Peak States
main website.
Revision History
1.0 Sept 29, 2009: First draft.