Playing Devil’s Advocate with the Voices in My Head

 

We might say someone is ‘hearing voices’ if you hear a voice when no-one is present with you, or which other people with you cannot hear.

People have many different experiences of hearing voices. Some people don't mind their voices or simply find them irritating or distracting, while others find them frightening or intrusive.

It's common to think that if you hear voices you must have a mental health problem.

It's a normal experience after-all and these voices help...

We ignore when we want to and we accept they are real when we want to.

Different people say different things. I am surrounded by candles, placed in the middle of a six pointed star. A priest stands at the front, my parents are crying, holding one another. The priest starts chanting louder and louder, the Enemy is still screeching in my head. LOL, how weird!

One thing that bothers me is the concept of playing “Devil’s Advocate.”

Oftentimes, if we come up with a good idea, friends, family and coworkers will look to find reasons why it won’t work.

They’ll look for reasons why we might fail... but they’ll frame it in the guise of trying to “help” us.

“I was just playing Devil’s Advocate.”
But that’s not helpful at all, is it?

For one, looking for reasons why something won’t work isn’t a good formula for actually making them work. 
It’s not encouraging and it just spreads bad vibes.
But more than anything, it’s EASY.
Easy for those who are not in the arena to judge the warrior.
Easy for those sitting on the sidelines to speculate while they hide from taking action themselves.
If someone you care about is starting a project that they love, don’t look for reasons why it won’t work.
 Flood them with reasons why it will.

And here’s the key: If the idea doesn’t work, that’s fine too. The object of the game in life is to take action. We can’t always control outcomes. But we can always control our actions. So encourage them to keep trying until they get better results.

The Devil doesn’t need any more advocates. He’s fine.

THANKS FOR READING..

#LENNAHSMINDSPACE!