She has coauthored scientific papers and coedited the book experiencing psychosis. Debra has transferred her 30 years of the lived experience of recovery, voice hearing and the shared experiences of the consumers she has worked with, into a wealth of knowledge that is collaborative, interactive and empowering. The 20th international congress of isps, 2017, making real change happen. She was eventually committed to kingseat psychiatric hospital at 17 and remained there for 18 years. Experiencing psychosis brings together a range of contributors who have either experienced psychosis on a personal level or conducted research into the topic.
Carl buchanan january 24, 2020 january 24, 2020 100 comments on hearing voices. Reality, says debra lampshire, isnt always gentle and kind and. Mental health change champ wins acc supreme attitude award. She is now an honorary research fellow at the centre for community mental health, birmingham city university.
Review of the research into the subjective experience of hearing voices 146 vanessa beavan part viii delusional beliefs 155 17 deluded loner 157 john wraphire 18 subjective experiences of delusions and paranoia 165. From kingseat to advocating for better mental health. Debra lampshire is an experiencebased expert at the university of auckland and project manager for auckland district health board in new zealand. If you would like to contribute your experiences to this site, we would love to hear from you. Debra has transferred her 30 years of lived experience with voices into a wealth of knowledge that she shares with voice hearers, family members, caregivers, and medical staff. Professor marius romme cofounder, hearing voices movement one of the most sensitively thoughtthrough pieces of writing on voice hearing. All of the accounts in this section have been contributed by members and give you a small glimpse into the wide variety of ways people experience and understand hearing voices. Social approaches to psychosis book series kindle edition by jim geekie, patte randal, debra lampshire, john read. Debra lampshire works for auckland university and adhb, new zealand, leading the development in serviceuser involvement. Debra lampshire started hearing voices at sixyearsold. Personal and professional perspectives the international society for psychological and social approaches to psychosis book series 9780415580335. Hvn approaches present unique opportunities and challenges for mental health professionals and systems of care that work with individuals who hear voices. Intervoice a practical guide to coping with voices. Hearing voices can be a very disturbing experience, both for the person who hears voices and family and friends.
Debra lampshire, who now works for the university of auckalnd and the auckland district health board, has been hearing voices for over 30. Hearing voices network debra lampshire is a senior tutor with the centre for mental health research and policy development at the university of auckland. Debra lampshire is a trainer, educator, advocate and experiencebased expert on mental. Our resident psychologist speaks to debra lampshire, who is a longtime hearer of voices, in an effort to understand and correct some of the prevalent myths. When she passed through the white stucco gate, with loony bin painted on the side, she wasnt worried. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. Current participants are reporting between a 30%70% reduction in frequency and distress. The hearing voices network is sooooo excited to announce that the awesome debra lampshire will be holding two workshops in christchurch. Investigating the lived experience of recovery in people who hear voices show all authors. Young people hearing voices, romme and escher, 2010. In the context of hearing voices, the dominant narrative, based in foucauldian terms on global. Book series, the international society for psychological treatments of schizophrenia and other psychoses, 2011, isbn 9780415580335. Debra lampshire has heard voices since childhood and has developed a number of coping strategies which she will share during this workshop. Debra has heard voices since childhood and spent several decades in mental institutions she discovered a way of getting her voices under control and reclaimed her life, leaving mental health services behind.
Debra lampshire and john read, who share my commitment to the importance of subjective experience and my enthusiasm for this. Hearing voices is conventially bound up with the notion of craziness or losing your mind. Hearing voices 7 15 the sounds of a wounded world 9 debra lampshire 16 myriad voices, myriad meanings. Another, more atease commenter, writes about her similar experience of hearing voices from the sound of central air control. Aucklander debra lampshire suffers from one of the most common symptoms of psychosis hearing voices inside her head. Biological psychiatry voices are a product of brain and cognitive. Debra lampshire is a finalist in the attitude awards. Read the fulltext online edition of experiencing psychosis. Mental health professionals can work together with psychosis sufferers rather than adopting a patronising we know best approach. Shortly after the shocking discovery she was adopted, debra began hearing a comforting voice she believed to be her birth mother, which was soon joined by more demonic and dangerous voices. The hearing voices network is sooooo excited to announce that the awesome debra lampshire will be holding two workshops in christchurch debra is a fabulous experience, who combines who extensive knowledge and personal experiences with a great sense of humour. Experiences such as hearing voices can have meaning to those experiencing psychosis, these experiences can be managed and indeed coopted as aids to recovery. You may feel about to cope with your voices, but find that other peoples reactions are more of a problem, or you might feel you need to hide what your. I would hear faint voiceswhispering, conversing, singing, or chanting.
Thirtyfour years born again, i have heard voices, even engaged in conversations on occasion with either the holy ghost or the devil. Benefits to participations are effective up to 3 months of completion of group without followup. This chapter chronicles my extraordinary moments of hearing voices, what the. Her approach has now been adopted by mainstream mental health services in new zealand. Experiencing psychosis edited by jim geekie, patte randal, debra. When christians hear voices spiritual warfare library of psm. Story of debra lampshire south bay project resource. Hearing voices workshop with debra lampshire christchurch. There will be an additional heavily subsidised workshop on saturday 28th july for people who have lived experience of hearing voices or altered. Geekie, jim, randal, patte, lampshire, debra, read, john. A psychologists search for the meanings of madness, hornstein, 2009.
Reality, says debra lampshire, isnt always gentle and kind and loving. Isps liverpool conference debra lampshire keynote address. John read is professor in clinical psychology at the university of auckland, new zealand and is editor of the journal psychosis. Psychological treatments of the schizophrenias and other psychoses book series.
Debra lampshire waited 18 years for health professionals to heal her, but in the end realised the only person who could do that was herself. Debra has coauthored scientific papers and coedited the book experiencing psychosis. Hearing voices, speaking to oneself and having imaginary friends are hardly ever perceived as traits of sanity. This book will, i am sure, affect many people in a positive way.
Auckland district health board, auckland, new zealand. Debra lampshire started hearing voices at 6 years old. Debra is the current chairperson of ispsnz and joined the isps executive committee in may 2012. Chapters are presented in pairs providing information from both personal and research perspectives on specific aspects of psychosis including. This is one of the most exciting, novel and important books i have. In fact, i remained quite comfortable with the voices that spoke messages sent in visions, mostly dreams. Join us in christchurch for a workshop facilitated by debra lampshire to educate, support and assist workers or supporters to better understand the hearing voices or altered realities experiences. The way other people react can make a big difference to your experience. Recently, she put that down on paper, and it appears in a book. Investigating the lived experience of recovery in people who hear. The importance of voice content in understanding and working with distressing voices.
Debra lampshire is a professional teaching fellow at the university of. Experiencing psychosis jim geekie, patte randal, debra. Resources for selfhelp, support, and education noel. My first recollection of voice hearing was when i was very young, around six years old. Much of the bible was written by people who heard the voice of god. Psychosis as a personal crisis, romme and escher, 2011 straight talking introduction to psychiatric diagnosis, lucy johnstone. Surviving schizophrenia psychosis sufferers get a voice. Debra lampshire has transferred her 30 years of the lived experience of recovery, voice hearing and the shared experiences of the consumers she has worked with into a wealth of knowledge that is collaborative, interactive and empowering. Investigating the lived experience of recovery in people. It sounded like a crowded room, full of people at a party in a distant room somewhere in the building. These voice hearers had on average 20 years of voice hearing experience. Debra lampshire started hearing voices when she was six and was admitted to kingseat hospital when she was 17. Background hearing voices since childhood developed unusual beliefs long periods in institutions stayed inside house for 18 years got voices under control began working with mental health. Describing her experiences, we start to understand, and are able to better support those human beings living with loud heads.
Jim geekie, patte randal, debra lampshire, john read extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. She has learned to live with her voices and in 2007 she set up hearing voices network aotearoa, a network to help others with her condition. This guide has been written as an introduction to this different way of thinking about hearing voices. For more than two decades, the hearing voices network hvn has provided alternative approaches to supporting voice hearers, and an emerging body of research is now confirming their value. Debras story of living with voices is a journey into the soul. Join facebook to connect with debra lampshire and others you may know. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A beautiful book which will be very valuable for people hearing voices. A normalising approach affirms that it is the impact of the voice hearing experiences that causes distress. For instance, those who experience helpful voices do not tend to present to services but those with negative, critical voices seek help. Because psychosis affects a persons thought processes through the hearing of voices. Personal experience is at the heart of the hearing voices movement. Debra lampshire is a professional teaching fellow at the university of auckland, auckland.
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