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Backseat Drivers-a term to describe my voices.

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Christina2011 Experienced User

April 15th, 2012

FINALLY! I have come across a term to accurately describe my schizophrenia voices.

They are overly-critical, backseat drivers, and they show no mercy. I rarely hear them anymore, but these days, they are more annoying than entertaining.

I'm like, "Who asked you? I've got this, so back off already."

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replied April 15th, 2012

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Wikipedia's definition of a back seat driver totally fits:

"A backseat driver is a vehicle passenger in the back seat who is not controlling the vehicle, and seems to be uncomfortable with the skills of the driver and/or wants to tutor the driver while the driver is at the wheel."

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replied April 23rd, 2012

I also suffered w/ symptoms like this for 12yrs before someone told me what it was. I just have to remind myself that when i hear anything that isnt there that its just the chemical misfires in my brain. NOT VOICES.

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replied April 24th, 2012

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mine are real, maybe what I have is different.

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replied March 30th, 2013

Lol@back seat drivers.....i sometimes comepare them to a librarian who sits there.... Comments on the books we take... She knows everything. .. Where every book is but doesn't know where the freakkin toilet is...

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