Do you mean control them like turn them off? Or control what they say?

I have not heard a person w/ schizophrenia say they have ever been able to control voices.

I think meds may be able to help. Have you got a doctor?

yea, just started risperdal a couple days ago...

yea ideally id like to turn them off, but the best i can do is "nudge" them to say something i want, but it usually only lasts for a little bit, and sometimes it takes a few repititions of effort to do it.

I also noticed that when I'm in class, listening to the professor speak, I'm able to quiet it down quite a bit, if not completely. Definately a good thing, being able to concentrate well enough

edit: I should also add that the comments in my head tend to be VERY mentally handicapped at times... sometimes they are evil, sometimes they are good (but in a gay happy-go-lucky way)... sometimes just plain stupid.

It can take a couple weeks for the Risperdol to do what it does...

It sounds like you are doing well-going to school and all. How are you doing socially?

I'm glad you can quiet it down when the prof speaks... How about when you are reading? Watching TV? Maybe you should do more concentration activities?

socially not so well, dealing with a lot of anxiety and mental slowness... risperdal is supposed to help there supposevly.

and unfortunately other concentration activities only seem to make it worse... i think it has something to do with having another voice talking pretty much right at you... so the only things that get me focused are other people talking.

I am not to blame though for a lot of the mess thats coming out of my head though right? I mean some of it is pretty stupid...

You're not to blame for whatever you don't agree with.

I can relate to the experience of having voices with annoying content popping up in my head. I suffered from this for years and thought it was normal. It was so bad that sometimes I had a hard time reading. Medications will help. Keep in mind that this condition is not your fault.

I don't think that trying to concentrate on something else would help all that much.. you know, "Try NOT to think of a pink elephant...." doesn't usually work.

And no, the voices in your head are not a reflection of you or your intellect or anything like that. Don't feel bad about it. The condition is not your fault and not something you can control.