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World Service,23 Jan 2023,40 mins

Learning to live with the voices in my head

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Debra Lampshire started hearing voices aged five. Comforting at first, they soon took control.The voices became so visceral and intense that Debra had to spend 18 years in a psychiatric hospital. Then, a chance friendship with a car mechanic gave her the tools to restore her life, but she’d have to learn to coexist with the voices that once tormented her. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Louise Morris (Photo: Debra Lampshire. Credit: Courtesy of Debra Lampshire)

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