A Simulation of Auditory and Visual Hallucinations in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Mania

This video is a snippet from "Mindstorm," a software program developed by Janssen. The program itself allowed participants to use a VR headset and other devices (e.g., fan, smell producing machine) to experience the positive symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar mania.
This video depicts the auditory (i.e., voices) and visual (e.g., newpaper headlines, pizza box text) hallucinations that can be experienced in a psychotic episode. (It is recommended that people who have had previous episodes of psychosis not watch this video.)
The video is shared for educational purposes under Section 107 of the Copyright Act.

[@TheGingerNinjaJournals]

This is incredibly tame, at least compared to when I have episodes. I have Bipolar Disorder with episodes of psychosis. I have visual and auditory hallucinations, primarily visual. But, when I do have auditory hallucinations I hear multiple people calling me name or just saying or whispering it along with sometimes distorted voices and sounds. I know in my mind they’re not real, but because I can’t stop myself from hearing or seeing them my anxiety goes haywire and I end up becoming a danger to myself.

[@arbrilliant191]

i have asperger's syndrome and i always feel like there's that one voice in my head all the time telling me what's around me or what i should be doing, my thoughts always get here and i know the voice is in my head. For me it's no big deal most of the time

[@Dylan_thebrand_slayer_Mulveiny]

100% this was made by someone who briefly read one of those pamphlets you find in a doctors office.

[@JungleJargon]

It’s actually worse than that. I still recovered by ignoring and not believing in the hallucinations and delusions. I was cured by 1985. Never had a problem since.