‘You tried to tell yourself I wasn’t real’: what happens when people with acute psychosis meet the voices in their heads?

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The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In avatar therapy, a clinician gives voice to their patients’ inner demons. For some of the participants in a new trial, the results have been astounding. By Jenny Kleeman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:09.3	International charity ActionAid has been working with refugee communities in northern Uganda,
0:14.5	helping women heal from gender-based violence.
0:17.5	Women like Monica from South Sudan, who found a safe space to recover from her trauma and learn
0:22.4	leadership skills. Monica now helps empower other women too.
0:26.3	Now I can stand talking front of people, even talk in front of men without fear, telling them
0:32.4	that this is right, this is wrong.
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0:40.0	girls as they heal, learn, work and thrive.
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