Fair enough. But I&#x27;ve heard many sorts of voices in my head. There&#x27;s the usual one that observes and echoes what I&#x27;m doing. But there are other voices that come with stress and anxiety. Sometimes they warn me, alert me to danger. Sometimes they converse, and get into arguments. Then there are other fainter voices that come with various drugs, under various circumstances.<p>When people seek help about such matters, they often find themselves working with therapists who have this or that conceptual framework. And so patients learn to frame their experience accordingly. Explanations are comforting.<p>So anyway, I&#x27;m dubious about the distinction. I think that it&#x27;s an artifact of social norms and therapeutic bullshit.