Article on intentionally interacting with auditory hallucinations

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Hallucinating/Hallucinations fascinate me so much. When I was 15 my pop started hallucinating bc of pain meds. The voice he was hearing in his head was telling him things that were making him ecstatic - like promising he would be a billionaire & stuff like that. If you asked him who he was talking to he'd say he had a phone in his ear. There was no way to keep him from interacting with the hallucinations. It was very entertaining & caused lots of laughs. He wasn't just hearing voices in his head - he was also seeing people that weren't there. At one point he pointed to strange place in the dining room then asked me if I could see the guy sitting there. I told him I couldn't. Then he says, "His name is _____ & he likes you." Then he smiles & walks off. Then, for a really long time, I looked at the location where he told me the guy was thinking that maybe a guy actually was there & I just couldn't see him. I ran the name thru my head over & over & made sure I'd never forget that moment in time. Then about 7yrs later I met someone with that name & I'm almost certain the person I met is the person my dad saw when hallucinating. I hope to one day find out.