No, stop, don’t call the men in white suits. If I did (and for your information I don’t) I’d just be one of 100,000 people in Greater Manchester:

Psychologists have launched a study to find out why some people who hear voices in their head consider it a positive experience while others find it distressing.

The University of Manchester investigation- announced on World Hearing Voices Day (Thursday, 14 September)- comes after Dutch researchers found that many healthy members of the population there regularly hear voices.

Although hearing voices has traditionally been viewed as ‘abnormal’ and a symptom of mental illness, the Dutch findings suggest it is more widespread than previously thought, estimating that about 4% of the population hear voices. That would be equivalent to 100,000 people in Greater Manchester.

I almost glossed over this news, only to be reminded of it by a performance next week at Contact Theatre: I Hear Voices.

I hear you can support the cause by purchasing a World Hearing Voices Day tshirt for �6.99.