Do you know what it's like to not feel safe in your own mind? 

University of Scranton Nursing Students were able to experience a small taste of what that feels like recently when NAMI Northeast Region PA staff coordinated the "Hearing Voices" simulation to develop understanding and empathy for people who experience hearing distressing voices.

The students wore ear buds connected to a small device with a recording of distressing voices that played for about an hour as they attempted to do tasks ranging from completing puzzles to writing resumes to crafting origami to experiencing a pretend visit to the emergency room.

Thanks to instructor Dr. Barbara Buxton for offering this experience to her students. The amazing insight they shared after the exercise, made it clear that students took a great deal from their experience!