Recovering from Hallucinations: A Qualitative Study of Coping with Voices Hearing of People with Schizophrenia in Hong Kong

Table 2

Coping strategies adopted by the participants.

Strategies	Participants
Ignoring the voices	Alfred, Bobo, Catherine, David, Fred, Henry, Gilbert, Ada, Betty, Ben
Asking the voices to go away	Alfred, Carol, Daisy, Joe
Scolding or arguing with the voices	Bobo, Catherine, David, Ivan, Eva, Carol, Ben
Setting boundaries for the voices	Alfred, Catherine, David, Fred, Flora, Edmond, Ken, Joe
Distracting the voices through engaging in other activities, such as listening to music, singing, and reading	Alfred, Bobo, Catherine, Fred, Gilbert, Ivan, Daisy, Flora, Edmond
Jotting down the content of the voices	Alfred, Ken, Joe
Relaxing	Alfred, Gilbert, Jason
Selectively listening to the voices	Alfred, Catherine, Joe
Sharing the voices with family members/friends/professionals	Henry, Gilbert, Ken
Accepting the existence of the voices	Bobo, Joe
Others: decreasing meat intake	Jason, Edmond