Hearing voices. Feeling like people are watching you or talking about you. Sensing that something is deeply wrong or meaningful about the world in a way you can't quite explain. Believing something that others around you don't. These experiences are often misunderstood, but they are far more common than people realize. Unusual thoughts and perceptions are a natural part of the human experience. Many people have an experience like this at some point in their life, often during periods of stress, sleep loss, grief, or major life transition. For some, these experiences aren't distressing, or they make sense within a cultural, spiritual, or personal framework, and support may not feel necessary. For others, these experiences are distressing or disruptive, and benefit from support. Either way, these experiences are innately human, and they often make more sense when we look at them alongside what else is happening in your life.