Hello. I have a friend who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. On top of that, he has depression and suicidal tendencies. He says that he hears voices all the time, most of them demeaning. He treats these voices as separate entities altogether. I would like to know how these voices are actually formulate in his head and if they are actually what he really thinks/feels or is it what he says it is - a separate entity. I would like to know how to handle him when he has episodes.