The voices were kind to me last night. I'm 40. I was diagnosed in 2001. They haven't said a kind word to me since I first heard voices in high school in about 1998. I've been trying to be more compassionate towards myself in my thoughts for a while now. I never thought it would bleed through and make the voices be nice to me. It was the most amazing feeling. I was overwhelmed with joy. I cried a little bit. Has anyone else had this experience, where you tried to be more kind to yourself and it made the voices kinder?