Now, at first, this was very difficult to believe, not least because the voices appeared so hostile and menacing, so in this respect, a vital first step was learning to separate out a metaphorical meaning from what I'd previously interpreted to be a literal truth.
Al principio, era muy difícil de creer, no tanto porque las voces parecían tan hostiles y amenazantes, sino en este sentido, un primer paso vital era aprender a separar un significado metafórico de lo que anteriormente interpretaba como una verdad literal.