Situation
Where? When? Who with? What happened? How many voices? How loud? How often? How powerful? What does
the voice say? Other hallucinations (visual, smell, physical sensation)?
5 Aspects for Voices
Padesky 5 Aspects. 1986
Thoughts & Images
What went through my mind when the voice says that? Do I agree? If it’s true – what did that say or
mean about me? What’s the worst thing about that? How can I explain it? What is it’s purpose?
How am I making sense of it? What does it all mean?
Body / Physical sensations
Moods / Emotions
What did I notice in my body? What did I feel? Where did
What emotion did I feel at that time? What else?
I feel it?
How intense was that feeling? (0 – 100%)
Behaviours / What I did or didn’t do
What helped me cope and get through it? What didn’t I do or what did I avoid doing? What
automatic reactions did I have? What would other people have seen me doing? What did I
feel like doing?