What type of hallucinations occur in people with schizophrenia?

The auditory hallucinations are the most common. Usually these individual hear voices that no one can hear. The voices are soft, intermittent and often persecutory. The voices can be very disturbing and prevent the individual from concentration on other thoughts. The voices are usually unpleasant, critical and may even be harassing. The voice or voices may speak to the individual or to one another. Sometimes the voices may command the individual to do harmful things against others or to themselves. Individuals with schizophrenia are consumed with these voices that appear real and authoritarian. Antipsychotic medications can help diminish these hallucinations.