The last time Wilson saw him, he was wearing earplugs; he had to wear them, he told her, because every word he heard felt like a direct insult.
Sorry to say, but that sounds a lot like schizophrenia to me. It's strange, but some of those who suffer from the condition believe that sounds, words or ideas are literally real, physically real.
17 posted on 12/08/2002 6:36:08 PM PST by altayann