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.
I begyndelsen var dette meget svært at tro, ikke mindst fordi stemmerne fremstod så fjendtlige og truende, så i denne henseende, var et afgørende første skridt at lære at udskille en metaforisk mening fra hvad jeg tidligere havde fortolket som en bogstavelig sandhed.