A method for supporting an individual suffering from a mental condition or disorder characterized by auditory hallucination in training the individual in distinguishing between an acute auditory hallucinatory episode and ambient sounds, the method comprising: monitoring, by at least one processor of a computing device, for a deliberate overt activation action by a user, wherein the activation action represents an indication that the user is hearing sounds; wherein the activation action causes the at least one processor to: receive a perception indication from the user, wherein the perception indication is one of: an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds; and an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination; and use at least one microphone on the computing device to monitor ambient sounds; the at least one processor testing the ambient sounds against a threshold; the at least one processor recording the perception indication as correct where one of the following is true: the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; the at least one processor recording the perception indication as incorrect where one of the following is true: the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold. monitoring, by at least one processor of a computing device, for a deliberate overt activation action by a user, wherein the activation action represents an indication that the user is hearing sounds; wherein the activation action causes the at least one processor to: receive a perception indication from the user, wherein the perception indication is one of: an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds; and an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination; and use at least one microphone on the computing device to monitor ambient sounds; receive a perception indication from the user, wherein the perception indication is one of: an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds; and an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination; and an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds; and an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination; and use at least one microphone on the computing device to monitor ambient sounds; the at least one processor testing the ambient sounds against a threshold; the at least one processor recording the perception indication as correct where one of the following is true: the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; the at least one processor recording the perception indication as incorrect where one of the following is true: the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold. the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are experiencing an auditory hallucination and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds satisfy the threshold; or the perception indication is an indication that the user perceives that they are hearing actual sounds and the at least one processor determines that the ambient sounds fail to satisfy the threshold.