babybird wrote:
Well that's where I'm confused because he says it's a coping mechanism and not a mental illness
It's true that hearing voices can be a coping mechanism, but in most cases of that happening, it is part of a wider mental health problem or illness or disorder.
Hearing voices isn't classified as a mental health disorder in and of itself, but is usually a symptom of a wider mental health condition that encompasses more than just that one symptom.
In your case, you have dissociative disorder, which is indeed a form of mental disorder. There's no shame in having an issue like that. It is what it is.