With the stress of everything going on I’m experiencing some psychosis symptoms and currently cannot see my pdoc until March 11. It’s morphed this time from feeling like I died to now I just feel like I never existed and this world is a figment of imagination . It doesn’t feel like what I perceived is true reality to any extent, my memories feel faded and disconnected from me, it just feels off. I’m pretty down about it
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It also feels like my body is dissipating out into space. My arms are hollow
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All I can say is, try to develop some insight when your having these weird thoughts and feelings. Knowledge is power. Recognise your unwell, and adjust your meds accordingly, that way. You have won most of the battle.
Practice self care. Recognise within you that you need to give yourself some tlc.
And above all. Don’t panic.
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I read about Cotard’s Delusion online, but never had it. Early on in my illness, I thought reality wasn’t real, that I didn’t exist, and that people and the world were imaginary. I think it was a nihilistic delusion and stemmed from schizophrenia. It’s pretty common. Cotard’s is rare though and they have treatments like ECT and meds.
For me, I got it from dissociation and delusional thinking. I sometimes think I live in the matrix and that I reincarnated and have past lives. I hope to recover some day where I don’t think these things anymore.
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I’ve had cotards in the past but this feels like a weird combo of that and the matrix stuff
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I’ve been thinking for a couple weeks I might be heading to an episode and I guess it’s here nearly full force but I can tell my meds are still working.
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What helps me is physicality. Paying attention to my arms and legs, realizing i am real even if it doesn’t feel that way
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