Okay, I’m going to describe something, and I would really like it if someone would tell me if this is something I should tell my pdoc or not.
I often feel like water is dripping on my arm or running down my legs, but when I check, I’m completely dry. It gets worse if I have to use the bathroom, it’s as if I’m almost hallucinating that I’m, uhm, “going”.
It also gets worse when I’m outside, and especially if those two circumstances are combined.
I can seriously feel torrents of warm water running down my legs, but when I check, I’m dry, and no one else seems to have noticed.
But is it a hallucination or is it normal?
Is tactile hallucinations a thing?
And should I tell the shrink next time I see her?
I don’t know but I’m curious too. I always feel bugs crawling on me and I’ve been assuming that’s a weird hallucination. I think that’s along the same lines. I’m gonna google it.
Tactile hallucination is the false perception of tactile sensory input that creates a hallucinatory sensation of physical contact with an imaginary object
also it says
Hallucinations of pain and touch are very rare in schizophrenic disorders but 20% of patients with schizophrenia experience some sort of tactile hallucinations along with visual and auditory hallucinations
Sounds like a typical tactile hallucination to me. I get sensations of oil pouring over me and insects biting and stinging me, it’s very real and distressing. I’d certainly discuss it with your psychiatrist, hopefully medication can overcome this.
Yeah tactile hallucinations are a thing. I guess they can be different for everyone, that’s not one I’ve heard of before. In my case I feel like people are touching me.
The tactile hallucinations have gotten worse recently, along with some negative symptoms.
I’m very much looking forward to talking with my psychiatrist on the 25th, hopefully, we can work out a solution.
Also, the tactile hallucinations are not just about water, it’s sometimes also a burning sensation that gets worse and worse, like someone is touching me with a piece of charcoal.
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