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qsinContributor
Right now all my bones are aching and my foot feels like there's something heavy in it. I recognise that this could be a somatic delusion but I have no idea what to do with it. I called my treating team and they aren't in so I'll probably see them on monday. But I don't know how I should deal with this, this isn't the first time it's happened but this has been going on for days. I feel strange and also a dull pain everywhere.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@qsin Hi qsin I get and have done for many months now got a twitch in my left foot. When I was psychotic I thought it was (him) reminding me that he is there. As now I am not psychotic and still get the occasional foot twitch I still think it is a reminder to me that he is still there .... and I should make mention of it to my psychiatrist next week.
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BambiFawnSenior Contributor
Is hearing my mother's voice in the tape of her verbal abuse an auditory hallucination? My Psychologist says it is not an hallucination and not a delusion and not paranoia and not psychosis. But my psychiatrist differs in opinion.
I'm not sure what psychosis is. My psychologist said i used the term auditory hallucination as an inappropriate term. Psychologist said I hear my mother's voice but am in reality when i hear it and no it's not real. I don't get confused or delusional, so she said it cannot be an auditory hallucination.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@BambiFawn Hi BambiFawn my experience of being psychotic is really being off the planet!. I can still do some things like shopping etc. but I also make dangerous decisions. I would go with the psychiatrist.
ps: I should note that having a psychosis is different from being psychotic ... best to look up both terms and compare.
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