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May 06, 2020 at 10:34 PM
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To preface, I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in March. Of course around the same time Coronavirus was a novel thing and we started living our lives differently too. I’ve had A LOT of change lately in my life. I’m naturally an anxious person and have always experience anxiety throughout my life
But lately everything just feels unreal. I feel more paranoid of others. I think about how somebody with a severe psychotic disorder would think about stuff, and then wonder if I’m close to losing myself, too? Has anybody ever experienced this? Is it normal? Or just part of anxiety? I’ve had psychotic episodes as a teenager, but that might have been from a lack of sleep combined with severe stress. I don’t think I’m actually “going insane,” so much as everything around me is just DIFFERENT now. I’m definitely in a huge level of adjustment. |
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May 07, 2020 at 01:02 AM
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Random quick update:
I actually read an article that “mistrusting” others is a symptom of complicated grief. That’s somewhat relieving to know. The fact of the matter is that it’s unfortunate, but I appreciate the knowledge and corroboration that I’m not necessarily losing it. |
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May 08, 2020 at 05:08 PM
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I don't have answers for you.. sorry. |
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May 08, 2020 at 09:34 PM
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I appreciate the response. I don’t really need answers so much as I need affirmation that I’m not going “crazy,” or at the very least that “it’s okay to be ‘crazy.’” I’ve struggled with psychosis before in the past, but this feels a bit different. |
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May 09, 2020 at 12:48 AM
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I guess it all boils down to what you're ok with.
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