Posted by JaclinHyde on March 25, 2006, at 2:18:41
During my hypochondriac heydey I was positive I was psychotic. I had no reason to believe this though; I never heard voices etc. But the idea still scared me. To put that in perspective a stomach ache was DEFINITELY stomach cancer.
Anyway I had a doctor straighten me out one day with some very brilliant words. I told him that sometimes my left arm didn't feel like it was attached to me. He said "Look at your left arm. Do you see it?" I said well...yes. He said "That makes you neurotic. You get the feeling it isn't there but you still see it. A person with a psychosis will get that same feeling, look at his left arm and NOT see it."
I have never forgotten that. So for all of you who are afraid you are going crazy remember what he told me.
Hope this helps someone.
JH
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