r/todayilearned • u/1998199888 • 2d ago

TIL about Delusional parasitosis, sometimes referred to as phantom infestation, is a psychological disorder in which an individual mistakenly believes their body is overrun by living or inanimate entities. Typical examples of these perceived invaders include bugs, worms, or microbes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusional_parasitosis
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u/bobdob123usa 2d ago

I have an acquaintance with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons
Or at least, that is what they claim. And yeah, really hard to take them seriously about anything because of it.

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u/kafm73 2d ago

The somewhat new thinking regarding Morgellons is that is is a reaction to a Borrelia infection (like Lyme disease; caused by a tick bite). They’ve found that some sufferers of Morgellons have also been infected at some point previously with Lyme disease. One medical report shows that treatment of the infection led to a complete remission of symptoms of Morgellons. I thought this new information was pretty interesting.

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u/tkrr 1d ago

…I have questions that I’m not sure I want answered.