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Right. Delusional parasitosis is very much a real disease. The only thing that's not real are the parasites, but that's trivial: There is a real disease, it doe
by cbd1984 12y ago
Right. Delusional parasitosis is very much a real disease. The only thing that's not real are the parasites, but that's trivial: There is a real disease, it does need to be treated, and the fact the treatment isn't a delousing or similar is not what we need to focus on.
- mason55 12y agoI remember when I had the same realization about chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. Whether or not they are "real" doesn't matter at all - the people experiencing them are obviously sick in one way or another.
- falcolas 12y ago> and the fact the treatment isn't a delousing or similar is not what we need to focus on Except that's exactly what the patients focus on. When offered an antipsychotic, most refuse it, and become incensed that the doctor thinks they are (to use the afflicted's terms) crazy.