reply to post by KILL_DOGG
Finally, some common sense and critical thinking skills well-applied.
I've been following Morgelleons for several years, and all I ever see written about it is unsubstantiated, unproven, pseudo-scientific, or
self-diagnosed. Skin lesions are a common symptom of many, many illnesses, and the fibers are rarely examined with any amount of scientific rigor
beyond an amateur thrusting them beneath a microscope and seeing what they want to see.
My mother has fallen pray to the Morgelleon's stuff. She has been called a 'textbook case' by self-proclaimed experts on the matter, but let me
tell you a little something about my mother:
- She has clinical depression.
- She has mild adult acne, like many people do.
- She compulsively picks at her skin.
- She collects and examines fibers.
Now, when I first read about Morgelleons it terrified me...the very idea of something living in a person's skin was disgusting and loathesome,
however there is only so far that I can suspend my disbelief. Having watched my mother's behaviors and read the behaviors of others, when you apply
Occam's Razor there is only one conclusion: Delusions of Parasitosis
Yes, skin conditions hurt, very much, but there are a plethora of mundane reasons for sores and wounds on skin. Depression and manic-depression make
us more sensitive to pain and hyper-fixated, and in that state of mind, when you want to see evidence of something, you do, whether or not it's
real.
My mother took my advice and saw a psychiatrist. She gave the medication a chance, and guess what? No more picking...no more wounds...no more
imaginary fibers. The truth hurts, but sometimes it really IS just in your head. Now that my mother has pulled the wool from her eyes and accepted
that, she feels better.
Don't get taken in by hysteria, seriously.
