"..those with chronic Lyme Disease that suffer from depersonalization and/or derealization are unable to make the connection between what depersonlization and/or derealization is by text book definition, and the reality that the perpetual psychological state they're in is in fact depersonlization and/or derealization." https://www.tiredoflyme.com/depersonalization-and-derealization-from-lyme-disease-and-its-coinfections.html "One common one in Lyme patients is derealization — a feeling of detachment from your life, as if you're watching a movie. Depersonalization, a related phenomenon, occurs when people feel detached from their own bodies or thoughts." https://www.bustle.com/p/6-psychological-symptoms-of-lyme-disease-according-to-experts-13217006"Neuropsychiatric Lyme Borreliosis: An Overview with a Focus on a Specialty Psychiatrist’s Clinical Practice" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6165408/ "If you only have depression and nothing else, or panic attacks and nothing else, it’s probably not due to Lyme disease,” says Dr. Bransfield. “But if you have both physical and mental symptoms — aches, pains, fatigue, headaches, GI (gastrointestinal) problems, depression, anxiety, depersonalization — it’s probably a result of Lyme disease.” https://rawlsmd.com/health-articles/how-to-cope-with-depression-and-anxiety-when-you-have-lyme "Depersonalization is the feeling of observing yourself outside of your body or having thoughts or feelings that do not feel like your own." https://drtoddmaderis.com/symptoms-of-lyme-disease "If you're reading this & you are feeling a bit broken yourself, know you're not alone. It happens, and it's okay. As long as you remember to not let it defeat you or take your zest to keep fighting then it's healthy to take a moment and wave the white flag. With a chronic illness you are sick & managing pain every day for years on end, and that will wear on the strongest persons soul. You might feel like you're moving in slow motion, but all that matters is that you keep taking steps." https://www.ladyoflyme.com/blog/its-always-the-darkest-before-dawn "Lyme disease patients can, and most often do, experience anxiety, depression, panic attacks, rage, attention problems, short-term memory loss, personality changes, mood swings, learning disabilities, detachment, dissociation, depersonalization, psychotic episodes, and obsessive-compulsive disorder." https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-madness/#:~:text=Lyme%20disease%20patients%20can%2C%20and,%2C%20and%20obsessive%2Dcompulsive%20disorder.
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