Tactile hallucinations or is it?

[Punky143]

I'm always in this "is it true or is it just my parts and I experiencing anxiety and depression." Sadly most days I feel like things are crawling on me or something is on my eye lashes. It could be anxiety since I spend my whole life in anxiety mode but could there actually be something there? Yes, I went to the doctor and she found nothing and said I had schizophrenia but I don't. I have plenty of other dx and that's not one of them. Although I hate to say it could be PTSD symptoms but what if it wasn't? I'm convinced I'm allergic to something in my house like mites so I spend a good amount of time cleaning desperately hoping to elevate it but it's a never ending task. I'm tired of being told we're (parts) are hallucinating. It can happen when I'm not home but could the stuff be on the clothes I wear? Can anyone else relate? I would do anything to take this sensation away but the more I fight it, the more lonely I get and it only makes it worse. I just wish someone believed us and not just shove medicine at me thinking it will help. Btw, I'm a clean freak but I have two long haired dogs and my husband works at a dirty place. Any thoughts?

 

[Survivor3]

It could be psychosomatic. When I was under alot of stress and trauma years ago I felt itchy all the time.

 

[WinnieThePoohChris]

Could it be a fragrance allergy or similar? Not documented a lot but more and more cases popping up. Especially with preservatives in certain cleaning products.

Can research it, seems to be about exposure amount, you'd be fine around fragrances but as they build up and you are exposed more you'll become more sensitive. If you clean a lot does it get worse?

If you've checked everything else, maybe change your cleaning products and try going fragrance free for 4-6 weeks to see how it is. If it eases, slowly reintroduce fragrances to see what affects you or where your exposure limit is.