i am worried that my parents have been replaced by strangers
Eit mannerisms are different and they have a different smell and air about them

I don't think this is a hallucination it doesn't feel like one
I am just worried it I am living with strangers

[divine1966]

Call your doctor right now

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[Artchic528]

Originally Posted by divine1966

Call your doctor right now

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I agree. Not to sound as if we are against you though, as we just wanting you to feel that your parents are the right ones. A therapist can help you find that feeling of them being the right ones again.

[LacunaCoiler]

I agree with the above posters, you should definitely call your doctor and get an appt as soon as you can. When I had a really bad manic episode I thought the same thing about the wife. Not good at all...

Okay, I don't want to encourage you in the wrong direction. But people can and do change drastically sometimes. It's not that they are different people entirely. They have become different people OR your perception of them has changed. Perhaps it's you that's changed and you see them as completely unrecognisable people.

I'm only saying this because I believe we get into ruts with our thinking. When I lived in Canada, my then 25 year old daughter and I fought every time we were together (3-4 times a year). She's a contrarian (waits to see the popular opinion, then takes the opposite opinion). Several people other than me have commented on that. She would wait to see what my opinion on a subject was, then she would take the opposite opinion. She said she liked "debating." To me, it was arguing.

We've been living in New Zealand for three years. She recently visited and began the contrarian thing. I now know how to not argue with people. My husband asked a question and I've developed a habit of putting my hand up to my eyes to block out things so I can think better. My daughter saw this and announced that I was about to explode with anger. I said to her "you don't even know me anymore." That was the end of that.

The next day I asked her to "let me be different." In other words, don't accuse me of something like exploding if that is not in fact what is happening. We got along much better for the rest of the visit. People get into thinking ruts. Some people can change very quickly. It took me three years to get to a point where I could avoid arguing with people. I learned how to sidestep arguments. She clearly tried to provoke an argument. I refused to get into one with her. By the time she left, she knew I was a different person.

Perhaps your parents have changed. Perhaps they've changed a lot. But maybe you've changed, and by changing, your perspective has changed. So you see them as different. Perhaps you've both changed. I don't think they are clones, or walk-ins or anything like that. And yes I believe I'm a rational human being and I still believe clones exist, as do walk-ins. I don't think that's what's happening. I think you've all changed.

This is definitely a mental health issue that you need to discuss. Call a therapist or doctor.

Agree that you should call your doctor. You haven't done a thing wrong. It sounds like you are having a mental health issue. It happens. Take care. It will be ok. Just call your doctor.

[divine1966]

Did you call your doctor?

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I saw my doctor a coupe of weeks ago
I am seeing a new pdoc because my clinic does annual rotation

He is going to increase my stelazine but other than that he says it sounds like a delusion
Don't know if I agree

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

Originally Posted by Kori Anders

I saw my doctor a coupe of weeks ago
I am seeing a new pdoc because my clinic does annual rotation

He is going to increase my stelazine but other than that he says it sounds like a delusion
Don't know if I agree

At the end of the day, you have the mental health issues and he is a trained professional... it's probably worth taking his word for it on this one.

[Frankbtl]

Hi Kori Anders

I was kind of onboard with your pdoc when I read this............maybe very wrongly (I'm far from a professional!!) but what jumped to my mind was Capgras Syndrome/delusion.
But you say you're not sure you agree............so maybe check out some stuff on Capgras and if it really doesn't fit...........then regardless it's still real important that you voice any concerns inc. concerns about diagnosis to your pdoc.
Then through more discussion you can both maybe reach an understanding/agreement...........whether your diagnosis is changed, or whether it's proved to be be accurate despite your initial reservations.



Alison