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I have noticed a correlation between shakiness and delusional thoughts. Originally, I thought the delusional thoughts were causing the shakiness, but now I think the shakiness is causing the delusional thoughts.

I felt really hopeful and happy yesterday, but I didn't sleep well last night, because it felt like something was projecting a thought into my dreams about the nature of reality - over and over again all night long. Then to make it worse, my cat started trying to wake me up at 3 am, because he was hungry for breakfast.

I woke up feeling like somebody must be casting magic spells on me to suck my energy and give me bad luck. I know these are ridiculous thoughts, but they keep lingering in the back of my mind.

It's not psychosis, but it's unpleasant to worry about stupid stuff and be shaky.

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FWIW, now I feel normal again after just a few hours. I'm not shaky and I'm not having those superstitious nagging thoughts.

[newtus]

I get shaky when I'm in a delusional period. but I think its my anxiety. I think its my anxiety a lot.

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Originally Posted by newtus

I get shaky when I'm in a delusional period. but I think its my anxiety. I think its my anxiety a lot.

I used to think the delusional thinking caused the anxiety and shakiness, but now I wonder if the reverse is true. Does it seem that way for you too?

For me, the strange thoughts never go beyond possibilities, so it is not truly delusional thoughts. I just think maybe this or maybe that. Where normally I would laugh at these possibilities.

It worries me that my attitudes change so drastically. Like yesterday I was happy and hopeful about therapy. Then today I felt like a failure for not canceling my therapy and like I was doomed somehow. Now I feel neutral. I think I may be wasting my time with therapy, but I don't think that is the end of the world to waste my time.

I get shaky when I am delusional too so I've been told
I also tend to cry more and easier

I don't think shakiness causes the delusions but it can probably cause anxiety
For me anyway

[12AM]

I always know that my mental health influences my physical health. For example when my hallucination is severe I would feel tired and hard to breath. But lately I just realize that my physical health influences my mental health as well. Maybe that's why distraction works. So anytime I feel anxious I try to move my body. Either doing some exercises, singing, or maybe dancing. I feel better after that. So I think it works both ways, the shakiness is causing the delusional thoughts and vice versa.

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Originally Posted by 12PM

I always know that my mental health influences my physical health. For example when my hallucination is severe I would feel tired and hard to breath. But lately I just realize that my physical health influences my mental health as well. Maybe that's why distraction works. So anytime I feel anxious I try to move my body. Either doing some exercises, singing, or maybe dancing. I feel better after that. So I think it works both ways, the shakiness is causing the delusional thoughts and vice versa.

That is a good idea about moving around. It makes sense that it would help.

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Originally Posted by Kori Anders

I get shaky when I am delusional too so I've been told
I also tend to cry more and easier

I don't think shakiness causes the delusions but it can probably cause anxiety
For me anyway

I never cry, but I notice the urge to cry when I get shaky.

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Thanks, everybody, for your thoughts. Sometimes I don't know if there is anything wrong with me at all. Maybe I am just making a fuss over small things. It is so hard with psychological things, because they are hard to measure. Maybe what I call depression somebody else might call joy.