Mike Ely on Nostr: No joke here - I had a friend who suffered from this (pre-Internet) and it completely ...

No joke here - I had a friend who suffered from this (pre-Internet) and it completely overwhelmed her life. It was truly debilitating, and the feedback loop where she'd see medical professionals who constantly told her it was in her head only served to drive her into deeper conspiracy land. I'd imagine an effective treatment would involve a great deal of patience, listening, and building trust - and even then that's a fragile situation. Kind of like telling someone that ChatGPT doesn't really intend to inhabit a manufactured human body and become their lifelong partner... they won't believe you because they won't _want_ to believe you.

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Morgellon's sufferers pick at their skin, creating open sores, which form a sticky trap for random bits of fluff and loose threads that sufferers interpret as evidence of these "wires." It's a horrible mental illness, and it's hard enough to treat even in the absence of the internet (the name "Morgellon's Disease" refers to a 17th century case-report).

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