What to do with someone that is obsessing with worms and bugs

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Just agree..yep Mom I'm taking care of them. It's okay. The agreement and reassurance goes a long way. It will help you too.
Sounds like she may need meds. Sending hugs.
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There is a particular delusion about this. @M1 has said that it’s hard to treat
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Hi Lisa. There's a name for this--fermiculosis, or delusional parasitosis-and it is one of the hardest delusions to treat. There's a specific antipsychotic medication--pimozide--that is purportedly the drug of choice but even then it's not great (and of course you don't tell the person it's an antipsychotic, you just say it's to treat the infestation).
I had a patient one time who was convinced her house was infested with mice. I persuaded her to try some Zoloft/sertraline--she said it made the mice quieter but didn't make them go away.
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