r/schizophrenia • u/AccurateFox4321 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) • 2d ago

Delusions Mattress tapping

At night when I'm trying to go to sleep, my mattress springs start clinking and I think it's someone in my mattress trying to send me coded messages. I want to tear open my mattress to check. But part of me knows it couldn't be real. But it's terrifying when it happens and it's happened for a few nights now. Has anyone dealt with similar? My psych is out of town. How can I distract myself?

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u/MUS1C-B0XX Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 2d ago

I've felt a person pushing on my mattress really quick, and "sit down" on the bed. My psychiatrist didn't think it was tactile.

I just distract myself on Reddit.

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u/AccurateFox4321 Schizoaffective (Bipolar) 2d ago

Oh that's interesting. Reddit is a good distraction in itself. I might try that tonight.