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They have taken out my spinal cord: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of self-boundary in psychotic experience within a sociocentric culture.

Elizabeth Alphonsus, Lisa C. Fellin, Samuel Thoma, Laura Galbusera

Front Psychiatry July 20, 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1215412 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Interpretative phenomenological analysis Peer reviewed
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Key points Psychotic experiences in a sociocentric culture involve a profound disruption of self-boundary, described metaphorically as having one's spinal cord removed, indicating a loss of internal structure and autonomy.

Abstract

They have taken out my spinal cord: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of self-boundary in psychotic experience within a sociocentric culture.