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Could anxiety cause hallucinations?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

In general -: Anxiety doesn't normally cause hallucinations. During a panic attack , you could have a sense that you aren't real or that the world around you is surreal. Hallucinations may occur in the context of severe post traumatic stress disorder (which is a form on anxiety disorder).

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Answered 4/17/2014

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