Is Nihilism a Mental Disorder?

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One of the Main Symptoms of Cotard Delusion Cotard Delusion Specialty. Psychiatry. Cotard's Delusion, Also Known as Walking Corpse Syndrome or Cotard's...

Is Nihilism a Mental Disorder?

One of the main symptoms of Cotard delusion

Cotard delusion
Specialty. Psychiatry. Cotard's delusion, also known as walking corpse syndrome or Cotard's syndrome, is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are putrefying, or have lost their blood or internal organs.
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is nihilism. Nihilism is the belief that nothing has any value or meaning. It can also include the belief that nothing really exists. People with Cotard delusion feel as if they're dead or rotting away.

What are nihilistic thoughts?

Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns existence. A true nihilist would believe in nothing, have no loyalties, and no purpose other than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.

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