Sick of Myself (2023) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Signe fakes an intense allergic reaction during Thomas's celebratory speech because she feels completely overshadowed by his success. Thomas has just secured a prestigious exhibition for his sculptures, and all the attention is on him. Overwhelmed by jealousy and desperate to reclaim the spotlight, Signe stages the allergic reaction to redirect the focus back onto herself, even though it disrupts her boyfriend's major career moment.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, the film establishes that Signe is already devising "increasingly drastic measures" to draw attention back to herself, showing her growing desperation.

• signe
• thomas
• exhibition
• allergic reaction
• jealousy
• attention

Lidexol is a Russian anti-anxiety medication that was recalled due to severe side effects. Signe discovers it through a troubling news piece and purchases a substantial supply from her friend Stian, who serves as her drug dealer. She begins using it partly for relief from her emotional turmoil, but also because it gives her a new avenue to seek attention, she becomes visibly ill, which attracts the care and concern she craves from Thomas and others around her.

• lidexol
• medication
• recall
• anti-anxiety
• russian
• drug

Signe's mother encourages her to join the holistic support group after her Lidexol overdose lands her in the hospital. However, Signe doesn't join out of genuine need, she's still chasing attention and validation. She fabricates having a serious condition to fit in with group members who are actually battling life-threatening illnesses, using their vulnerability as a platform for her own表演.

• support group
• illness
• signe
• mother
• fabrication

Despite Signe's interview being immediately overshadowed by a tragic mass shooting in the news cycle, her story somehow appears on the front page of a leading national newspaper the next day. This unexpected exposure catapults her into the spotlight and leads to a modelling contract. The exact reason for this timing isn't explained in detail, but it suggests the newspaper may have needed filler content or found her fabricated narrative compelling enough to run despite the bigger news story.

• front page
• mass shooting
• newspaper
• media
• modelling contract

Signe collapses on the set of the Regardless fashion commercial due to her continued Lidexol use, which has severely deteriorated her physical health. Earlier in the film, she's shown becoming increasingly dependent on the medication, and her body ultimately cannot handle the toll. Additionally, the chaos of Thomas being arrested for theft and her own escalating deception contribute to her mental and physical breakdown.

• collapse
• commercial
• shoot
• regardless
• health
• overdose

During the Regardless commercial shoot filmed in a museum, Signe locks her fellow model, who is coping with symbrachydactyly (a congenital limb condition), in the bathroom. This act represents another escalation in Signe's destructive behavior. She's competing for attention even in this professional setting, and the act seems driven by her desperate need to be the center of attention, coupled with her declining mental state from Lidexol use.

• model
• bathroom
• commercial
• regardless
• symbrachydactyly

Thomas is arrested for theft after being recognized by an employee from a furniture store. His previous crimes, creating sculptures from stolen furniture, had been mentioned in a magazine article that dubbed him "Thomas the Thief." When he's spotted during the commercial shoot, the employee identifies him, leading to his arrest. Thomas then faces consequences behind bars, and his relationship with Signe is left shattered.

• thomas
• arrested
• theft
• furniture
• jail

After Signe confides in her journalist friend Marte that her suffering was entirely fabricated, she still returns to the support group and continues inventing new symptoms. This illustrates the depth of her psychological compulsion, lying has become her primary mechanism for seeking attention and validation. She cannot stop because the need for recognition has consumed her identity. The film ends with her trapped in this cycle, showing no signs of redemption.

• lying
• support group
• marte
• confession
• fabrication

Signe's jealousy stems from feeling invisible and overshadowed in her own relationship. While she works as a barista, Thomas is pursuing his passion and achieving recognition for his art. As Thomas gains attention and acclaim, Signe's sense of self-worth diminishes. Her jealousy isn't just about Thomas, it's about her own unmet need for validation and significance, which drives her increasingly desperate and destructive actions throughout the film.

• jealousy
• thomas
• success
• attention
• validation

Signe overdoses on Lidexol on the same day Thomas is engaged in a pivotal magazine interview, a moment centered entirely on him. Feeling neglected and invisible, Signe succumbs to her emotional pain and takes too much of the medication. The overdose lands her in the hospital and deeply distresses Thomas. This act demonstrates how completely her self-worth is tied to receiving attention from others.

• overdose
• lidexol
• hospital
• thomas
• interview
• neglect