Unfortunately we can’t see any bugs in the photo so we might identify them as the problem, but the way the plant is shrunken and folded up looks like it might have a serious root rot going on. The only thing you can try at this point is to take it out of the pot and rinse all of the soil off the roots – look for any bug infestation too. If you don’t see any pests, peel off some of the lower leaves (it looks like they are about to fall off as is) and liberally shake ground cinnamon all over the roots and lower part of the plant and set it aside somewhere out of the sun for a few days. The cinnamon is a natural anti-fungal, anti-bacterial that might help. After about 5 days get a new, not very big pot with a drainage hole in the bottom and fill with a cacti and succulent potting mix that drains well. Pot it up in the new DRY soil and set aside again for another 5 days – DO NOT WATER. After the 5 days in the dry soil it will hopefully have started some new roots and now you can give it a good drink and set it in a bright location. Don’t water again until the soil has become fairly dry, say about down to your first knuckle – just stick your finger in to feel. If it did or didn’t work you should be able to tell in a week or two
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