My Top 10 Delusions

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[maralgarmanjani]

Wow I don’t have schizophrenia but these are my top ten delusions too

[Goat.Cheese]

I have OCD and I get intrusive thoughts about almost all of these. It's interesting how the topics are similar across different disorders.

[RachelZamstein]

I saw some comments of people who think they “share these delusions” because they have the same thoughts sometimes. We need to clarify and understand the difference between thinking a thought, and having a delusion. A delusion is when you currently and fully believe what you are thinking to be real, and you can’t even imagine that it’s possible for it not to be real. It’s essentially like the thought form of a hallucination- so if you were seeing a bug crawling on your arm that’s not there then the bug is the hallucination. Believing a thought that isn’t real is a delusion… there’s no bug, just the thought itself. (This is my understanding as someone who has studied psychology and also my mother has schizophrenia). With that said it’s possible to have intrusive thoughts, ocd etc, ADHD, Bipolar… or simply being a creative or imaginative person. If you know your thoughts aren’t real and you’re simply not controlling them, that’s not necessarily a delusion. If your thoughts scare you that also isn’t necessarily a delusion, and you still deserve therapeutic support for that too. Sometimes I try writing exercises from the perspective of these types of thoughts and then I am able to compare “what if that was real” to what I’m actually currently perceiving and experiencing- and I’m able to contrast the difference to see that it’s not actually real. So in other words rather than pushing it away, I become curious and ask myself questions and try to check myself before I riggity wreck myself. Ya dig ❤

[evasdorling]

I think people are misunderstanding this, like they misunderstand intrusive thoughts, which often are impulsive thoughts. Just because sometimes we have these thoughts doesn't mean we actually believe in them. Also, other mental illnesses can cause these types of thoughts, too.

[Judge-ov]

If you have a father who has has paranoid schizophrenia this is the most hurtful, heartbreaking, damaging, helpless feelings you can feel for them and for other people as much as yourself, so much so i had nightmares where i yelled so loud my mum came in and gave me a hug, you carry it and it burdens you. Trusting and forgiving in them is so hard sometimes without the intervention and support of a debriefing counsellor. Its hard man

Im proud of everyone and everyones family members for soldiering on. 💪

[eugeneviews]

Many people will relate to these 10 things as thoughts they’ve had. This is not the same as having schizophrenia and delusions. They get louder as psychosis sets in, it affects behavior and how you appear to people, how you relate to people, and no amount of evidence or redirection will shake the belief.

I might know factually, right now when I’m not in active psychosis, that there’s no reason for someone to follow me, but it doesn’t stop the genuine panic I feel when I think someone is- no, I *know* someone must be. And when things get bad, I have a hard time letting my back get exposed at all, and it can ground me in my room at home, staring at the window and door, terrified.

Having a passing thought is not the same as having a delusion.

[Puppies-zh]

"No babe, I'm not cheating on you, that's just another one of your schizophrenic delusions".

[pokelolmc]

Not schizophrenic, but I have OCD and I've had some of these as obsessions to the point that I've believed they were real. It sucks. Thought broadcasting was especially bad, because it meant I was constantly distressed by being in touch with what I was thinking about because I thought that it meant everyone could read my mind and tell me how disgusting my thoughts were. I felt like I had to compulsively avoid my thoughts/shut them out so I didn't have to feel like others were judging me for it.
Everything being a simulation/a dream was also another really bad one because it meant I was stuck in derealisation and uncertainty about whether the world around me was safe and no matter what I did to prove it/test reality, I could never make it go away. It just kind of held me prisoner until it went away on its own. I began to fundamentally doubt EVERYTHING, including myself.

[jojospeechy]

You are so brave for sharing this. Thank you for educating ppl on schizophrenia.

[smallfootprint]

I am so proud of you for bringing this openly to the public square. Everyone needs to know this information.

[sophiabright]

My uncle lived with schizophrenia, and I am so sad that his life was so very difficult.

Thanks so much for sharing your experience.

I see people doing the usual soul-crushing response of saying things that imply that their experience is similar. They have NO IDEA of the intensity.

I am dealing with a complicated set of emotional and physical challenges, including multiple brain injuries and chronic fatigue/pain. It is extremely debilitating and I long for just a 'regular' day, accomplishing more than one or two of the things I need to do.

Every time someone tries to 'normalize' my experience, I just want to crawl under a rock and never again speak of my situation.

I'm sitting here in solidarity with this beautiful, vibrant woman who is telling her truth!!! You are AMAZING and I am so grateful you showed up in my queue.

Blessings to all who survive despite the differences we experience.

Let's LISTEN to one another, and HONOR each others' truths.

[wvjb]

The mirrors, following, and believing in telepathic communication are delusions my brother has- I love your channel. It’s helping me learn to communicate with him better so he feels less alone and not judged.

[jadefalcon]

I really like your visual illustrations of each of these. It makes it feel more relatable.

[garysnowdon]

Just don't forget you are amazing. Not many people in this world guide people from darknessxx

[ChoyJoy]

I don’t have schizophrenia and I wouldn’t be surprised if everything was a simulation.Thank you for your content. Because it helps us who don’t have schizophrenia try to understand.

[Jiggledance]

I've experienced 6 out of the 10, but I'm not schizophrenic anymore. Had a serious head injury that triggered all kinds of behavior and once properly treated symptoms went away. I can tell you it was no fun.

[E.j.Robinson]

Thanks for sharing what is most likely personal. Your insights and sharing are comforts and education to those whom have partners with similar conditions and it helps us learn and better understand which also brings comfort to us struggling to support the ones we love that are struggling sometimes. THANK YOU!!! ♥

[kimwells]

Yeah but I'm sure other people ARE attracted to you because you are a very attractive and charismatic woman.

[petewatts]

I remember there was a guy who was going to work everyday believing he was a secret agent and his life was just a cover, there's a big difference between an entertaining thought and actually believing it. I think weird things sometimes to entertain myself but my rational mind won't let me think they are real.