My Top 10 Delusions

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  @LivingWellAfterSchizophrenia · 3 years ago · pinned

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  @outoftheklosset · 4 years ago

  I really connect with some of these as someone with OCD. It&apos;s really frustrating knowing that something is untrue but &quot;feeling&quot; like it&apos;s &quot;definitely true.&quot;🙄

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  @mrmaidlemonade · 3 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m so touched to see so many people with OCD here and validating each other. While it&apos;s not schizophrenia, a lot of schizophrenic symptoms overlap with severe OCD. To those with schizophrenia, thank you for sharing your stories and connecting with others struggling with their mental health.

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  @zoeygirl73 · 4 years ago

  I had to giggle at the “everyone finds me attractive” delusion 🙂. I have a very common delusion that I’m about to get arrested and that I’m actually a criminal. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ It can actually give me tremendous anxiety. I’m bipolar.

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  @MiMi-kx1vy · 2 years ago

  My brother was diagnosed with Schizoid-affective Disorder later in life. &nbsp;I will never forget the psychiatrist emphasizing to me that when he told us his crazy stories that he really, truly believed they were true. &nbsp;He finally got medication and his life improved dramatically. &nbsp;Unfortunately, he died of cancer about 6 years later. &nbsp;But he was such a brilliant, amazing person that could have accomplished so much if he had been properly diagnosed and medicated earlier. &nbsp;Lauren, your videos helping me understand my brother and I have a whole new compassion for what he went through. &nbsp;Hang tough!

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  @catalinaalvarez2275 · 3 years ago

  I been dating someone who has a esquizoafective &nbsp;disorder he had a relapse a couple of weeks ago and he was taken by the police to a facility so they can help him with his condition. I been watching videos about it and reading a lot because I want to be able to help him. I really want him to feel better and get back to normal. I pray for him everyday.

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  @peternolan814 · 4 years ago

  Hello Lauren and Rob,<br><br>My delusion was that I was super special and that I was playing a key role in world affairs. I believed that I was connected globally through my TV. This happened to me in 1987, 1988 and 2007 but I haven&apos;t had anymore psychotic episodes since 2007 fingers crossed and so long as I continue to take the prescribed tablet Dolmatil(sulpiride) I should be fine but hoping I will not get Parkinson&apos;s as a side effect of this drug. I&apos;m 68.<br>I therefore highly recommend Dolmatil(sulpiride) to anyone who has schizophrenia or bipolar. My next door neighbour with a doctorate in computer science aged in her 50&apos;s has now been free of psychotic episodes for several years since she began taking Dolmatil. <br><br>All the best and many thanks,<br><br>Peter Nolan. Ph.D.(physics). Dublin. Ireland.

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  @mortenrl1946 · 4 years ago

  The worst thing is having a delusion that turns out to be true. An irrational belief, not grounded in reality, which turns out to actually have merit. Makes it extremely difficult to dismiss that same emotion next time it happens. For me it&apos;s mostly just people talking about me. I end up isolating a lot, because the subjective experience of being the focus of everybody else is very unpleasant. It&apos;s a bit easier to bear when there&apos;s nobody else around. It definitely doesn&apos;t feel &quot;delusional&quot; when it happens, but when I look at myself in retrospect, I often have to concede that I wasn&apos;t being rational at the time. I also noticed that it&apos;s usually accompanied by strong emotion of some kind, that&apos;s how I can tell it&apos;s starting to happen. Usually I have flattened affect.

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  @tangletallonmeow · 3 years ago

  The day after my 26th birthday I was at work and I zoned out and then I saw the number 36 on a package and it triggered a delusion I never had before where I thought I had completely disasociated 10 years of my life, and I had a panic attack and almost passed out.

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  @voldimmoral · 3 years ago

  I am 110% persecutory delusions and even on meds and regular therapy I haven&apos;t been able to fully escape them. It&apos;s exhausting and feels incredibly lonely when you truly believe everyone around you, friends, family and coworkers combined, absolutely hate you are using information they know about you to ruin your chance at life. Those thoughts have costed me countless relationships with people, especially when you believe their only core motive is to hurt you and not help you. Imagine the lack of trust that comes along with those thoughts, how scared we feel, and how lonely we truly are in those moments 😓

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  @jakemullin7730 · 4 years ago

  As someone with OCD - I can relate to so many of these. I wish there was more research on the connection between OCD and schizophrenia/psychotic illnesses because the symptoms really can feel so similar. The simulation delusion &amp; thought broadcasting are two huge ones with me. Thanks for this video Lauren!

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  @yellowsubmarine615 · 4 years ago

  I had many similar delusions during a major manic episode I had years ago. I have deep respect for anyone who goes through delusions and/or psychosis. It’s intense

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