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xt0t4llys4n300x · 3 days
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Me semi enjoying my day: :)
The random gut wrenching, nausea inducing, head swirling memory I swore to lock away forever popping into my head
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schizopositivity · 7 months
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Hearing people throw around the words "delusional" and "delulu" so often when they clearly don't know what it means is so silly to me at this point, but also a little frustrating.
Like I heard someone in a video say "she's the worst type of delulu, where she actually is in a different reality" while describing someone being cocky and overconfident.
As a reminder, delusional means someone is holding a belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence or agreement to the contrary, generally in reference to a mental disorder. Delusions are typically beliefs that exist outside of objective or common reality (so not something subjective like "this art is good"). It is often unshakeable, people can't be talked out of their strongly held belief even if it is completely nonsensical. They typically cause a disturbance to your life, unlike a spirituality or religion that you enjoy.
So someone saying "I'm the most attractive and most talented person in this room" might be annoying, but it is that person's subjective belief. It's your subjective belief that they are not, but neither is right or wrong because it is subjective.
Having a crush on a celebrity and wanting to marry them and imagining that happening is a conscious choice, it's a daydream. Meanwhile delusions are not conscious choices, it is a symptom a person has whether they want it or not.
It's important to uphold the true meaning of this word, because it describes a mental condition that impacts many people. Having the words definition change by making it mean other things does harm us. If we want to open up to a friend about a serious mental problem in our lives by saying "I have delusions", that person should know the gravity of that, and not think it's some fun quirky personality trait that everyone has.
Also the way people misuse the word tends to be in a negative or insulting way, aimed at the delusional person. But delusions dont indicate anything about the delusional persons personality and morals. The delusions are caused by a mental health problem and not chosen by the person. This is important to remember when people have strange, mean, self centered, taboo, or scary delusions, it doesn't mean that a person wants to believe that, they can't control it.
So please try and use the words "delusion" and "delusional" correctly, don't give it a cute trendy nickname like "delulu". And try and educate the people around you about the actual meaning of these words, and the impact of misusing them.
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anpaaaaa · 3 months
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if someone tells you they’re “so delulu” hit them with this
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kits-cozy-corner · 3 months
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TADC Psychology Analysis - Part 1 - Kinger’s Trauma
Hihi! This is my first headcanon-y post of a series I’m starting. I decided I’d make explanations for the characters related to psychology. My source: me being a psychology major & fact-checking my HCs as I go. I might make them into like a fully fleshed YouTube video someday but rn I’m lazy. Note that this series will include both headcanons of neurodevelopmental conditions (eg. ADHD, autism, dyslexia) and mental illnesses (eg. depression, PTSD, anxiety), which are distinctly different. I have experienced both, so I am mindful to avoid stereotyping but please let me know if I miss anything or get something wrong.
Now, onto Kinger:
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This man has been through a lot. My headcanon ties a bit into another headcanon: Kinger was in a relationship with Queenie before she abstracted. Whether he was or not though, my headcanon still can work. I headcanon the guy as having C-PTSD, which typically results from long term trauma. One symptom of C-PTSD that is often present in dissociation (a state of mental disconnect from one’s self in some way), which Kinger certainly exhibits, frequently “zoning out” during the pilot. I believe Kinger has moderate dissociative anterograde amnesia, which is when the brain has difficulty forming new memories due to dissociation (old memories are still intact). He may also have a bit of dissociative retrograde amnesia (when one has trouble recalling their past), but I believe due to the pilot his main challenge is anterograde amnesia, considering he seems to remember some mechanisms he’s learned about the circus throughout his time there.
This is more shaky evidence-wise and not something I headcanon as of now, but Kinger may also have a delusional disorder. When Kinger talks to the Gloink Queen, he introduces himself by saying “Well, as a royal myself,” and then he goes on.
While this could be to placate the Gloink Queen, he could also be mentally impacted with the body he’s been forced into and the stress he’s been under, as we know Kinger isn’t actually “a royal” (unless Gooseworx pulls a fast one on us). People with delusional disorders can often still function decently, as unlike other psychotic disorders, they usually don’t have other false beliefs besides the source of their delusion. In this case, Kinger’s delusion may be that he’s actually the royal chess piece he’s portrayed as rather than a human being. Just something to think about, as a theory.
Stay tuned for the next character soon. Until next time!
- Kit
Fact-checked my brain using: Cleveland Clinic, VeryWellMind
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rachymarie · 5 days
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look idk who on Goddess' green Earth decided ableism towards the severely mentally ill was cute but it needs to stop
looking at u "delulu" girlies*
*also schizoposting/lobotomycore girlies and "I'm in your walls" bros and all u other sadistic creeps. (also the oldest and most ingrained in society which is still kind of a bad and lazy excuse for ableism: "that's psychotic" as negative) all of u just go straight to jail and don't pass go. and don't come out till you've thought about your actions and decided to treat disabled folks better
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schizodiaries · 9 months
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what are delusions?
A delusion is a false belief that contradicts reality or fact. This false belief does not take into account the affected person’s cultural or religious background, nor their intelligence. A person experiencing a delusion is fixed in their beliefs, and they will continue to believe them despite contrary evidence.
(Tip: instead of using “delusional” as an insult to people who’s opinions you don’t like, try looking at delusions in the context of mental illnesses like schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.)
There are four main categories of delusions:
Bizarre delusions — Beliefs that are impossible and unrealistic in nature, like alien abductions or supernatural powers.
Non-bizarre delusions — Beliefs that are possible and realistic. This includes being stalked or getting poisoned.
Mood-congruent delusions — Beliefs that occur when in a manic or depressive state.
Mood-incongruent delusions — Beliefs that occur “out of nowhere” without the influence of a certain mood.
And here are some of the different types of delusions one may experience:
Persecutory delusions — The most common type of delusion. It is the false belief that you are being followed, stalked, or pursued by someone, such as the police. Other examples include distrust in people or the fear that someone is out to harm you.
Erotomanic delusions — The unfounded belief that someone is in love with you, especially someone you’ve never met, like a celebrity. These delusions often lead to feelings of jealousy or possessiveness.
Grandiose delusions — An inflated sense of self, or a belief that one is superior, or has special talents that no one else possesses. This also includes beliefs that one has supernatural powers. Grandiose delusions may lead to reckless or dangerous acts.
Jealous delusions — The belief that one’s romantic or sexual partner is being unfaithful, despite evidence of the contrary.
Somatic delusions — Beliefs that one is experiencing medical problems, particularly physical ailments. This can also include the belief that one is pregnant.
Religious delusions — These delusions are religious in nature. One example is the belief that a religious figure such as God or Satan is speaking directly to you or directly controlling you. Or that you have been possessed by an evil spirit. (Note: simply being religious doesn’t make someone delusional.)
Nihilistic delusions — The belief that one doesn’t exist, that their life isn’t real, or that they have died. People may also believe that their life is artificially produced, like in The Matrix or The Truman Show.
Other types of delusions — Other delusions include the belief that thoughts are being inserted in your mind by an outside force, that your thoughts are being broadcasted for the world to hear, or that the TV or radio is sending you secret messages.
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per-sand · 2 years
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shoutout to every psychotic person. it's awful and hard and i'm so proud of you for everything you've gone through.
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bloodyscott · 4 months
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fuck my life my mom just bodyshamed me for gaining weight and she doesn’t gaf that i literally can’t exercise because of my cfs and not to mention im also on risperdal yet shes trying to force me to. literally shaming me for my stomach protruding and talking about how im making my health worse by gaining weight and will get diabetes and all this other bullshit. i hate it up here
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sentimental-apathy · 1 year
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pinkxcloudz · 10 days
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autistic/adhders use 'neurodivergent' to ONLY mean autistic/adhd in their sweeping generalizations but i bet if i did it for all the other neurodivergencies that AREN'T autism/adhd i would get shut down real quick
neurodivergent people when we turn to addictive substances to quell the voices 😁
neurodivergent people when we're so delusional and disconnected from reality we stop feeling human 😍
neurodivergent people when we believe so deeply we're better than anyone else that it impacts our ability to make and maintain relationships 😆
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articles for schizophrenia, psychosis and delusional disorders are always like "how to help your schizophrenic loved one" like we're people, we're not problems to be managed
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xt0t4llys4n300x · 7 days
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i hate when people joke and make fun of being delusional it really takes away the seriousness of the disorder it can be extremely damaging.
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a-random-daydreamer · 2 months
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Delusions vs Dissociation?
I see a new therapist today and we’re supposed to go through an initial assessment so maybe I’ll have some answers later, but I’ve been wanting to write a post to try and understand what’s going on before I meet with her.
I’m going to separate it into parts to talk about what I think is going on.
Derealization/depersonalization
Lately everything I experience feels like a dream. My limbs feel longer and my body feels so disconnected from me. I’m just kinda floating. It’s all blurry and I feel like life is so fragmented. Every day feels so far away from eachother and once the present moment passes, it feels like whatever happened was happening to a different me. Idk if that makes any sense. Like memories aren’t solid. After they happen, it feels like they never happened and the memory is false. This leads me to my next part
Delusions?
This part is funky because I’ll get very delusional beliefs that I 100% believe to be true but I’m aware if I spoke about them, no one would believe me so realistically I know they’re illogical. And I know that because I’ve experienced stuff like this in the past and later, after the episode passes, I realized that what I was believing was utterly bizarre. So I feel I have some self awareness when another episode happens.
The question is: are these actually delusions or am I just severely dissociated and anxious? Here are my beliefs (and they’re off and on sometimes which is another reason why I know I’m being illogical)
- I am not the real me. I stole her memories and replaced her
- I’m in a new timeline. I died at some point last year. It’s possible I’ve died multiple times throughout my life
- I messed up the timeline somehow and the universe is angry. Like I ruined something so grand. I changed my fate when that shouldn’t be possible
- this is a simulation
And here are some delusional beliefs I have experienced in the past:
- Everything outside of my room wasn’t real. If I couldn’t see it, it was frozen or a void. My walls were like a movie set. I was the only real thing. My mother and everyone else is fake
- I’ve unknowingly and unintentionally manifested multiple things in my life like my parents divorce, a lot of my symptoms, other random stuff from my dreams
- Paranoia that people are talking about me
- Feeling like someone is behind me or following me
- Cameras in showers and bathrooms
- Convinced my mother was masturbating in the hotel bed next to me
- Paranoid and convinced my mom had someone over and I could hear their voices (I don’t know if I was actually having auditory hallucinations but I was convinced there were noises). I stood in the hallway for like 20 mins at 2am just listening intently to literally nothing
As far as I’m aware, I don’t experience hallucinations. Sometimes I swear I see something or someone out of the corner of my eye when it feels like someone is following me but when I turn around, there’s nothing there.
Does anyone have any insight as to whether or not this is psychosis/delusions or just dissociation with lots of anxiety? I’m really just confused
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mogai-toybox · 4 months
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Erotomania + Plurality
Erotomania, also known as de Clérambault's Syndrome, is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition that is characterized by an individual's delusions of another person being infatuated with them. It is listed in the DSM-5 as a subtype of a delusional disorder. Commonly, the onset of erotomania is sudden, and the course is chronic. This disorder is most often seen (though not exclusively) in female patients who are shy, dependent, and sexually inexperienced. The object of the delusion is typically a male who is unattainable due to high social or financial status, marriage, or lack of interest. The object of obsession may also be imaginary, deceased, or someone the patient has never met. Delusions of reference are common, as the erotomanic individual often perceives that they are being sent messages from the secret admirer through innocuous events such as seeing license plates from specific regions. [ source ]
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Delusion flag base: @paranoid-and-pretentious Other flags: [ Cotard's ] || [ Capgras ] || [ Paranoid (Bizarre) ] || [ Grandeur ] || [ Delusions ] || [ Hallucinations ] [ Parasotosis ] by @mogaiscientist
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Erotomangenic When a headmate/alter or plural/system has an origin in erotomania, the creation//split could have been caused by erotomania (such as splitting an LO as a headmate/alter), creating/spliting a plural/system or headmate/alter to cope with erotomania, etc. Genic//Origin label flag base: @localhazard-wikiblog
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Erotomantive Erotomantives are system members that hold symptoms of erotomania, control the symptoms of erotomania, or have a role otherwise tied to erotomania they or the system have. [ inspired by clustive ] by @playing-card-coining Introject flag base: @localhazard-wikiblog
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These flags are a reupload from @hr6819-coining.
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Question for those out there with delusional disorders or who experience long term delusions
What are some ways you see authors get things wrong and what would you LIKE to see in a character who experiences long term delusions?
I have left my asks and inbox open if you are not comfortable posting publicly, but I want to hear from some people who have this issue before I attempt to create a character with a delusional disorder.
For context, this is a support character who believes they are a long lost ruler of the kingdom. It is set in a medieval fantasy, so he would be unable to get access to medications, but I know there is a fine line between making it clear that this type of disorder doesn't turn a person into a monster with no sense of boundaries, but that it still is a disorder that causes negative experiences and shouldn't be romanticized.
Is this an undertaking that I, a person who does not have these disorders(that I am aware of), should not be attempting until there is more public information and/or media on the topic? Or would it be at all plausible to write this character in a way that isn't insulting or harmful?
There is just, like, 0 representation for people with delusional disorders from what I have found, and I know better than to take the medical articles at face value. So asking is the best I can do right now.
Thank you in advance.
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ssejdoesthings · 2 months
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Hey I don’t think this is really a problem on tumblr but if ur on Instagram or basically any other social media platform don’t fucking tag your posts about deep cleaning as ocd.
I’m trying to learn more about this mental disorder I might have and it doesn’t help when the ocd tag is flooded with people who just like their house clean.
The same goes for delusional disorder. No, it’s not you thinking your crush might like you back, it’s a fucking mental disorder and you are not helping people who have delusions by flooding their tags with your stupid incel culture.
Stop misusing mental health language online. Look up the definition of a term before you start using it please.
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