What is Delusions?

Delusions are related to mind. These are believes or more specifically these are the false and irrational believes that cannot be corrected by teaching or counseling.

“Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a "psychosis" in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, unshakable beliefs in something untrue or not based on reality. People with delusional disorder generally experience non-bizarre delusions, which involve situations that could occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, deceived, conspired against, or loved from a distance. These delusions usually involve the misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences. In reality, however, the situations are either not true at all or highly exaggerated. If the delusions could not happen in reality (aliens, television broadcasting your thoughts) then a person might be considered delusional with bizarre-type delusions.”

Types of Delusions

Following are the different types of delusions;

1. Erotomatic Delusions

In Erotomatic delusion a person believes that someone special like celebrity is in love with him or her. The person also tries to contact the target person. Talking behavior is also common.

2. Grandiouse Delusions

In Grandiouse delusion a person suffers from over exaggerated sense of worth, intelligence, beauty and position etc. A person believes that he has a great talent and he will make a discovery.

3. Jealous Delusions

In jealous delusions a person believes that his or her spouse is unfaithful and has extra material relation.

4. Persecutory Delusions

Persecutory delusion is most common in females because these people cannot trust others. They think that other people are plotting against them or try to harm them. They make repeated complains to higher authorities.

5. Somatic Delusions

In somatic delusion a person believes that he is seriously injured or disabled.

6. Delusion of References

A neutral event is believed to have a personal meaning.

7. Delusion of Control

A person believes that his thoughts and actions are controlled by super natural power.

  • Broadcasting that my Private thoughts are transmitted to other people.
  • Thought insertion that someone is plotting thoughts in my mind.
  • Thoughts with drawl that someone is robbing my ideas and thoughts.

8. Mixed Delusions

A person at a time can have simultaneously more than one or two delusions.

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January 24, 2019