I’ve noticed that when I get myself into a dangerous situation by ignoring my gut feeling, that’s when I have delusional thoughts. I think it’s my brain’s way of trying to protect me from my own inability to sense danger consciously. I have only ever had delusional thoughts when I’m around someone who is taking advantage of me or trying to hurt me in some way. I try to give them the benefit of the doubt, but then my delusions come in and shut them out.
For example, my mom was stealing money from me (I know that part is true because I saw my bank statements), but I didn’t want to push the issue with her because I knew she would just get mad at me. After a few weeks of this, I became convinced she was hiding letters in the walls, and couldn’t handle being around her because I just knew she was sending hidden messages to my family members. Now, I realize that’s completely ridiculous, but at the time the panic got me away from her until she straightened out her own life.
Does anyone else find their delusions help protect them from harm, or does that just sound like more craziness? I have never had delusions about someone I truly trusted.
Funny, everything I told my pdoc back in the '90’s about my ex were labeled delusional by her.
She threw me in the hospital 5 times in less than 4 months because of it, and had the police at my door,once dragging me out to the hospital as well.
Turns out, everything I had been saying was the truth.
Looking back, I should have kept my mouth shut and disappeared.
That does sound a little off but I just came out of the delusion that my ma is part of or being manipulated by the satanic cult that’s trying to indoctrinate me so what do I know?
My ex girlfriend almost had me arrested for domestic violence even though it wasn’t true and I could have went to jail and lost my job yet that didn’t even bother her.
In her defense, I guess, what I told her did sound pretty delusional, even though I was giving her facts, not just what I thought possible.
Now, the technology is pretty well known, even if only to those who understand it.