I am positive I have this. I know it isn’t an’ official’ diagnosis but it is a well known syndrome within the schizophrenic world. I think I believe I am part of an elaborate brain study. It’s like the biggest thing in the world and they are studying my brain. Even my delusion (fake delusion) is part of the study It’s like a movie where you think your crazy but really they were F888ing with your head the whole time. I have a camera in my eye recording everything I look at. I have little microphones in my ears recording everything I say… I think there are cameras and microphones everywhere recording what is going on I ‘my’ life. I think that the news I see is the fake news and ‘they’ won’t let me see the real news because I am part of it. I think I have equipment in my head and body where they monitor my physical health and my brain activity. I call the people studying me ‘the brain team’. I believe I have had a deep set hypnotic suggestion to make me forget how this whole thing started because I actually agreed to be part of this brain study. My schizophrenia diagnosis is all part of the brain study. I could go on and on. I don’t have any auditory or visual hallucinations but I do get extreme paranoia which is controlled by meds. I function completely normally (with the exception hat my meds make me constantly tired) and I am living in the real world but, underneath it all, this is what I really believe. I can’t tolerate the side effects of high dose AP’s or else (my doctor thinks) they could medicate the delusion away. I feel totally normal with the exception of this (I keep it secret except from my pdoc, tdoc and family) delusional and being tired and restless from meds all the time. Anybody else on here have Truman Show Syndrome?
Yes I have it too
The people outside the window remarked on how well I was studying earlier for example because I felt as if they knew I was by watching me.
You can learn to live with it. I have grown to just figure out how to keep it out of mind.
No, but I had the matrix syndrome, where I believed we were living in the matrix. What meds and dosage are you on if you don’t mind me asking? I’m on abilify 10mg.
I am switching from Risperidone to Latuda. My pdoc thinks I might be able get rid of my delusion with Latuda. I started taking them together but wasn’t able to tolerate the larger doses (the two meds combined) because of insomnia and restlessness. I alternate 1mg of Risperidone with 20mg a Latuda. Over the course of the next 2 weeks I will phase out the Risperidone. I am very sensitive to AP’s and, in particular the restlessness, drowsiness and insomnia.
I hope it works for you. Even if it doesn’t, there’s other meds. Good luck with the switch.
One of the first voices I’ve heard told me I was living in a Truman Show. So yeah, I can relate.
I got arrested because I felt my life was an elaborate experiment. Paid actors in my life. This frustrated me so I drove my car like a maniac, fortunately no one got hurt!
I also believed my life was a reality tv show, but that came weeks later.
My biggest delusions were all consistent with this
Chosen one, alien in a robot society, I was the president.
Delusions of grandeur
It took 2+ years on meds to get rid of this. Sometimes, like once every 3 months the delusion comes back, but at least now I don’t act on it.
I’ve never actually seen the Matrix but some of my delusions include believing in different dimensions and sound like they could be based out of a science fiction movie.
Meds have put them all my unusual beliefs in the background now (thankfully) . They don’t get in my way any more. Previously I was obsessed with them.
I had TTS in spades…
I prepared a speech to the United Nations. I felt it was my job to unite the entire World under the umbrella of laughter, song and dance.
I thought 6 billion people were watching my every move. Abilify has helped clear all of this nonsense up for me.
It’s interesting to read these responses. There is a lot of crossover and it is, obviously, very common for schizophrenics to have these types of delusions. I also believe it is my job to unite the world and get rid of organized religion through Peace and entertainment. Although, with me, I feel like I have a totally different life in my sleep, so I do all of this amazing stuff in my sleep. I feel like I have 2 distinct lives. It’s pretty far-fetched. Anyway, I am on the fence between believing my delusions and thinking they are BS due to my meds. I can’t tolerate high doses of AP due to the side effects or they would probably go away altogether. I’d be lying if I said part of me doesn’t still believe them.
I sometimes think the whole goddam world is living with some kind of syndrome. “Normal or not”.
The point is, can you function reasonably with this condition ?
Can you focus on things?
Try not taking the meds and do something you feel passionate about.
I paint and write. I like them. Just hobbies. But they keep me busy.
Best.
Oh ya. I am able to function in the ‘real world’ and put my delusions completely aside, which is what I do. My pdoc is hell bent on making them ‘go away’ though. It’s not going to happen, though because I can’t handle the ridiculous restlessness and sleeplessness that goes along with higher dose AP’s. I take a conservative dose and it keeps the very painful paranoia at bay and allows me to function. Good enough for me.
When i was psychotic i believed that everyone hacked my phone and that they were all part of some conspiracy to ruin my image. People would talk and i was interpreting it as code but it was really just regular conversation. Also believed that my parents were replaced with imposters.
I believed that my doctor and therapist were my real parents and my parents were paid actors so I can relate.
I think i’ve had about every delusion, but it seems that only the most messed up painfuly hard to deal with, controversial ones stick with me. Do meds help with delusuions or just voices?
Both but I think the delusions take longer to go away
It took 2 years on meds for my chosen one belief to go away
Ask @minnii. It took her almost 2 years for her God belief to go away.
Some delusions left quicker, but some I believed so strongly it took a while for them to leave me