Does having grandiose delusions says anything about you as a person?

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During psychosis I had tons of grandiose delusions, sadly.
I thought well, I am a creator of the universe, then, most beautiful creature in the universe (not even human, creature, seriously it’s funny I know), then… there was a time I thought I am the most big genius and that math is the easiest subject for me (though I am terrible at math and some other subjects which are hard level, like physics or chemistry). And it’s just small percentage on what I had.
Does these type of delusions says anything about me? Maybe it’s hidden narcissism?

Or maybe it’s my wish to be someone bigger, way bigger than I am actually are?
What do you guys think?
Main questions is, does type of delusion says anything about you as a person?

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Yeah, that you are totally cuckoo (by the time beeing and without medication).

Lots of delusions (mine included) are based on you beeing the only one (in one form or another). Don’t overthink them…

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Probably truth. The fact that grandiose delusions are widely “popular” theme in pscyhotic episodes means everyone could possibly have them.

But yeah, it was dark times :smiley: Sad to remember… :confused: Probably not what I experienced, but what hapenned with real life. Stuck to repeat the course/year in school, loss of friends…

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I now realize that I’ve had loads and loads of grandiose delusion the last 20 years. I viewed myself as the most important person in the world.
Today is the first day of being nothing special.

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The only time I had Grandiose delusions was when I was on a powerful Tricyclic antidepressant years ago.
My last psychotic break I suffered with Persecutory Delusions, full of paranoid beliefs

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No, you are not your disease.

It seems like an interesting part of yourself because it’s removed from reality, or at least that’s how it was for me during the years I had those types of beliefs… but looking back it was more embarrassing to me than anything else.

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it calmed me down a bit what you said. I feel you - I feel the same.

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My passion was Religous/Spiritual reading. Mostly religious. I thought I was a prophet.

My therapist told me to stop reading.

My Psychiatrist says completely delusions from SZ.

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I get bad religious delusions about being God’s chosen one to spread his word. Last round, I actually bought 25 New Testaments from Amazon, to keep in my backpack and hand out to everyone God told me needed them. :roll_eyes:

Thank goodness I snapped out of it while I was still in the returns window… :blush:

These alternate with horrible persecution delusions that I have poison running through my veins and the power to murder someone with my words. That’s why I sometimes take extended breaks from this forum. I even anon’d my previous Shmookitty account so my words could no longer be tied to my name. Again… :roll_eyes:

All I think this means is that I am very mentally ill…

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Probably your’e right…
No need to search for deeper meanings

I just remember I read one article which states that delusions can mean our deepest desires or mental state we have. But its horrible theory… i had very awful delusions and I don’t think it’s my desires

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It just says that you are ill and require treatment.

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Yea it says that I’m ill I think it’s a compensatory overshoot for low confidence in the shape of grandiose psychosis. I remember wearing drapes of bed sheets as if it was a robe like jesus lollllll

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I am trying to search in web at the moment, what could be the “inner” “deeper” reason for grandiose delusions.
But your idea is very interesting, @Zoe

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I found one article in lithuanian.
But it’s more about hallucinations.
It is said “without any external communication you see things. Things you see are created from inner experiences, thoughts, simply brain confuses internal things with external”
IDK if it makes sense what I wrote.
And mostly my country articles are not 100% reliable.

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A escape artist from reality and becoming what I want to be and feel.

I know a man who speak of inner peace and says I can make you sit in a place and make you feel you are the most important person in the whole universe. He also say do you really want it.

I can say to that person you could have found that answer, ask a sz’nic.

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I can relate

I used to say here inside out vs outside in thinking.

Means,

What happen in the environment that is outside we need to take it in and process it and act on it. (Normal thinking)

The other is inside thoughts are exposed to the environment responses and processed and acted on it.( Different thinking )

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