I thought I was King Kong for a year before they shot me off the Empire State building. And to be honest, Fae Rae isn’t that good looking when you get close to her without her make-up on.
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I was pretty delusional for a while until I started getting the Invega Sustenna monthly injection. The first time around I had a lot of side effects and was still slightly delusional but the second time around I’m in my right senses and function at a very high level. I also have more insight than last time. I don’t get any delusions only racing thoughts, slight paranoia and lately a lot of anxiety. Other than that I’m hanging in there.
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I can get consumed with delusions that really trick me and put me in the hospital. They get better after a week or two. Then I have a few long-term delusions that sometimes sink below the surface but never fully go away. I still function well.
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Life.
I’ve had a particular delusion as long as I can remember.
It changes in intensity,
Sometimes barely there, others just manageable.
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You guys are really giving me good insight into this illness. Thankyou. I have been battling my delusion for 2 whole years now. With the medicine I remain calm but the delusion never really goes away. Now I see I’m not the only one with this experience.
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I don’t even think I’m delusional.
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I have had life long delusions, like believing I am God and immortal. And some delusions that go along with paranoia. Most come and go with medication. When I’m on good medication and can focus on something like I’m doing now, delusions aren’t as bad. But they never go away completely.
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I have minor delusions, lasting a few days or weeks, and I have major delusions, lasting months or years
My main delusion is ideas of reference. I had problems with that for a long time. Still do.
When I was detoxing from drugs, I literally had the Truman Syndrome; which I have never heard the term before, until @cdwithdcs mentioned it. It was bad.
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I also had the truman syndrome for weeks.
And it still exists latent deep inside
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My Truman Syndrome has lasted for most of the last 10 years, with periods of 20 minutes to 3 hours where I believe I’m sz. But those only happen once a week or so.
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I still have the delusions 11 years later but the paranoia faded finally. That was worse. Took about 7 years or so.
But I don’t think the tv is talking to me. It does however trigger me occasionally. The first time I saw a Game of Thrones show I thought it was specially made for me. I am not that special though.
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What is this truman syndrome?I have had delusions that last 10 years or more and i get so tired of them. Then it seems like punishment. But lately I think I have had some breakthroughs and don’t notice about some of the things I have been praying for. Certain situations and people can be a trigger so that something will show up, long thought gone and bring me to my senses about who I still am.
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Mine lasted for about 2 and a half years after the voices and delusions started. The delusions went away completely but I still have hallucinations. I have been taking medication and informing my psychiatrist every month since it all started, so maybe that’s what finally got rid of them.
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What’s your delusion?
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My delusion is that I have hidden cameras or microphones injected in my ear or forehead. And the people on tv are talking about me and commenting on my thoughts and the whole world is watching me on their phones. What’s yours?
All most the same that the illuminati is watching me and they tell me that I make the paper just cuz I smoke ciggs
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What? 
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Untill someone makes them real.
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After i started treatment, my delusions slowly went away over a couple of weeks - months. When i say they went away, i mean that they are not occurring at a strength that distracts or takes over my mind. I don’t think you ever truly get rid of them. They’re always there, just a lot weaker than before treatment started.
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