How many of these have you had

Unusual Beliefs
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Persons with ideas of reference may experience:

  • Believing that “somehow everyone on a passing city bus is talking about them”.

  • A feeling that people on television or radio are talking about or talking directly to them.

  • Believing that headlines or stories in newspapers are written especially for them.

  • Believing that events (even world events) have been deliberately contrived for them, or have special personal significance for them.

  • Believing that the lyrics of a song are specifically about them.

  • Believing that the normal function of cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices is to send secret and significant messages that only they can understand or believe.

  • Seeing objects or events as being set up deliberately to convey a special or particular meaning to themselves.

  • Thinking “that the slightest careless movement on the part of another person had great personal meaning…increased significance”.

  • Thinking that posts on social network websites or Internet blogs have hidden meanings pertaining to them.

  • Believing that the behavior of others is in reference to an abnormal, offensive body odor, which in reality is non-existent and cannot be smelled or detected by others

I can relate to most of these when I am ill.

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Yeah, your list does bring back memories.

Luckily, it’s all in the past for me. Meds have worked wonders. Hopefully they work for you too!

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Yes I am happy to say that the meds worked for me too. Glad you are doing well.

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All of those are relatable to my experience. Sucks

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Yes, that is the disease I have.

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Ive had a couple of those.

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Yep my disease to a T. Better with meds lately

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I found this list on Wikipedia page on “delusions of reference” under the paragraph “examples “

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Same
Plus : thinking that you are against enemies with other cars

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Welcome Flores to this forum. I hope you find it helpful

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I used to think spirits were sending me messages based on the lyrics of the songs. Is that ideas of reference?

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ZmaGal I think that would qualify as ideas of reference if you had any of the others as well.

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Yes and it gets exhausting switching back from reality to those beliefs/delusions that can cause so many ups and downs. I’m grateful to have an S.O. who took psychology and understands and can help bring me back to reality but I know what it feels like to NOT feel “alone” when all you want is to be secure mentally.

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I’ve had about 3 on that list.

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