Is this delusional?

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I used to believe others were talking about me and staring at me at age 12

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You can’t put all of these delusion questions into a single topic???

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I imagine a lot of people are talking about me. I don’t worry about it. If I let it get to me, they’ve won.

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Hard to say if its related to the disorder or not.

Paranoia can be a sign of psychotic disorders, but someone could mistakenly think someone is talking or staring at them without having such a disorder, I believe.

That’s my opinion anyway.

I can tell you that my paranoia increases on lower doses of meds and can be the first sign that symptoms are creeping in.

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Is that normal?

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Is what normal? Paranoia in Schizophrenia? I think it’s pretty common, yes.

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My thoughts I mean

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I don’t know that I really have an answer to that question outside of what I have already stated.

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How to differentiate between a delusion and an overvalued idea?

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What’s an over valued idea ?

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a solitary, abnormal belief that is neither delusional nor obsessional in nature, but which is preoccupying to the extent of dominating the sufferer’s life .

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Yeah I just looked it. But it seems to be an obsession hence a delusion.

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Obsesssion isn’t a delusion though?

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I would explore why the distinction really matters to you. I know i tend to do the same thing, and im actifely working on just being present and experiencing without hyper analyzing.

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Delusion means you’re psychotic while overvalued idea means you’re not

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I’d ask the doc he / she knows more than me.

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@Crystal-Cotton

I think its just considered being suspicious of people i was the same in high school and at work

This old life is tough with schizophrenia in it but not to worry there are good and bad times

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I see. Thanks for advice

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The best way to know is to explore if you really believe it. You said in your original psot you believed it. You can have a degree of insight and still be considered psychotic, according to my professionals, hence why a lot of szs end up just hiding their thoughts until they full blown lose insight. There are degrees of severity. Sometimes i feel like i noth enlieve and dont believe my delusions, its very confusing, but eh, i just am going to follow my dr orders from.now on and leave the diagnosing up to them.

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I see. Maybe I’m just in denial idk