I think it helps. It certainly beats someone starting a thread about ‘Phil cooked chicken, but I don’t like chicken’ I mean where’s the sense in talking about that as opposed to something which has a huge impact on our lives. I just don’t see the sense in it, your sharing your experience with others who understand. I agree there is a line which is ok
I dont mind people starting threads about their delusions if they are trying to get help getting past their beleifs. Also the social type threads help you get away from those things which I personally find very upsetting. But this is just to me people talking about things which will make you unhappy, I stay away from them. If I were a mod I would put a stop to it and make a thread explaining why I did it. I dont know how you dont find it upsetting, and the last people with sz need is a conversation about it making them more ill and even more upset.
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That stuff is running rampant over there. The only way you could not notice how unhealthy that place is is if you’re as psychotic and obsessed as the ones who’re trying to spread their delusions like wildfires all over the place, and getting away with it.
I dono I need help to rationalize things I’m going through and this forum helps. I have no intention of getting sicker
If you want to rationalize these thing admit they’re not real.
Sometimes the simple threads are fun and get us away from the negative side of sz.
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paging @Daze 
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I happen to like chicken alot. Chicken wings! Yum!
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The threads I start help me ON THE ROAD to admitting they are not real, which I’m sure you can understand is not possible to do at first because it is just as real to me as real life. Getting others to help me rationalize has been invaluable in that effort
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My problem is I feel my delusions were real at one time like in a parallel universe but I need help and getting them out. You’re right I’m obsessive and psychotic and probably too open minded and lenient and passive.
I probably get away with it.
My therapists don’t believe me, I have zero friends, and feel like a shut out.
I guess I want to be around like minded people but don’t want to trigger people or get engrossed too much.
When the guy talked about seeing an angel in another thread, it made me realize how psychosis makes everything super real for us. It literally changes our reality completely. It’s sad and messed up.
No offense intended @Daze
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I think I’m completely capable of being able to determine what the truth is
and what seems like a delusion, thank you very much.
Nothing is going to ruin my life by reading what other people think.
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Thats a good thing @anon47167357, I am just trying to say these threads are not really a place for that, it is just people sharing their delusions which is really not helpful. If it were the responses would be ‘this is not real’, ‘you should try new meds if you are believing in things like this’ not just more delusions.
Well that’s great for you, Daze. I’m not going to point out all your irrational beliefs, except one: That you’re fine with it, doesn’t mean it’s safe for everyone. We don’t have this rule to cater to the people who are doing fine.
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I think there is a fine line about talking and sharing them versus getting tattooed of them and making several threads that are a thousand posts long.
For me, I refuse to live in fear and be bullied. I feel better talking about them here. I’m still alive.
people do respond with telling the sufferer to get help
every day everyone is very helpful, or trying to help.
I think you have to let people share first to get it out. Iv been on it a while and @Om_Sadasiva has told me several times that my delusion wasn’t real and that it’s okay. I find that reassuring
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I like om a lot. But a delusional person telling someone their beliefs are delusional while theirs seem right is odd at best…
Sometimes it doesn’t matter who says it as long as a person says it
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I dont know, if people are doing that sure. I have only read very little of these threads. I would have to go through them to see if you are right. I just don’t want it to be a place where people are only interested in reading about each-others delusions. That would not be in spirit of the forum.
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