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I have what others would consider unusual beliefs, but consider them to be real.
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I know theyāre false, but I go ahead and believe them anyways. Itās a paradox.
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Iām struggling to answer this because I know theyāre false, and Iām just being crazy, but I canāt let go of them and believe them anyway.
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Which particular unusual belief are we talking about? Fact is usually stranger then fiction.
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I canāt let go of my unusual beliefs until the world stops looking like a chaotic ball of ****
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My delusional beliefs seem so very real. For many years I never ever doubted them. Sometimes they subsided, at other times they became quite intense. They dictated my life, they dictated my emotions, they dictated what I did or didnāt do, it was just awful.
Eventually, I decided to face my delusional beliefs. I decided to stand up to them and take back control. The rule was simple: āNever believe any delusional thoughtā. Sometimes they will seem very real, there might be positive incentives to believe the delusional thoughts, it might be fun to believe the delusional thoughts, but never believe them.
It takes work sometimes, because even though I donāt believe the delusional thoughts, part of me sorta kinda believes them. Still, no matter how āconvincingā the delusional thought feels or seems, I deny it fully to the best of my ability. Iāve had a lot of success with that simple rule. Life has vastly improved.
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I just put things in Unusual Beliefs because of gut feeling that theyāll be moved there anyways.
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Amazing post with amazing advice. Thank you for this.
Yes, I believe my delusion. Even if I try not to, I would be faking it. My delusion is very strong although there are times when I can go a few hours without thinking about it. If you believe you are in a world-wide brain study being watched by everyone and that everything around you is fake and staged, itās hard to get out of your head because youāre conscious of it everywhere. Nonetheless, I do have periods of time when I donāt think about it for awhile. I am considering trying a new med but I am gun-shy especially since I am free of psychosis and stable. Iām afraid to rock the boat.
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I would say yes with no meds but the meds take it away and eventually bring me back to reality. I always believe my delusions for awhile some take minutes to overcome some months.
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I said I believe my unusual beliefs. I believe my grandfatherās ghost and now many more live in my bedroom closet. they peek or leak out sometime when I am having trouble going to sleep. they get face to face with me. I pray them away.
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If none of us had at least some inkling that our beliefs were true I donāt think weād be on this forum
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I believe with all my heart that Donald Trump will go down in history as the greatest president ever. Heās our smartest, kindest, most tolerant, fairest, president that has ever graced the office.
And heās got great hairā¦
And he doesnāt ever let his ego get in the way on tough decisions.
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Me too. When people tell me Alien isnāt real I get upset, and I canāt think my mother in law is not out to poison me, shes just waiting for a time to get me alone. Its crazy I know - I know its delusion but I canāt help feeling its real too.
I have a few delusional beliefs. And I know they are delusions but, I believe them anyway. I consider them to be real. I havenāt watched TV or movies in over five years because of my delusional beliefs. Nothing, not commercials, not even the news. Sometimes Iāll watch videos of rain falling or videos of babbling brooks, but that is about it.
My delusions revolve around the idea that the āpowers that beā in Hollywood are trying to force their pro gay and anti female agenda onto society through their news, advertising and television programming and movie productions. I see evidence of my delusions everywhere throughout the media. So, I cannot participate by being a viewer.
My delusion also sees a pro Jewish, anti Christian agenda in Hollywood and the media as well.
I believe this is all very, very real.
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I only have the evidence of my senses, but they sure seem real to me.
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Off meds yes, on meds I come to the realization that itās all in my head so the delusions cannot be real. It may be because subconsciously Iād like to believe Iām not crazy and some of it is real. I keep reminding myself if telepathy was real, thereād be empirical evidence by now, yet there is not, so it cannot be real. I used to think that in the future people would find some evidence of our brains picking up different wavelengths but it seems our brains just produce chemicals differently. I imagine Sookie from the series True Blood and how hearing all those voices at the same time could drive anyone crazy especially not knowing who or where theyāre coming from, well it is maddening but unlike the show, the voices arenāt real.
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Idk how to answer this. My unusual belief is that Iām hurt when ever I think of people having good motives when they do bad things. Itās more of a fear/emotional pain that I associate with a particular thought then a belief I think.
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I had to click false as itās the case at the moment
but ask me age 17 - 39 and it would have been a yes
I mean this all the time - not in episodes just a chronic misreading of events
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