I thought it was only thoughts of invincibility or thinking one was a messiah. But am I wrong, do I have these delusional traits and have written them off? I’ll give the example that lead to this question. A local hobby shop was hiring. I am an avid rc enthusiast so I wanted the job. Rather than apply, I asked when I could start. They said they train on Tuesdays. So the next Tuesday I just showed up. I took down the hiring sign and just “became” employed. I never once considered what I had done. Looking back I can see that I read a sign and decided I already had the position. It took a few days for them to accept what happened. Is this an example of delusions of grandeur? I never even considered that I wasn’t hired. Looking back now I see, this might be different from how people get employed. It’s also not the only time I behaved this way. To me, it’s just being on point. What do y’all think?
I think most places would not have allowed you to hire yourself like you did, you lucked out getting that job there. I don’t know if that would work anywhere else. I don’t know if that was an example of delusions of grandeur or just an example of ego and entitlement.
Were you delusional at the time? Can you remember if that incident tied into your delusions?
I wouldn’t be so hard on myself about it, sounds like just a mistake, ya know.
Did you get the job? Just curious?
If you got the job, then I was guess it wasn’t that inappropriate.
A delusion of grandeur is “a false belief in one’s superiority or identity, which contradicts reality”.
A few months ago i totally believed that my death would herald world peace and environmental rehabilitation. I even bought a cremation plan and put my mom on the title to my car so she could sell it after my death. I eagerly planned my death with an almost manic excitement. It was, of course, grandiose bullpoop and, afterwards, i felt like i had lost any meaning and purpose to life. The grandiosity was intoxicating and so, so self-centered. Realizing that i really WASN’T the messiah sucked and brought me down like you wouldn’t believe. I’m glad i don’t think that anymore but it was hard to give up the delusion.
You should definitely ask me !!!
Positivity to it’s extrem !
No statement or comment that is negative will be considered as negative by me.
No one can over power my thoughts.
No valid proof can make this thoughts wrong.
But only by meds one can come out of it.
Thinking you’re Jesus is probably the epitome of a delusion of grandeur.
Haha what if you think you are the creator it self ?
Delusion of Grandeur along with hallucinations and paranoia are the medical descriptions of the sub-categories of schizophrenia. Grandeur is defined as greatness, egotistical or of extreme importance combined with delusion which is defined as a false belief.
There is no person who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia that is part of a grand concept, plan or purpose in modern history of the 20th century of whom lives in the English speaking world. John Nash & Jake Lloyd are the only 2x famous people in the English speaking world that I know who have schizophrenia.
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