especially bipolar disorder. During a manic episode, you might feel euphoric and have extremely high energy. You might tackle numerous projects at once or become obsessively focused on something. Your mood change will be obvious to the people around you. Mania can be managed with medication and ...
Shared delusions may feel safer than reality, causing behavior that appears chaotic or harmful to others. Two people can build powerful, intimate, and beautiful connections. But sometimes, that connection is rooted in the intense, shared delusions of two people—a folie à deux. The...
The second edition of the title, Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STIs, has been heavily updated from the original 2008 publication. This edition contains new composite cases of youth presenting with Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and, in addition, has two new chapter topics...
while the satisfaction of diminishing another’s status helps the bully feel he’s gained his ownform of status. Mental illness can also contribute to paranoia, delusions, and the like, which could indicate the client has been marginalized
When someone with dementia has delusions, their beliefs feel very real to them. It's natural for you to feel upset and want to tell them it’s not true, but convincing them otherwise is often impossible and can cause more distress. Here are better ways to support someone with delusions: ...
As long as you are hung up on the idea of finding contentment, you will constantly keep buying into “delusions” and hence will keep feeling disappointed; you will keep blaming yourself or the outside for your lack of contentment. In many cases, people who desperately seek contentment are ...
Though there are some telltale signs and traits of narcissism, there's a spectrum, so not everyone with the personality disorder exhibits extreme behaviors.
Avoid affirming the person's delusions. Do not agree with her wild fantasies about how great she is—it will give her a reason to continue and it could make the behavior worse over time. 3Ignore the person whenever possible Ignore the person whenever possible. A narcissist feeds off attention...
Yes I have but in a half serious way. She’s very insecure and has what I say are dementia related episodes. The delusional thinking she has it downright crazy. I don’t agree with her about her delusions because it isn’t logical. I think of how people I knew in the past tha...
Delusions of grandeur inhibited their self-control, restraint, and empathy while perpetuating their own illusions of immunity to consequences, further fueling their parasitic behavior. It’s as if we humans are hard-wired to fall into traps of our own making. ...