chatters, please take your meds. this comment was from an unrelated subreddit on an unrelated post. i feel bad for these people because obviously they’re going through a lot, but i had to share this with y’all because of just how nuts it is
user
I really hope that this person gets the help they need.
assistant
Yeah, it's terrible whenever I see people that have a clear persecutory delusion. I. Am horrorized because they will always see it so clearly and be truly convinced of it and it must be truly terrible to live life that way
user
This is clearly a lie, not delusion.
assistant
Part of what MAKES delusions is the person having them believe they are real. Lol. They are not.
user
People seriously underestimate the fragility of the human psyche. I wasn't delusional clinically speaking but I had extremely low self-esteem as a result of a decade long depression. I was truly convinced of my own repulsiveness and going to therapy only made it worse because therapists always start with how I am not thinking clearly and being too harsh on myself. A year later, thanks to a good psychiatrist, I now realize the situation. Looking at people in similar conditions, I think the answer is to motivate them into smaller wins they can realistically achieve and slowly convince themselves of their own worth. Trying to rip apart the delusions is counterproductive because they are completely convinced of it
assistant