Delusional Belief facts
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There's a mental illness called Cotard Delusion in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are already dead, putrefying or don't exist.
how to challenge delusional beliefs?
People with Capgras syndrome have an irrational belief that someone they know or recognize has been replaced by an imposter. Capgras syndrome is what's known as a delusional misidentification and is most commonly associated with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
What is the difference between an obsession and a delusional belief?
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what is a delusional belief?
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Reverse anorexia, the delusional belief that one's own body is too skinny, insufficiently muscular or lean, although in most cases the individual's build is normal or even exceptionally large and muscular already. It's a form of obsessive mental disorder and affects mostly men.
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About Koro, a culture-bound syndrome delusional disorder in which an individual has an overpowering belief that one's sex organs are retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any true longstanding changes to the genitals.
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Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or that it has been 'relocated' to another site. It is one of the delusional misidentification syndromes
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about folie a deux ( shared psychosis) a rare psychiatric disorder in which delusional beliefs are transmitted from one person to another. The link contains a story ( including CCTV video) of a pair of twins that suffered from this.. be prepared to be shocked.
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Koro is a culture-specific syndrome delusional disorder in which an individual has an overpowering belief that one's penis is retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any true longstanding changes to the genitals.
