The following questions are related to ‘Delusions’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I’m too embarrassed to tell anyone I know about what I’m going through but I think I should get help. About a year ago I started seeing things that other people couldn’t see, I had no idea what was going on and it was scary. Now I don’t think of them as scary really […]
Q: I believe my father is delusional or has some kind of disorder. He’s 48 years old and this past month he has been doing stuff that doesn’t make sense. He thinks that there are cameras in the house to spy on him (he has searched the house for them), and he ripped his jacket […]
Q: My friend thinks that he is a vampire. He believes it completely and gets very emotional when he starts talking about it, even to the point of crying. He seems to be completely delusional, and I am extremely worried about him, especially since he has started talking about drinking the blood of his wife, […]
Q: I think my mother is displaying some symptoms that could be related to schizophrenia. This started a few years ago, and the symptoms have gotten worse over time. She has a feeling that the superintendent from our building is going to kill her. She hears his voice in her head, threatening her, and she […]
Q: About seven months ago I experienced something of a mental breakdown that lasted only a week. However, before I went out of control I felt extremely good. I felt as if I was famous and really smart. I thought everything had a symbol behind it and there was a new meaning behind everything. After […]
Q: I am a 16-year-old girl and it has recently been pointed out to me a lot how…weird I am. People say I’m too paranoid and I’m too much of a perfectionist. I’m also noticing other things that I’m beginning to feel freaked out about. First, I have ‘quirks’ that are quite strange. The things […]
Q: I am 16 years old and I guess I have some problems. They were recently brought to my attention by a friend and by my mother. They have existed in my life for about two years, some longer than that, since the time I found my kitten dead in our dryer — that actually […]
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