What Is a Psychotic Episode?
8. Delusions
Most of us are generally quite good at keeping fairly grounded in reality, and we are mostly able to tell fiction from reality. We might sometimes be mistaken or mislead, but we will usually accept the reality of what is happening within reason at least.
This is not the always the case for people experiencing psychosis, however. People with psychosis will often experience delusions, which means that they believe certain things to be true against all evidence. For example, some people might be convinced that they are the reincarnation of an ancient person, or that nefarious organizations are trying to do them harm.
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