It shows all the signs :
''The patient has exaggerated ideas of identity, knowledge, power, self-worth, talent or special relationship to God.''
''The individual thinks that harm is occurring, or is going to occur, to him or her.''
''The individual thinks that the persecutor has the intention to cause harm.''
''That idea appears to exert an undue influence on his or her life, and the way of life is often altered to an inexplicable extent.''
''The delusion, if acted out, often leads to behaviors which are abnormal and/or out of character, although perhaps understandable in the light of the delusional beliefs.''
''An attempt to contradict the belief is likely to arouse an inappropriately strong emotional reaction, often with irritability and hostility.''
2007-10-17
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