what does it mean to have delusional thoughts?

Question

can a person control the thoughts? are the thoughts always unrealistic? does it mean that the person is crazy?

Answer 1

Delusions are false personal beliefs that do not change, even when other people present proof that the beliefs are not true or logical. They are often unusual, but can seem very real. Often they are bizarre, but sometimes, there can be an element of truth to them. I worked with a guy with schizophrenia that was convinced he traveled through time and I worked with another guy who was convinced the landlord was going to evict him (they were paid up in rent, but the landlord was shady, so it was possible). There are various types of delusions:
Delusions of grandeur: Beliefs that one is special, famous, or connected to important people
Delusions of persecution: Beliefs that that are being followed, plotted against, etc.

Having delusions is usually a symptoms of mental illness, most likely a psychotic disorder, like schizophrenia or delusional disorder.

When I first started working with people with schizophrenia, I foolishly tried to challenge the patient's delusions and found that to be an exercise in frustration. They were so convinced that what they were feeling and thinking was real that they automatically discredited whatever I said. So far, medication, like antipsychotics have shown the best success in treating psychotic symptoms (delusions included). There is some research on the use of cognitive-behavioral therapy as complementary (with medication, not in place of medication) treatment.

Answer 2

lol...that guy above me tried so hard not to give an answer.well, he didnt.

LOL, I took too long, another guy wrote, so its not above me, its AT THE TOP.

umm. wat do u mean by delusional?
oh like. conspiracy theories...
well, i have TONS of those. i just make em up, its done me a good job, ive researched and found ALOT of stuff on what i thought. like i could just read through the sites and connect all the **** up.
i was wondering about Cryptology? what is that? its in the move "A Beautiful Mind" with Russell Crowe. he was a sckitz and aws finding cryptic messages EVERYWHERE in his life, and he obsessed about it. which i realize right now, ive been starting to do. anyways. it may mean the person is mentally unstable yes, but i dont think you would call them CRAZY, depends how obsessed they are about these thoughts. if they act on it on how so.

Answer 3

a person is delusional when they have a strong belief in something despite strong evidence proving otherwise

Answer 4

yes and no. you can if you want though,
no thoughts are not, but sometime they are.
nope.