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Most

people

suffer

from

delusions

of being

adequate.

The true psychotic definitions of the delusional person

usually involve paranoia, jealousy, erotica and grandiosity.

Dementia also causes delusions which are similar to the

psychotic types and includes loss of memory.

Drinking alcohol and doing mind altering drugs brings about

dementia and delusional thinking.

The affected truly believe that their problems are real.

The paranoid believe that someone is out to harm them,

or maybe the FBI or IRS is stalking them.

The jealous type believe that there are those who want

what they have, their job, their spouse, their possessions.

“In the erotomanic form of delusional disorder,
the primary delusional belief is that some important person
is secretly in love with the sufferer.
The erotomanic type is more common in women than men.
Erotomanic delusions may prompt stalking the love object
and even violence against the beloved or those viewed
as potential romantic rivals.”

And of course there is everyone’s favorite delusional person,

the grandiose; my car is better, my house is bigger,

my job is more important, my money is greener and just

about everything they have ever done in their lives is

more spectacular than anything anyone else has ever done.

How does one get their self esteem when they are a sorry,

pathetic, disgusting drunk or addict  ???;

they become delusional.

Fighting two demons, the addiction and the psychosis,

at the same time is a daunting and usually a losing battle.

The psychotic are as resistant to change as is the addict.

The delusional truly believe that everyone else

has the problem, they are OK, you just do not understand.

The delusional, the drunk, the addict will always be the last

to know that there is a problem.

Be kind, be loving, but do not be patient, get professional help.

Therapies for change need to be explained to family and friends

so they may support the affected in their efforts to become whole.

Do not delude yourself.

Your self esteem is OK, God said He does not make any junk.

Be kind, smiling is not a delusional characteristic.

Be loving, delusional is a one way street. (ME, ME, ME, I, I, I)

Be the person your Higher Power wants you to be.

Healthy minds and healthy bodies do not need drugs, alcohol

or chocolate, well maybe just a little chocolate.

Happiness is not being delusional.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

Iris and ME (Michael Erb)

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*Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Read more:http://vur.me/ierb001/r

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We

create

our

own

distractions

so that we

do not have to face reality.

I do not like to do this, so we’ll do this, drink alcohol to forget.

I do not like to do this, so we’ll do this, gamble away the paycheck.

I do not like to do this, so we’ll do this,engage with strange people.

I do not like to do this, so we’ll do this, go shopping and buy things we do not need.

I do not like this, so we’ll do this, become obsessive
compulsive with a hobby.

And the list of distractions goes on and on.

There are times when we do the distracting habit without thinking.

There are times when the distraction becomes an addiction and we have no control over where or when the distraction will take us.

Eventually we even forget the reason we sought out the distraction.

Maybe everything begins with hope, but it usually ends without it.

It all ends in reality, as we perceive reality to be.

The perception of reality becomes so distorted by the distraction we may not know what is real and what is a figment of our imagination.

Find a friend, someone from our family, someone we may have just met, someone we trust, someone we do not mistrust, anyone who can listen, because when we begin to honestly tell others of our woes, we will usually answer our own question of , “why am I so distracted from reality?”

“By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions,
one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.”                    ~ Christopher Columbus

We may fear reality if you have been distracted for too long.

Fear is not knowing.

Learning is the first step to change.

Pray to your Higher Power to give you the courage to change.

Have faith that your Higher Power wants only good for you.

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen” ~ Hebrews 11:1

Today, avoid the distractions.

Today, face reality along with the help of a friend and your Higher Power.

Today, select a goal or destination that is fun and exciting.

Today, do not be distracted from doing the will of your Higher Power.

Today, be kind, be loving, be patient and tolerant, be forgiving and be the person God wants you to be.

” May your troubles be less,
 your blessings more,
 and may nothing but happiness
 come through your door.”    Irish Blessing

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

ME and the Boss