Delusional Disorder do i have that?
i just asked a question what was wrong with me and someone told me i could have a delusional disorder
here’s what’s wrong i could sit all day listening to beyonce’s music and pretend i’m her
i’ve been doing this since i had depression to ignore what was wrong with me
i create my own imaginary person in my head and pretend i have a fabulous life and forget who i am i don’t know who i am anymore.
but here’s the thing i enjoy doing it?
How old are you?
I am asking this because sometimes this ‘Disorder’ (hate that word it makes one look like not functional) can disappear on its’ own.
I’ve got a case in my family of two children right after their parents divorce they did build up a ‘fantasy world’ each of their own to deal with their feelings. One was in a middle age world fighting bad spirits, the other one pretended to be a fantastic race car driver ruling the streets. They both figured out on their own when to stop their fantasy world and nowadays (both in their 20s) they actually love to tell the stories and amuse everyone around them.
What I’m trying to say is, it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, if it helps you and does make you feel better, just remember you will have to deal with your issues sooner or later. Try to find a way to deal with your depression, where does it come from, why do you need it to trigger that ‘Beyonce World’ and would that life really be everything you really want?
Good Luck
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A lot of people do that…it’s like daydreaming.
Delusions are different than that.
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As long as you do not genuinely believe you are her, then you are not delusional, just imaginative.
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How old are you?
I am asking this because sometimes this ‘Disorder’ (hate that word it makes one look like not functional) can disappear on its’ own.
I’ve got a case in my family of two children right after their parents divorce they did build up a ‘fantasy world’ each of their own to deal with their feelings. One was in a middle age world fighting bad spirits, the other one pretended to be a fantastic race car driver ruling the streets. They both figured out on their own when to stop their fantasy world and nowadays (both in their 20s) they actually love to tell the stories and amuse everyone around them.
What I’m trying to say is, it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, if it helps you and does make you feel better, just remember you will have to deal with your issues sooner or later. Try to find a way to deal with your depression, where does it come from, why do you need it to trigger that ‘Beyonce World’ and would that life really be everything you really want?
Good Luck
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I don’t think you have delusional disorder – you do seem to have a very vivid imagination, however.
Don’t try to lose that imagination – it’s a very valuable part of your personality.
I’ll bet there are many girls who can listen to a female artist’s music and pretend to be that artist, especially if they are big fans of the artist in question.
This only becomes delusional disorder if the belief takes over your life to the extent that you begin to believe the artist is an impostor and you feel you have to do something to rid yourself of her – something like a man called Mark Chapman did to John Lennon in the 1980s.
By the way, lots of perfectly normal people create imaginary people to help them through difficult times in their lives – it’s only when these "people" persist long after the crisis has ended, but the imaginary person persists, that a problem can develop.
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Former mental health nurse.
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