A persecutory delusion is a type of delusional condition in which the affected person believes that harm is going to occur to oneself by a persecutor, despite a clear lack of evidence. The person may believe that they are being targeted by an individual or a group of people. Persecution delusions are very diverse in terms of content and vary from the possible, although improbable, to the completely bizarre. The delusion can be found in various disorders, being more usual in psychotic disorders.
Persecutory delusion is at the more severe side of the paranoia spectrum and it induces multiple complications, from anxiety to suicidal ideation. Persecutory delusion have a high percentage to be acted upon, such as not leaving the house due to fear or acting violently. The persecutory type is a common delusion and is more prevalent in males.
The causality of persecutory delusions are a combination of genetic (family history) and environmental (drug and alcohol use, emotional abuse) factors. This type of delusion is treatment-resistant. The most common methods of treatment are cognitive behavioral therapy, medications, namely first and second generation antipsychotics, and in severe cases, hospitalization. The diagnosis of the condition can be made using the DSM-5 or the ICD-11.
You should talk to your doctor about adjusting your dose.
It has authority over every user that has an account on its server. The more it chooses to wield that power, the more authoritarian it becomes. This isn’t my only account, but abandoning a frontier to the political right isn’t my style. I’ll continue to do what I want to do until they use violence to remove me.
Except it’s an original idea, and I am right. I’ve seen colonization enough times in my life to know how it works on every level. You don’t know what you can’t see, and you’re trusting an authority to determine what’s appropriate for you to know. Today it’s piracy, tomorrow obscenity, the next day political enemies. There’s only one way this goes. Authority is anti-intellectual because free thought runs counter to blind obedience.
Genius first appears as madness to ignorance.
It’s really sad living in a world where people don’t realize that narcissism is a set of behaviors and not an insult. That’s what we get for letting Republicans destroy education.
This is LemmyWurld, if you don’t like it, leave!
Honestly, the projections of people like you would be hilarious if they weren’t so tragic.
Lol, do I need to be protected from the pirates? Am I going to be taken away by the dirty criminals? Is this decreed for my own good? What will you do if I continue to object?
IDK, feels pretty fascist.
Oh, I’ve got better things to do than to try molding something desirable out of a pile of shit.
It opens with a personal attack on the intelligence of a group of “stupid fuckers,” and you don’t see any narcissism? No wonder people fall for their games.
Controlling what you see online is also thought policing.
“This is Lemmy World, if you don’t like it leave!”
See? Fascism.
I’d rather make you put me in a prison.
The government doesn’t need to ruin your life. You’re ruining your life.