Hallucinations vs Delusions: The Differences You Need to Know

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I had a friend who said there was invisible writing on the wall and she new it was invisible , because she called the police and they came and couldn't see it. Her teenage daughter didn't live with her and she would say she knew her daughter was on her roof because she could hear her playing her flute. She would say you said terrible things that you never said, and she would attack her husband saying he said and did things he didn't. She said I owed her $2000 dollars, I never borrowed any money from her, nothing. She called me to come to the emergency room and I went, she was insisting someone was poisoning her and brought the food with her, all tests were negative & she was admitted to the mental ward. I didn't get it at first, then I realized she was schizophrenic.

My mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 70s and underwent shock therapy. She’s 82 now and lived her life without therapy or medication. Our family has always thought of her as just silly , crazy.. she’s endured shaming for her odd behavior throughout her life. Only now am I actually understanding her psychosis . Of course now as an aged person others perceive it as Alzheimer’s. I’ll continue to learn about it hopefully find some comfort for her.

Can med circle please make a video about how to help and communicate with someone who is experiencing hallucinations/delusions that is causing them distress at the moment?

I had post partum psychosis and it started with voices then manifested in anxiety with tachycardia mental illness effect the body. Thanks for posting awareness.

Just yesterday I was taking a nap and slept past my alarm... I heard a voice say my name. It made me jolt awake :)

My olfactory system was taken out by my brain tumor. But I can look at a rose, for instance, and smell it imaginarily

I have BPD with long term psychotic breaks and have unfortunately had my audio hallucinations manifest into shadows with some sort of face... they would even take parts of my soul with them. I couldn't speak, was struggling to breath and could no longer convince myself that (logically) my brain was simply misfiring... it felt as though I had my heart broken when it left the room... just invisible pain

Can't thank you enough for having this conversation.. ❤🙏

Such wonderful content! This really helped to decipher between the two. Thank YOU 🙏💕

I m studying psychology, this channel is very useful

Hi Dr. Dom, great topic, this was so interesting... As always my favorite doctor to listen to!👍

All the videos here have helped me understand so much!! Thank you!

VERY CLEAR and DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ...thank you so much !!!

This is the best explanation I have ever heard of to differentiate, distinguishing the two, delusion and psychosis.

Thank You this is really helpful

My aunt hears voices and strange sounds. She lives in constant fear, thinking that people and a secret organization want her to die. She told my mom the neighbor next door is using some kind of dark magic to kill her so that she will die and they can get her land and house. She also thinks it’s a foreign agency that’s targeting her and has told the police and even sent a letter to the king to alert them!! When she hears a house lizard make a sound, she imitates its sound. It’s wild! We are really worried but she thinks she is perfectly fine. Not ill. Not delusional. There’s nothing we can do.

This video rings true about schizophrenia about the positive and negative signs and symptoms. This video has sheds light on some of the signs and symptoms I didn't know. Thanks for a wonderful video that should open the eyes to society as a whole

This is so interesting, thank you!!

Very insightful and educational, thank you both!