Question 1

can delusions of grandeur be a method of coping/ ocd?

Accepted Answer

Coping methods: "delusions of grandeur" can be a way of coping with feelings of inadequacy in certain conditions.  But a "delusion" is a fixed false belief not impacted by information to the contrary.  If it's a true delusion, the person wouldn't have ocd alone--ocd is a non-psychotic disorder.  When non-psychotic people are presented with data that conflicts with their feeling, they will accept this.

Question 2

difference between ocd and paranoid delusions?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety v. psychosis: Ocd has two major components: intrusive and inappropriate thoughts (not worries about real-life problems), and repetitive behaviors aimed at preventing or reducing distress. With ocd, people recognize that the thoughts are creations of their own anxious minds. With paranoid delusions, people have fixed beliefs that they believe are actually true in the real world--even though they are false.

Question 3

can anxiety or ocd become or cause schizophrenia? nervous of prodrome schizophrenia.. i've had anxiety for almost 6 years and i've never experienced delusions or other marked schiz symptoms. unlikely?

Accepted Answer

OCD &amp; schizophrenia: are two different disorders.  Your anxiety may be what is prompting you to ask this question.  The fact that you have not had any schizophrenic symptoms is a good sign.  Keep working at coping/w anxiety. Peace and good health.  David Burns book "Feeling Good" may be helpful.

Question 4

how do ocd and schizophrenia with paranoid delusions differ?

Accepted Answer

Very different: Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and often disabling brain disorder with psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder.  Depending on treatment, people may or may not be able to hold jobs or relate well to others.  Ocd is an anxiety disorder, and is not psychotic.  It's characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive, ritualized behaviors.  Both can be treated.

Question 5

what's the difference between ocd obsessive?thoughts and schizophrenia? delusional thoughts?

Accepted Answer

Insight: Occasionally, the line can be blurry.  However, basically, an obsession is a thought you know doesn't make sense and a delusion is a fixed false belief that you completely believe regardless of evidence against it.

Question 6

what are delusions and hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

I'll explain: Delusions are when you think something is happening and it's not. For instance you may think you're the president of the United States, but you're not. That's a delusion (unless you're an african american senator from illinois).
A hallucination is where you sense something that's not there. It can be something you think you smell or see for example that's not really there.

Question 7

what causes illusions, delusions, and hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

Illusions are simple: perceptual distortions, seeing things that aren't there because of low lighting, atmospheric distortion, etc.   Once light is shined on the cause, the illusion disappears.   Delusions are fixed patterns of thought that do not respond to reality.   Hallucinations are psychotic manifestations that have little to do with reality.   The latter two are usually brought on by drugs or mental illness.

Question 8

what are "delusions of grandeur"?

Accepted Answer

Grandeur: Are false beliefs of one's own superiority or fame or unlimited powers.

Question 9

what could cause delusions of grandeur?

Accepted Answer

Grandeur: Delusions of grandeur can appear in several kinds of illnesses, such as bipolar disorder in a manic episode, schizoaffective disorder, and some schizophrenics.  In the latter it might be more about technological expertise and influencing the world, etc  than expanded mood.

Question 10

want explanation of "delusions of grandeur"?

Accepted Answer

False importance: Delusions are beliefs detached from a generally accepted "reality" as most people would define it. For example, a middle aged man thinks he is going to play for the seattle mariners, although he has never played baseball, or more extreme, a woman who believes she has been contacted by aliens to save the human race. Delusions are usually firmly held and not very amenable to change.

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