The Main Differences Between Delusional Disorder and Schizophrenia

[@ctgeorgia]

Fantastic short video. My mom passed suddenly this past Saturday. I broke the news to my oldest daughter that is 21. She has had a history of depression, anxiety and antisocial tendencies. That said, upon breaking the news to my daughter she seems to have snapped. Something happened in her and now she's having strange delusions that a KZbin celebrity is going to marry her, etc. Just really off the wall weird delusions. She can't get out of bed, she cries uncontrollably, she's going to lose her job, This started approx 24 hrs after telling her about my mom. It's heartbreaking to watch her.

[@2024rush]

Was she very attached with your mother her grandmother???

[@ctgeorgia]

@2024rush Yes...very much

[@W1HURI]

I have OCD and i have severe delusions.. my mind keeps wondering if im a murdered or something worse even though i know i am not. But the question ”what if” is so strong in my mind 50-70% of all my thoughts circle around them

[@DogMommy.]

I feel like I have false memories OCD or at this point I could have something like this . All though my therapist says I don't.

[@bashildy]

Really enjoy your videos as someone who doesn't have any formal training or education in the subject. Thanks for making these complex topics approachable Dr. Marks!

[@scottkoenig6326]

Dr. Marks is the best (at differentiating things).

[@bourbonyoung6237]

What does it mean when half the nation thinks a single person, with no medical background, suggests that virology should be ignored and 1million people die, during peacetime, and those same people would re-elect the person? Plus. There also seems to be a correlation to belief in god’, and a dissonant ‘belief’ that the right to believe means the belief is right?

[@JennyNobody]

Those nighttime “machine” scenes in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest book always make my skin crawl

[@S1lly_Braind3ad]

I believe everytime I blink, the universe changes

[@dragonmaster909]

Informative!

[@cleosdoc]

My boss is the queen of delusional, it’s quite scary when u try to point the obvious reality to her and she comes up w denial after denial to prove her crazy points.

[@finne0n]

Delusions as discussed here aren't the same as intense denial related to one's opinions.

[@gamergate2.0andbooks]

I see Hallucination like the future or people stabbing others people i also have delusions mainly Paranoia delusions where at night i feel like someone is following me and so my response is to run very fast and the place i lives in has bedbugs and my body will sometimes think there something crawling on me and theres nothing and so ill just itch

[@gamergate2.0andbooks]

I also have anxiety like separation anxiety and social anxiety and panic attacks and gad generalized anxiety disorder I also have undiagnosed autism I also have adhd I also have anger issues

[@Impositivelygay]

Mine are very bizzare, but i dont experience any other Schizophrenic symptoms so far

[@forthepeopletosee]

Some folks have this delusion that they are a woman when they are a man or vice versa. Has anyone encountered this?

[@EmmaJeLove]

Can you talk about the difference in schizoaffective and schizophrenia which one is more dangerous?

[@gigahorse1475]

Dangerous? 🤔 Schizoaffective disorder often has a better prognosis than schizophrenia. People with SZA tend to be more functional than those with SZ. Why? I have no idea. It seems SZA would be worse.

[@2024rush]

​@@gigahorse1475Why would Schizoaffective Disorder be WORSE than only Schizophrenia???

[@nuna2968]

🤔Sounds like my Ex-Husband… both disorders .. in conjunction with his Narcissism..

[@libbylandscape3560]

Very similar with my mother.

[@madarauchiha8146]

me thinking my skitofrinia diagnosis was wrong.. seeing this video. oh yeah its not wrong at all. my brain is always like.. but to be fair its a possibility, highly unlikely but there is a chance for sure

[@lifei2eloaded882]

Interesting, I remember when I first presented to a psych ward and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I was trying to explain that I had an NDE due to a drug overdose a year earlier, you know leaving my body the light and all that. I also would become quite distressed as I had suffered abuse in an institution as a child. The Dr kinda gave me this smirk as if she found my behaviour entertaining and hilariously preposterous when I was trying to explain this, though she knew she couldn't outright laugh. Fast forward 12 years and we had an initiative by the government where cases of institutional abuse were independently investigated and mine was found to be true and it was acknowledged and compensated. Also interesting enough, the original researcher into Near Death Experiences Dr Raymond A Moody was in fact a Forensic Psychologist/Psychiatrist. I dunno , kind of a bit of a kick in the guts.

[@christinaculver5678]

I have schizoaffective disorder and I’m having a delusion about the show SNL. I recently started watching a KZbin live stream called Mr. Wilson(he sings what people write in chat and also plays video games). Last nights episode with skit called Family Meeting made me think the writers watched or something but I guess it’s just a delusion.

[@gokul_ml]

If a mother had schizophrenia, is there any possibility that the child might have it as well?

[@2024rush]

Ofcourse yes.

[@sanghitadey8475]

Can you show the difference between delusions in DID and in schizophrenia

[@Slidehhy]

What about deficet skitzophrenia

[@radoslaw108]

....great mind.....

[@karmaline]

I’m confused. So delusional disorder is the same a psychosis? Of delusional disorder derives from the state of psychosis? Because trying to figure out the difference between psychosis and schizophrenia?

[@finne0n]

Psychosis is an umbrella term that encompasses things like delusions, hallucinations, reality feeling off, etc and isn't tied to a specific disorder. You can have psychotic symptoms with disorders such as BPD, major depression, PTSD, etc. Delusional disorder is when someone has delusions that affect their life enough for it to be a major problem, and those delusions are relatively possible, i.e. it is possible someone sitting beside you has a bomb in their bag. Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations), along with disorganized thinking and cognitive issues, is part of schizophrenia. Like in the video, the delusions go one step further and are relatively impossible, i.e. everyone you've ever loved is not a real person and is a robot created by the government to spy on you. Hope this helps!! (Please note I am not a medical professional and some info might be inaccurate because I only have a bachelor's in psych.)

[@karmaline]

@@finne0n thank you for taking you time with detailed reply. Makes a bit more sense

[@rainygreene9161]

Do you know about visual snow syndrome?

[@24guitarkid24]

Mid life crisis. That's all I'm gonna say 😢

[@keyserswift5077]

I did the math, its 8 people per square mile in usa are delusional. That number could get higher in certain occupations. Its my pet peeve. I really wonder what there life is like.

[@NotSoNormal1987]

Well, having delusions isn't fun. It made me feel afraid/anxious the whole time.

[@2024rush]

​@@NotSoNormal1987 what delusions did you have that scared you???

[@cxxmax]

It's also possible someone is harvesting my organs every night! Small chance but...

[@skyships9936]

IS BELIEVING YOU SRE GOD AN INDICATION OF PSYCHOSIS?

[@kareendeveraux1847]

Doctors and psychiatrists think they are god, too. Decide for yourself.

[@BelphiHatesU]

​@@kareendeveraux1847not rlly

[@skyships9936]

Is CRACK SMOKED ABOUT THE WORST THING A SCHIZ COULD DO TO THEMSELVES AND WHAT KIND OF APPROACH TO GETTING TREATMENT IS BEST AND WHAT KIND OF TREATMENT MIGHT WORK BEST?

[@easyfundbles2608]

Schizophrenia

[@dugw15]

Ooooooo so gender dysphoria is effectively not being removed from the DSM, then. It might still be diagnosable under the label of delusional disorder, so people might still be able to get the help they seek.

[@egalitarian2207]

They aren’t delusional - they’ve lived in their bodies for their entire life, and they feel like they were born in the wrong skin, that they don’t mold to the identity assigned at birth. It’s weird AF that you want to diminish the experiences of people and simply call them delusional. Might be healthy to watch videos from trans people about their own issues, to empathize with them.

[@dugw15]

@@egalitarian2207 Saying something is a delusion doesn't diminish the experience. And saying something is a delusion doesn't mean there's no empathy. People are obviously suffering a great deal, indicated by high comorbidity with suicidal ideation. Feelings matter to the utmost, and facts matter to the utmost. They matter in different domains. Taking the example used in the short video, imagine someone mistakenly believes that a famous person is in love with them. That's a delusion. And the person's feelings of joy or pleasure in that belief are real and genuine. And if the person feels anxious because of separation from said famous person, that anxiety is real and genuine. And it's based on a delusion. A false belief. When a man believes he's a woman, that's a false belief. It might be true for him to say he feels more like a woman than a man. It might be true for him to say he wishes he was a woman. It might be true that he *identifies* as a woman. But it is not true that he is actually a woman. If he believes that he actually is a woman, that's a delusion. If he insists that everyone else needs to acknowledge that he's a woman or face some social consequence like scorn or ostracization, that's narcissistic manipulation using all of society as his "flying monkeys," if you're familiar with that term. People who believe they are sex other than what they really are need a great deal of empathy and compassionate care because they're obviously suffering a great deal. But affirming the false belief is not required in giving good care.

[@steviesosa5617]

@@dugw15 You've waited your entire life for this moment. It's finally here. It's a challenge speaking in opposition to transgend€r ideologies because they don't just bombard you with word salads, they use terms that didn't exist 15 years ago, so you're dumbfounded by new epithets and aren't sure how to rebuttal because you don't know what it means. Their delusions are being masked by illusions created by social media. If you see and hear the same rhetoric often enough your brain begins to accept it as a fact, even if it's untrue. And if it's happening to everyone around you, any opposing thoughts you share, will be shut down because everyone's been programmed to believe the same lie. Then the lie will evolve into a myth as time goes on. And no one is quite sure where it originated, we just know it doesn't seem to be true. Example: Eating carrots improves eyesight. But you've cracked the code friend. I love that for you.

[@finne0n]

Gender dysphoria and delusional disorder are not the same. Gender dysphoria is related social gender norms being forced on someone due to their assigned sex at birth, and the extreme discomfort that comes with being forced into those roles. Those concepts, however unnecessary and harmful they are, are prevalent in society and are real in a sociological sense. Delusions are based entirely on false beliefs, such as what's described in this video. Gender is a societally created and enforced abstract concept. That means you can exist as any gender that feels right to you, even when it isn't the one arbitrarily assigned to you based on body parts.

[@dugw15]

@@finne0n You're exactly right that gender dysphoria and delusional disorder are not the same thing. I didn't say they are, though. I said that someone who would otherwise be diagnosed with gender dysphoria could possibly receive a diagnosis of delusional disorder if gender dysphoria were removed from the DSM because of the fact that if a man believes he is not a man, that's plainly a delusion. By removing gender dysphoria from the DSM, it makes it harder for people seeking help with it to find that help. So I'm relieved that delusional disorder might be and alternative diagnosis clinicians can use to get people the help they're looking for. Maybe. Unclear, but maybe. If a man doesn't fit the gender stereotypes of men, that doesn't make him not a man. It just means the stereotypes are not helpful, but we already know that. There are men with traditionally masculine qualities, and there are men with more feminine qualities. They're both men. If someone likes to think of himself as a woman and live into more traditionally feminine ways, he may do that. He can change his appearance to look more like a woman, if he wants. If at any point he sincerely believes that he IS a woman, that's a delusion. If someone believes that and wants help with his psychological health, the diagnosis of delusional disorder might apply and allow him to get the help he's seeking.

[@indigobunting2431]

What I thought was a delusion was my great difficulty recognizing faces.

[@crptnite]

Delusions are only delusions when they're False 👀

[@madarauchiha8146]

so what you are saying is there is a change my mom got replaced by an alien.. just because i can’t prove it my self

[@crptnite]

@burlatbear no, only when they're False, friend. Your inability to Perceive or Comprehend Energy from a Higher Realm doesn't make it False. But at the end of the day, Energy can be Quantified... ...False Beliefs have no basis in Reality 👀

[@steviesosa5617]

This statement is redundant...

[@crptnite]

@@steviesosa5617 no, you all simply are incapable of Comprehending my meaning. You'll get there ;)

[@finne0n]

Please don't say something like this, as it might trigger someone's paranoia related to their delusions / hallucinations.

[@mr.binungoy7345]

Delusion: example, i firmly believe im a woman even if i was born with a pen*s

[@HeroReturns]

A dislike from me. But just a thought: do or do not our bodies regenerate while we sleep

[@gunsmokegaloreyt6840]

Yeah but having your organs replaced while you sleep is technically possible too so your definitions are pretty poor

[@kidchalleen4250]

I LOATHE this format. I simply don't watch your videos if they are in this format.

[@MC-mh2ju]

Watching KZbin for medical advice….Is that schizophrenia or delusional disorder?

[@gigahorse1475]

What? That makes no sense

[@CH-tv3zr]

Think she's delusional

[@Patriot-px6pq]

She literally just described transgenderism

[@mangonectar8117]

So it’s possible that taylor switch is madly in love with me