Common types of delusions/hallucinations

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Hallucinations/delusions come in many forms, but they all have one thing in common: people affected by this condition cannot be sure that some of what they believe is not true. These unchangeable beliefs are different for each person and affect different parts of their lives

1. What is an illusion?

Hallucinations are beliefs that contradict reality. Despite evidence to the contrary, a person in a delusional state can let go of their beliefs. This phenomenon is often reinforced by misinterpretation of events. Most hallucinations also involve some degree of paranoia.
Hallucinations are also part of mental disorders such as schizophrenia or delusional disorder. They can occur in conjunction with delusions, which involve feeling something is really there, like hearing voices (auditory hallucinations) or feeling something crawling on your skin.
Researchers have yet to find out the exact cause of the hallucinogenic state. However, the condition is associated with a range of genetic, biological, psychological, and environmental factors. Or abnormalities in the brain can also play a role in causing this condition. Because of this, an imbalance of neurotransmitters can increase the likelihood of developing hallucinations. Or mental trauma such as psychological trauma also causes this phenomenon.

2. Types of Illusion

2.1 Mood or atmosphere

This involves a strange, you have a strange feeling that the world around you is threatening you. People with this hallucination often feel stressed and confused because they cannot understand the changes in their environment, but they believe that something is wrong.

2.2. Awareness

This type of hallucination mainly focuses the affected person rather than the conditions of influence of the outside world. What the sick believe is real, but they make its significance unreal. This intense focus goes beyond what makes sense or concerns one's emotions.

2.3. Memory

In this case, the person who is hallucinating is going to recollect, but incorrectly, things that happened in the past.

2.4. Idea

This type of hallucination involves complex thinking. It is fully formed of things that come out of nowhere.

2.5. Awareness

With this type of hallucination, people are very conscious of a particular experience. They cannot hear, see, or feel it happening in the world around them. It's a very lively idea.

2.6. Some other illusions

Some types of delusional disorder are also defined by the theme of the experienced hallucinations, such as:
Persecutory mania This is based on the idea that a person or object is trying to hurt or work against you. People with these hallucinations believe they are being watched, drugged, slandered, deceived... An example might include a woman who believes her boss is drugging employees. by adding something to the water cooler that makes people work harder.
Adultery This condition involves unusual jealousy or possessiveness towards others. With this type of hallucination, individuals believe that their partner is unfaithful. For example, a man suffering from this hallucination may believe that his partner meets his lover every time she uses the restroom in a public place, he also thinks that she sends secret messages to him. lovers through other people.
Love This is an obsessive love that takes over all thoughts other than an idea that someone is in love with you

Religion. Hallucinations of this kind are not necessarily formed into strong beliefs, but they are abundant in the person's environment.
Guilt or unworthiness This topic is common among people with depression .
Show off In the ostentatious illusion, individuals feel that they themselves or some specific person have extraordinary talent, fame, wealth, or power (despite the lack of evidence for all of that). At the same time, they are also very important and valuable people to everyone.
An example of this type of hallucination would be a woman who believes that God has given her the power to save the universe and that every day she completes some task that will help keep the planet alive.
Somatic People with this hallucination believe they are experiencing physical sensations or subcutaneous body dysfunction, or that they are suffering from a general medical condition. For example, a man believes that there are parasites living inside his body that make him feel pain all over his body.
Erotomanic This condition is a rare paranoia, characterized by an individual's delusions of another being smitten with them. In this type of hallucination, a person believes that people with a higher social vision will fall in love with them. An example of this type of hallucination would be a man who believes that an actress is in love with him and that she communicates with him through secret hand gestures on her TV show.
Mixed When hallucinations do not fall into a single category and no single theme dominates, the hallucinations are considered mixed. Mental health professionals may consider the disorder "unspecified" when the hallucinations do not fall into a particular category

2.7. How to deal with hallucinations

Environmental management can also help people with hallucinations. For example, if someone believes that the government is watching them through TV, it is best for that person to avoid watching television. Or, if a person believes they are being watched when they go into the community alone, it is best to have someone accompany them when they go out.
Studies show that certain supplements can help reduce hallucinations, such as: some studies have found omega-3 fatty acids to be helpful in reducing symptoms of psychosis. Or other studies have found B vitamins to be promising in reducing mental disorders.
In summary, most hallucinogenic disorders cannot be completely cured, but they can be treated to improve the condition. In fact, some people can still live healthy, productive lives with few symptoms. But others struggle to work, maintain healthy relationships, and participate in activities that tie into everyday life. In this case, seek the help of a healthcare professional for assistance.

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Reference source: webmd.com