A similar mechanism explains delusions of persecution, the classic “the CIA is after me” form of disease. We apply the Super Mind Projection Fallacy to a garden-variety anxiety disorder: “In what case would I be justified in feeling this anxious? Only if people were constantly watching me and plotting to kill me. Who could do that? The CIA.”
My mom (a psychiatrist) was listening to a continuing education program on schizophrenia, and the lecturer said that schizophrenia tends to develop slowly, and in stages; before a person ends up with delusions of persecution, they usually start out by feeling intense fear and anxiety that they can’t come up with any explanations for.
My mom (a psychiatrist) was listening to a continuing education program on schizophrenia, and the lecturer said that schizophrenia tends to develop slowly, and in stages; before a person ends up with delusions of persecution, they usually start out by feeling intense fear and anxiety that they can’t come up with any explanations for.
Yes it can develop slowly, but also fast as hell, depends on what pulled the trigger. Its pretty relative, and it varies from person to person..
Also schizophrenia is not “one single” disease or diagnosis, its kind of many diagnosis under ” schizophrenia”. Very complicated and rare.
And just because you are delusional, dosent mean you’re schizophrenic immediately.
Not that rare. ~1%.