Friend fed into a psychotic delusion and now I can't unravel it

Firstly, you're not alone.

I too have delusions revolving around a celebrity. I believe I was r*ped by him and that we have a son together. I also believe myself to be married to someone else. These are all delusions that revolve around love and relationships. So, I can't help you besides wondering if the dead person you believe you are married to is Bing Crosby or not.

Because if I could choose a dead celebrity to be married to, I would definitely choose Bing Crosby.

Nah it's not Bing Crosby! Someone a little closer to home, more Aussie haha! But the you for your support. Thinking of seeing if I can book an appt with my therapist for next week. I really need to see my psychiatrist too because these meds aren't working but I can't get in to see him until February unforch :((((((

Hi @foolking34 ,

I can't say I know much about this.

@Dimity @RiverSeal - I'm interested to hear your take on things.

@foolking34 hi! Hi too to you @tyme @FearofUnknown

I'm bipolar too and have been delusional about being pregnant, once (my first florid episode) seemed related to the second coming rather a celebrity. Dunno what the other time was about. But I've been delusional about relationships with real people in my life too.

It's an interesting time when you can catch yourself being a bit paranoid or delusional while there's still time to do something about it. Sounds like you're wise to be careful about getting into the rabbithole of that online group.

As a matter of fact I'm expecting problems this coming week when I'll be under a lot of duress, and was so anxious about it I reached out to my psychiatrist who says I can boost my meds for a few days. I really appreciate him for trusting me enough to titrate down to a lower more comfortable maintenance dose when I'm going OK and just deal with problems as they arise. Until about a year ago I'd stayed out of hospital for more than 20 years so it seems to be working.