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Ideas of reference and delusions of reference describe the phenomenon of an individual experiencing innocuous events or mere coincidences [1] and believing they have strong personal significance. [2] It is "the notion that everything one perceives in the world relates to one's own destiny", usually in a negative and hostile manner.
A delusion [a] is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. [2] As a pathology, it is distinct from a belief based on false or incomplete information, confabulation, dogma, illusion, hallucination, or some other misleading effects of perception, as individuals with those beliefs are able to change or readjust their beliefs upon reviewing the evidence.
Thought broadcasting is a type of delusional condition in which the affected person believes that others can hear their inner thoughts, despite a clear lack of evidence. The person may believe that either those nearby can perceive their thoughts or that they are being transmitted via mediums such as television, radio or the internet.
The best-known example of an influencing machine is that of James Tilly Matthews who believed he was being controlled by a device called the "Air Loom." [7] Matthews was a tea merchant and political activist before he was admitted to the Bethlem Royal Hospital after shouting "treason" in the British House of Commons in 1797. He was a prolific ...
Others include delusions of reference (the belief that some element of one's experience represents a deliberate and specific act by or message from some other entity), delusions of grandeur (the belief that one possesses special power or influence beyond one's actual limits), thought broadcasting (the belief that one's thoughts are audible) and ...
“The vibe I got was a delusions of grandeur thing, like a religious zealot," Evelyn Aschenbrenner, an American who served in Ukraine's international legion, said in an interview.
This is one of the types of primary delusions in which a firm belief comes into the individual's mind "out of the blue" or as an intuition, hence called "delusional intuition". Other types of primary delusions include delusional mood (or atmosphere), delusional (apophanous) perception and delusional memories.
Asian American broadcast journalist Connie Chung appeared on TODAY, reflecting her 40 year career and encounters with racism and sexism.