Schizophrenic Superpowers! - Day 21 of "100 Symptoms"
Channel: nednednerB the Schizophrenic
Date: 2019-04-11

Have you ever felt powerful or like you possess secret or ultimate knowledge? You might have a grandiose delusion with a particular theme.

It's the life of many "undercover" schizophrenics. Due to some strange and fascinating occurrences over some time period of fairly profound interest, many schizophrenics experience feelings and events in a way that confirms, to say it bluntly, they have superpowers and/or ultimate knowledge. The majority of these abilities I would say are psychological, but there are exceptions to that.

Superpowers can be both somewhat abstract and low intensity, such as general experiences of telepathy or omniscience. They can also be specific, such as knowing exactly when some specific events occur in a distant location, or being able to predict the outcome of drawing random cards. Some people might think they have metabolic powers or immunities.

There are also some more intense delusional superpowers claimed by schizoaffective or bipolar affected individuals in the throes of euphoric mania: omnipotence, incredible strength, time travel, and dying then coming back to life. 

Distorted memories, hallucinations, and patterns of delusional thinking all conspire to convince a psychotic individual that their powers or knowledge are valid and real, and even that there are regular confirmations.

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For more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecutory_delusion

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