Welcome to Ned Ned Nerb's The Skits of Frinnick. This is day 19 of 100 Symptoms. Today I'm going to talk about religious delusions. The first question some might ask, who is to say what exactly the difference is between a religious delusion and a religious experience? Indeed the individuals make the same utterance. God is communicating with me directly. In some sense the only difference is permission by the family and community. Indeed in many US states religious fervor laws permit controllable individuals to remain in situations where their experiences have continuity with spiritual practices. In other words religious communities accept the individual's experiences and provide an interpretive context. It seems clear to me however that there is a possibility of the church or religious family losing grip on the other symptoms, cumulatively or in time the behavior changes and more categorically psychotic symptoms take precedence. In some sense the controllable becomes wild and frightening. After that transit it's less feasible to assume the experience as a religious one. That said I am not the arbiter of spiritual reality. I also don't believe in absolutely blind materialism as a suitable interpretation of all experiential realities. That also said when a person loses touch with shared relevant realities there is no room to assess situations except for the risk of self-harm and unhealthy condition. The individual dealing with schizophrenia, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder needs a lot of help coming back to reality. Religious delusions can be particularly tough due to materialism being so unsatisfying. It's easy to succumb to the power of spiritual sensations and perceptions. Ask any questions in the comments below if you see clarification. Open for discussion. Please subscribe and share. This is NetNetNurb, this gets a phrenic day 19 of 100 symptoms. Thanks for watching.