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Old May 24, 2008, 01:07 AM
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Delusions tend to vary greatly.

Rose3 is correct that it's near impossible to talk someone out of a delusion. At the same time you want to do as little as possible legitimize that delusion. Do not admit you believe their delusion or try to belittle it. Listen to them and acknowledge that you know they believe this---but you do not. The worst thing that you can do is to stop listening.
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The great blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.
Seneca (7 B.C. - 65 A.A.)