Gradiose Thoughts??

What are some of your gradiose thoughts/delusions?? Just curious...

For me:

Always think people are talking about me - laughing at me - pretty much everywhere - at work - in Target.. people I know and don't know.. If someone compliments me, I think they are secretly laughing at me.

Sometimes I think I am here for a more imprortant purpose than others - I will see signs in everything and believe it is from a higher power

I always think people hate me/are mad at me - even with evidence to the contrary

VERY often, I feel people can hear my thoughts/read my mind - so I'll hurry up and get certain thoughts out of my head before they can

Sometimes I'll feel I'm destined to be lets say a great Lawyer or DR. (more a manic thing) and I'll sign up for school only to come down and realize I'm still just an insurance adjuster lol

When Manic, I was convinced that ISIS was after me and wanted a panic room.. was sure WWIII was going to start any day (cue DR. putting me on abilify, lol)

I always feel my G/F is cheating on me and get extremely paranoid about same..

I also find special "meaning" in very random things - such as TV shows and the weather, and mundane things people say..

Do I sound crazy or what? ;/

I don't have grandiose thoughts or delusions when I'm not in an episode.

When I'm depressed I get the usual delusions - my family would be better off without me, I'm a terrible mother and our babysitter would be a better mother than me, so if I were dead she could be my daughter's mom, I'm a financial drain on my family, my husband could find someone better, etc.

The only grandiose thing I've ever thought is that I could save the entire world with my positive energy.

Umm my fruend made a hilarious video with a an app and it had like 3,000 views on Fb. I told her to put it on Ellentube.

Then I started planning how we'd get it on there and she'd get famous and Ellen would want to meet her so she'd go on the show. I'd go with her and we'd buy underwear from the Ellen store.

I have a lot of similar ones to yours, SD.
I always think people are talking about me or laughing at me, and if someone gives me a compliment, they are doing it ironically because they actually believe the opposite is true and they think it's funny to give the compliment about it.
I've felt like I have a special purpose in life too, ever since I was a kid, and that I am supposed to change the world somehow.
I feel like people hate me or are mad at me way more often than people probably actually even care about what I do. And I feel like people are purposely being an asshole to me when they are probably just trying to get through their day.
I have the similar feeling of being destined to be "one of the greats" in my field, which is mental health counseling. I will spend hours reading extra books and articles in addition to my classwork because I am supposed to write my own theories one day, and I need to have an excellent background of the field in order to do so. In actuality, I will be lucky to simply make it through the day of having to see 7 clients without breaking down in front of them when I manage to get a job.
I was straight up psychotic during my one manic episode... it happened while I was at a comic book convention, and I believed the Rapture was happening. Except it wasn't Jesus that came for Christians, it was aliens coming back from their planet to save the nerdy types that would go to conventions like that because they would be open to travelling with aliens. The convention centers and surrounding hotels were actually spaceships built into the ground that were designed to lift off when everyone was there. We were going to leave Earth because it was eventually going to burn out due to global warming and everyone harvesting the Earth's resources past the point of them being able to replenish. Fun times.

I can relate to these sooooooo much!

I always feel like people are listening to my thoughts or thinking things about me. I think it's one of the things that fuel my anxiety. The people hating me thing too....I always think that people hate me, and when reassured that they don't I still think they hate me.

I am glad you posted this, now I know that it's not just me....my Pdoc always gives me that feeling when I tell him about it, and it upsets me a bit and makes me feel a bit like I am not being taken seriously.

I've also been thinking people listen in for information about to use against me on social media...

You are not alone! My Doc does the same thing - <3

I can relate to almost all that you said.

Some of my more bizarre grandiose thoughts (which I only have while manic) are:

I am chosen by God. I have healing powers. I have authority over my prayers (what ever I pray will come true). I can cast out demons. I ooze sex; every man and woman who looks at me and wants me. I am going to be famous. I also find meaning in random things and believe they are signs that prove my psychic or spiritual connection (depending on the type of episode). That is all I can think of for now.

This.....but without the man bit!

I relate to a lot of these. Two big ones for me are thinking I am literally the smartest person in the world and that I can read minds. I also end up thinking I am just unbelievably sexy and that everyone wants me.

Please do some research on what you are experiencing so your pdoc doesnt drug you to the eyeballs when you go in saying you are having grandiose thoughts and delusions... Or provide more information as to if you are following through with any of these? No follow through generally means it is just a thought and not anything to worry about or be medicated for.

Please people on this thread do not go off telling your docs you are delusional or having grandiose thoughts before doing your own research, mood tracking and educating yourselves as to what is what.

Wait. Feeling like everyone hates you or is talking or looking at you is grandiose thoughts? I thought that was paranoia? Isn't grandiose believing you are more important than everyone else (like me ;: )

Thanks for your analysis. I do talk to my doctor about what I'm experiencing.

Delusions are categorized as either bizarre or non-bizarre and as either mood-congruent or mood-incongruent. A bizarre delusion is a delusion that is very strange and completely implausible for the person's culture; an example of a bizarre delusion would be that aliens have removed the affected person's brain . A non-bizarre delusion is one whose content is definitely mistaken, but is at least possible; an example may be that the affected person mistakenly believes that he or she is under constant police surveillance. A mood-congruent delusion is any delusion whose content is consistent with either a depressive or manic state; for example, a depressed person may believe that the world is ending, or a person in a manic state (a state in which the person feels compelled to take on new projects, has a lot of energy, and needs little sleep) believes that he or she has special talents or abilities, or is a famous person. A mood-incongruent delusion is any delusion whose content is not consistent with either a depressed or manic state or is mood-neutral. An example is a depressed person who believes that thoughts are being inserted into his or her mind from some outside force, person, or group of people, and these thoughts are not recognized as the person's own thoughts (called "thought insertion").
In addition to these categories, delusions are often categorized according to theme. Although delusions can have any theme, certain themes are more common. Some of the more common delusion themes are:

• Delusion of control: This is a false belief that another person, group of people, or external force controls one's thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behavior. A person may describe, for instance, the experience that aliens actually make him or her move in certain ways and that the person affected has no control over the bodily movements. Thought broadcasting (the false belief that the affected person's thoughts are heard aloud), thought insertion, and thought withdrawal (the belief that an outside force, person, or group of people is removing or extracting a person's thoughts) are also examples of delusions of control.
• Nihilistic delusion: A delusion whose theme centers on the nonexistence of self or parts of self, others, or the world. A person with this type of delusion may have the false belief that the world is ending.
• Delusional jealousy (or delusion of infidelity): A person with this delusion falsely believes that his or her spouse or lover is having an affair. This delusion stems from pathological jealousy and the person often gathers "evidence" and confronts the spouse about the nonexistent affair.
• Delusion of guilt or sin (or delusion of self-accusation): This is a false feeling of remorse or guilt of delusional intensity. A person may, for example, believe that he or she has committed some horrible crime and should be punished severely. Another example is a person who is convinced that he or she is responsible for some disaster (such as fire, flood, or earthquake) with which there can be no possible connection.
• Delusion of mind being read: The false belief that other people can know one's thoughts. This is different from thought broadcasting in that the person does not believe that his or her thoughts are heard aloud.
• Delusion of reference: The person falsely believes that insignificant remarks, events, or objects in one's environment have personal meaning or significance. For instance, a person may believe that he or she is receiving special messages from the news anchorperson on television. Usually the meaning assigned to these events is negative, but the "messages" can also have a grandiose quality.
• Erotomania: A delusion in which one believes that another person, usually someone of higher status, is in love with him or her. It is common for individuals with this type of delusion to attempt to contact the other person (through phone calls, letters, gifts, and sometimes stalking).
• Grandiose delusion: An individual exaggerates his or her sense of self-importance and is convinced that he or she has special powers, talents, or abilities. Sometimes, the individual may actually believe that he or she is a famous person (for example, a rock star or Christ). More commonly, a person with this delusion believes he or she has accomplished some great achievement for which they have not received sufficient recognition.
• Persecutory delusions: These are the most common type of delusions and involve the theme of being followed, harassed, cheated, poisoned or drugged, conspired against, spied on, attacked, or obstructed in the pursuit of goals. Sometimes the delusion is isolated and fragmented (such as the false belief that co-workers are harassing), but sometimes are well-organized belief systems involving a complex set of delusions ("systematized delusions"). A person with a set of persecutory delusions may be believe, for example, that he or she is being followed by government organizations because the "persecuted" person has been falsely identified as a spy. These systems of beliefs can be so broad and complex that they can explain everything that happens to the person.
• Religious delusion: Any delusion with a religious or spiritual content. These may be combined with other delusions, such as grandiose delusions (the belief that the affected person was chosen by God, for example), delusions of control, or delusions of guilt. Beliefs that would be considered normal for an individual's religious or cultural background are not delusions.
• Somatic delusion: A delusion whose content pertains to bodily functioning, bodily sensations, or physical appearance. Usually the false belief is that the body is somehow diseased, abnormal, or changed. An example of a somatic delusion would be a person who believes that his or her body is infested with parasites.

Delusions of control, nihilistic delusions, and thought broadcasting, thought insertion, and thought withdrawal are usually considered bizarre delusions. Most persecutory, somatic, grandiose, and religious delusions, as well as most delusions of jealousy, delusions of mind being read, and delusions of guilt would be considered non-bizarre.

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Thought that was interesting so I figured I'd share.

I think it would be a mistake/not even possible, to even just say to your Pdoc " I think that I'm having grandiose thoughts", they always ask for examples or want to monitor it....if they don't want to hear about it then you need to find a new Pdoc. Sorry.

I also think that the level of intensity of these feelings also defines what they are. I don't believe that someone who is not a Pdoc him/herself has the right to really go through and say what someone is experiencing isn't something or other, especially when you don't know the person/experienced them acting like this. Maybe for -you- they are nothing, but for the person that they effect, it can be another story.

This is a place for sharing and understanding, as well as helping each other. I think that fragmenting someones post saying what is what/what isn't without actually knowing her and when she was only seeking a common thing with us is a bit counterproductive.

Feeling like the whole world revolves around me is defenately grandiose. The belief that everyone is focused on me. Wether it is in a "good" way, or in a negative way. If I think that everyone hates and indeed are conspiring against me, I'd say that is pretty grandiose. Because in reality, most people have other things to worry about than me. But this is very paranoid at the same time...

Thank you very much, Nevvy.

I agree, I don't think you have to feel you are Jesus to have a thought be considered grandiose. I think it depends on who you ask. I was just looking for feedback on what other people experience and I appreciate all those who have commented.

When I'm a little paranoid I may feel that people are looking at me weird.

Or lately, at work, I've been hearing my name being called. But that could just be paranoia too.

Honestly, I don't give a **** what people think about me. So, pretty much, let them read my thoughts, laugh at me, say **** about me. I don't care (not that I believe people are doing that anyway). Lol.

I going to open a brew pub somewhere in Oklahoma. Even though I don't drink any more, you just watch me!

Or perhaps I will become a nature photographer specializing in the mountain scapes of the Great American West

That sounds like two brilliant ideas! And you defenately should try to accomplish both at the same time also.

gradiose thought,, or hyper religious I don't know... but I KNEW I was here to save the world and that I would be dead by age 33... I have gone way past that now... and I now longer want to save anything...even myself..