Delusional disorder

Is there anyone out there who has a family member with delusional disorder? If so how did you tell them and get them help?

when it was my mother who was delusional - I contacted one of her friends to please come over to visit her. The friend came over, and was able to convince her to go to the hospital emergency. At that time, she was admitted and finally diagnosed - she was psychotic (paranoid, delusional, hallucinating).
Contact the doctor if you know who her doctor is and explain the problem.
You could try to contact your local Mental Health Association.
You could try to contact your local Schizophrenia Association for ideas too.
When I was there with her, I wondered the same thing - how to get help. When I phoned Mobile Crisis, they said to phone the police if necessary.
I'm sure that it is very frightening for the delusional person to have these thoughts and experiences, and they are not thinking clearly. Then their behaviours are based on their irrational thoughts.

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Is there anyone out there who has a family member with delusional disorder? If so how did you tell them and get them help?

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Delusions are difficult to combat because they are based in reality. The old adage "Just because you think someone is after you, doesn't mean they aren't!"

In most cases it will not be possible to persuade the person what they believe is not true. Indeed to them it is as true as anything else in their lives.

It is important to let the person know you believe they think these things are happening but you doubt that they are.

Hopefully their delusions don't have anything to do with health care and you can get them to consult with a psychiatrist. If they don't seem to be aware that there is a problem you may have to work with the psychiatrist to convince the person to seek treatment.

A problem with delusional disorder is it can lead to thoughts of harming others or your self. If you think about it, if you thought that the entire world was out to get you. That every pat on the shoulder was a covert attack....you would get aggressive and defensive, perhaps to the point of hitting someone.

Getting yourself harmed usually comes in the form of a delusion of invincibility or something similar.. In other words you walk in front of a bus but believe the bus will go into another dimension, leaving you unharmed.

I'm not saying this will happen. Indeed there are an endless combination of delusions. My concern is that it could happen and this person deserves to have someone advocate treatment for them.

I can relate to all this: I am in my home literally all day and night - petrified to go out - my consultant psychiatrist was the one who initially told me I was paranoid and delusional during my nervous breakdown. But note: I don't think I'm paranoid or hallucinating. I know it's highly dangerous out there, but I was sexually assaulted at work 4 yrs. ago and have been medically retired since. Luckily I have a very understanding wife and son.

ALONE

Too many times I’ve sat alone,
sat there and not answered the phone,
and all because I am prone
to stay all day on my own.

I have suffered a lot in my time
and yet I’ve committed no crime;
I’m here on my bed just lying
depressed, and I’ve just started crying.

My psychiatrist says I’m delusional
- which isn’t all that unusual
if you consider the circumstances for me
- used to be happy, but now I’m not free

to be my old self anymore
but now I do set great store
on this man’s advice, to me he’s so nice
and I trust him and all his advice.

Delusions are such a curse,
but I suffer from conditions much worse
I pray that I’ll keep all my health
- much more important than wealth.

I’ll be back to old me pretty soon
I shall sing my old songs (and in tune!)
- barring relapses that are bad,
and I shall no longer be sad.