Delusional by love

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Delusional by love

Erotomania is a rare mental illness in which people fall into the delusion of falling in love with another person (usually of higher social status). Paranoia, also known as Krehombo syndrome, commemorates a 1921 paper by the French psychiatrist Créhomb (1872-1934) entitled les psychoses passionelles.

origin

Early articles describing this situation can be found in the works of Hippocrates, Eressis Tritus, Plutarch, and Galen, among others. It first appeared in the psychiatric literature in a paper written by Jack Ferrand in 1623. There were different names such as "old maid's psychosis", "erotic paranoia", and "erotic self-referent delusions", until names such as paranoia and Crécombo syndrome were commonly used.

Historical changes

The concept of paranoia has changed significantly at various stages in history:

1. Classical period - early 18th century: general disease caused by crush;

2. Early 18th century - early 19th century: excessive pursuit of physical love (such as people with abnormal sexual desires or pornographers);

3. Early 19th century - early 20th century: a crush like a mental illness;

4. The delusion of "being loved by others" in the early 20th century now.

Contemporary symptoms:

The main symptom of this syndrome is that the patient may have the illusion of secretly falling in love with another person (usually of higher social status). Patients may also believe that their illusory objects are secretly conveying their love in ways such as body gestures, furniture, and other seemingly unconscious movements (or, if the subject is a mass figure, through the media). The object that gives the patient the illusion generally has little or no contact with the patient, and the patient believes that his object has a fictitious unfolding and relationship with himself. Paranoia is mainly found in the main symptoms of delusional disorder or some of the symptoms of schizophrenia.

The pathology of people with paranoia usually points to celebrities with identity and status, or strangers, such as netizens in the virtual world. Some patients have delusional objects of more than one, feeling that many people are having a crush on themselves. Patients believe that the other person is conveying love to themselves through special eyes, postures, or furnishings of household items, or signals sent by the media, or telepathy. Dr Mark Griffith, a professor of psychology at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom, said that patients would write letters, call each other, give gifts, and even visit the unsuspecting person in person. When these gestures of affection are rejected, they are still not dead-hearted, believing that the other party is out of identity concerns and has to hide their feelings for them from the public. Next, patients may appear to be following each other's behavior.

Hinkley's assassination of U.S. President Reagan was reported as a result of Hinkley's "delusion of being loved," believing that the president's death would allow Judy Costa to publicly declare her love for Hinkley.

Comedian David Lightman and retired astronaut Story Musgrave have been the object of Margaret Mary Ray's "delusions of love," while other stars such as Madana, Steven Spielberg, Barbara Manrell, and Linda Lonsdale have been repeatedly followed by people with paranoia about love.

(From Wikipedia)

Conundrum: It's hard to change the delusions of love

Studies have found that people with paranoia have shortcomings in interpersonal communication and intimacy, and are usually single. They may have been abused in childhood and adolescence, and may also be influenced by television, radio, books, and other media during their development. Some patients have lost their emotionally close lovers and turn to attachment to distant objects, thus gaining a psychological sense of security – so that they will not be dumped.

Paranoia is usually a manifestation of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or borderline personality. Zuo Xiaoping, deputy chief physician of the Department of Psychobehavioral behavior at the Brain Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University School of Medicine, said that the paranoia of love in psychiatry is similar to that of delusional love, which is mostly seen in mental disorders such as schizophrenia, but may also be only a psychological disorder. Clinically, it is necessary to judge whether it is mental illness, and the doctor should consider the factors such as personality characteristics, and it is not "self-made amorous" that can be presumptuously diagnosed.

Paranoia is very difficult to treat, patients stubbornly adhere to their own views, receive little help from medication, and do not listen to psychotherapy. Zuo Xiaoping said: "At the current level of medicine, even if patients receive compulsory treatment, it is useless. Taking schizophrenia as an example, the symptoms of the patient's relationship delusion and persecution delusion are relatively easy to eliminate, but the love delusion is difficult to eliminate, and after discharge, it is still the same, once you are entangled with them, you will have trouble for a lifetime. ”

(From Guangzhou Daily)

Related movies

Entanglement (2009)

In the eyes of others, Derek (Idris Elba) is undoubtedly a model of a successful man, a happy marriage, a stable job, excellent ability, all of which should bring him a happy life. However, like people drinking water, cold and warm self-knowledge, the entanglement in their hearts and the situation that is about to collapse are only clear in Derek's own heart.

It turns out that in Derek's life, there is a woman named Lisa, and her appearance is heartwarming, but also fatal. Under Lisa's blatant seduction and seduction, Derek is caught in the vortex of extramarital affairs, and the white paper wrapped in lies is gradually burned away by the flames of time, and at the same time, under Lisa's step by step, Derek's wife Beth also becomes suspicious of her strange husband.

Angels Love Across the Line (2002)

The quirky and beautiful Audrey Tato in Angel Amelie starred in the film.

Angie, a college student majoring in fine arts, falls in love with cardiologist Luique. Love is always blindingly sweet: in sketching class, she knows only how to draw portraits of him to any model; she will put her hand-painted portraits in his clinic at five o'clock in the morning; she will specially assign him a door key to her own residence; the walls of her house are covered with his murals, like a Luig Museum... Everything is as warm and beautiful as a fairy tale.

The only obstacle was Luico's pregnant wife. Luig often took care of one or the other, leaving Angel to wait at home many times. Angel's friends feel unworthy for her, but the magic of love is always bathed in hope. Her long-awaited opportunity finally came: Luick's wife ran away from home after a traffic accident miscarriage. Luique agrees to travel with Angel to relax, which makes her excited and careful, but Luig finally misses the appointment and makes Angel wait at the station for a day. Everyone thinks that Luig is a negative man, but the naïve Angel is not discouraged and is determined to win the love of Lang gui with perseverance.

Love is not only self-indulgent, but also in the name of love to do all kinds of crazy acts. Luique was accused of attacking the female patient, and Angie loved Jun so much that she killed the female patient with her own hands! Unexpectedly, Luig became a suspect and was arrested, and his wife came back to support him, but the two reconciled as before. Heartbroken, Angie kills herself by driving a gas stove at home, but is saved by Luick, who lives next door. It was as if the two were meeting for the first time...

Red Kill (1994)

Forensic psychologist Philip Benich found himself framed as the murderer of court stenographer Corey Kevin.

When Benishi refused to associate with Kevin further, Benice found himself on his ferry home and at his daughter Alexandra's seventh birthday party in a pink rabbit suit.

Although Benich had flirted with Kevin several times, his deep affection with his wife drove him to reject the romance Kevin was trying to ignite. So Kevin weaves a web of deception: stealing a handkerchief stained with Benissie's blood, a letter he used to write to his lover, a coffee cup with his fingerprints on it. After she confided this false evidence of love to her psychiatrist, she committed suicide with a gun on Benich's desk.

Eventually, with the help of defense lawyer Larry and Detective Francis Tenney, Benich used his psychological knowledge to finally expose Kevin's web of deception.

The King of Comedy (1982)

Rupert Ponken was an aspiring but insane comedian who had been trying to devote himself to his career without success. After a meeting with successful comedian and stand-up host Jerry Langford, Rupert thought his most important opportunity had finally arrived. Rupert initially tried to ask for his performance to be featured on the talk show, but was repeatedly flatly rejected by Langford's assistant. In the end, Landford personally came forward to reject him.

Over time, Rupert began to indulge in complex fantasies of wishful thinking—he and Langford were colleagues and friends. To impress Langford, when Rupert intended to show up at his suburban home in Langford uninvited, he invited Rita to accompany him. When Langford returned home from a golf trip, he was surprised to find that Rupert and Rita were there. He was thoroughly enraged, loudly insulting Rupert, saying that his behavior was pathological, and threatening that he would achieve nothing.

Rupert, on the other hand, unconsciously at Langford's yelling at himself, continued to try to maintain his affection for him. In a moment of embarrassment, Rita pulled Rupert away...

Excerpt from the September 2016 Edition of Literature and Art Awards

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