Delusions

[Tazian]

People who develope delusions have trouble coping with reality.

What say you?

[Alan]

That that's the definition of delusional.

[vindicatedxjin]

This is....

[Saya]

The sky is blue. How do you feel about this, Vin?

[vindicatedxjin]

I feel like that statement is....

[Saya]

Does saying "this is clown shoes" sound okay in real life? I think I might need to incorporate it into my vocabulary.

[MissCheyenne]

I use the phrase 'this is clown shoes' quite often. It works well, especially if you want to confuse someone

[vindicatedxjin]

I say it all the time in real life. I think it gets on my boyfriends nerves.

[Solumina]

Thanks to vin I started saying it, so far everyone finds it amusing, if not a bit odd.

[Saya]

Marvelous. I'm trying really hard to stop saying "retarded" when I think something is ridiculous, I think clown shoes will be a great replacement.

[vindicatedxjin]

I think it sounds rather distinguished.

[Catch]

Originally Posted by Tazian

People who develope delusions have trouble coping with reality.

What say you?

I don't know. I think sometimes it is a defense mechanism. If there were no delusion or denial, they'd otherwise not know how to get through the day and either freak out or allow themselves to be harmed. Sometimes people have beliefs that don't allow for all the facts. There was one person I knew who strategically hid food and then say they didn't have anything to eat. They weren't fat though. It seemed like the importance of food in relation to scarcity made it totally possible for them to block it out, until they needed a snack making it look as though they were doing it on purpose, but they weren't. That was kind of scary, yet talking to other people close to them, it appeared they did plan on eating everything because they considered themselves more important. So crazy yes. They were using the delusion to cope. So no trouble coping.

[Solumina]

It is nice to hear from an expert on the subject

[KontanKarite]

OMG, guys! Look at this adorable little puppy!

[MissCheyenne]

HA! For some reason I suspected that the link would take me to the video of Catch singing Green Day!

[vindicatedxjin]

What is this video that you speak of?

[MissCheyenne]

The links in the picture thread along with her post about how I'm just not goth enough

[vindicatedxjin]

jesus christ on a stick!

[MissCheyenne]

Personally, I was AMAZED by it

EDIT: OMFG! THERE'S MORE OF THEM. IN EVEN LESS CLOTHING.

[Murder.Of.Crows]

Speaking of delusions....

[Saya]

Vin, I think I did it wrong. I just went shopping with a friend of mine, and we found these boots that looked like steel toed workboots, but it had a stilletto heel. I, trying to be PC, had to hesitate before I nearly said "That's retarded", and instead came out with, "That's clown shoes."

My friend politely disagreed, they weren't big enough to be clown shoes.

[vindicatedxjin]

Hah! That's pretty hilarious in it's own right though.

[Catch]

There will be more videos also. Mmmm, it is fun.

[ape descendant]

To respond to the OP. I agree, having delusions can seriously hamper one's ability to deal with reality in a healthy and successful manner.

So, was there something that sparked the idea for this thread? I love stories... tell me the story behind this thread.

[Tazian]

Nothing in particular sparked it.

I was just thinking about people who delude themselves into believing in ridiculous things and why they do it.

Whether they think they have supernatural powers like Harry Potter or Magneto despite the fact that they can´t even overcome the simplest and most basic challenges of life or whether they think they can fly while they´re just scooching around on the rug like the damned New Agers or something it´s all the same.

Ofcourse reality, real life is hard. It´s miserable and nature is brutal but it´s better to deal with things the way they are then to create delusions and avoid reality or painful situations, right?