Elliott's Delusional attachments guide

Hello, I am Elliott, and I am here to reeducate many people on DA's and their origin.

Firstly, I want to correct some misinformation and blatant ableism I have seen regarding this topic. For instance, that delusional attachments are voluntary and the person suffering them are goating themselves into it. This theory was left here and was attached to the old informational carrd upon it being hijacked(?) by someone.
However, this carrd is still helpful as it preserves allegations left of the coiner of said term.
Coiner allegations

Firstly, I want to speak as someone that has had schizophrenia for many years. Delusions sometimes do come gradually, enough where you can note them and prepare. I have felt the sinking feeling moments before them, and noticed the theme of them prior. For example, I have reoccuring delusions that I am a horse, moments before them I will often feel that I am misplaced and I should be somewhere open for me to roam. I notice this, and take the steps to alleviate them if I can and warn others that my delusion is coming on. This is the same for when I am nearing beliefs that I am a particular person, I notice the simularities between what I am starting to believe and whom that is, and take steps before it comes to me completely in order to ensure my safety.

Another example of this is a recurring delusion I have of parasites. When I experience this, it is so repetitive that I know when I am experiencing it. If I feel squirming in my stomach, I know to ignore it because I have had countless trips to doctors in the past and have confirmed with therapy that this is a delusion. I no longer allow myself to be phased.

Guess what? Schizophrenia as with most mental disorders is a spectrum, and not everyone experiences psychoticness the exact same way. When me and several allies I have experience hallucinations, we often know we are hallucinating due to years of prolonged experience with them. Medication often helps one recognize their experiences as well.

Due to this fact, we psychotics know very well that many of our symptoms vary in intensity as well.

Now, I want to preface that I the author do not agree with a lot of things the community has done. I do not agree with how the label came to be, nor do I agree with the community on some things. But you have to consider that these are often mentally ill children that are the brunt of the community's negative behavior, it makes sense that they do not yet know how to handle what they're experiencing.

We cannot do as the carrd has done and invalidate mentally ill people's experiences. Even if they were faking, this only means there are other unresolved problems these people - often children - are facing. Telling someone they're not having delusions just because you do not like a label made specifically by psychotics, for psychotics, is foolish.

My closing statements are simple, let people be.
If a label fits our experience, let us have it. It doesn't matter if you understand it.

A delusional attachment is purely just the experience of thinking you are something you are not, physically or mentally. If this label connects with you, use it! If it doesn't, do not. It is not harming anyone. However, I continue to ask you not use Delusional attachment as a label unless you have some form of psychosis.

This label was created by a lackluster person, and it would be best if we reclaim it for ourselves if we so choose. If you are not psychotic but identify as something fully, I would suggest simply using fictionkin or irl. Thank you.