Thread by @itachibins, why throwing around the words delulu and delusions and delusional is harmful [...]

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why throwing around the words delulu and delusions and delusional is harmful to people who actually suffer from it, an informative thread:

the definition of delusion is : A belief or altered reality that is persistently held despite evidence or agreement to the contrary, generally in reference to a mental disorder.

now why we shouldn& #39;t throw around the word:
1) it& #39;s harmful to those who actually experience delusions in their life
2) you are belittling the struggles of people who delusional behaviour due to disorders

in regards to where I see it being used I see it among my peers in the kpop community,
" oh my god I& #39;m so delulu for so and so"
you shouldn& #39;t say that if you& #39;ve never ever experienced what a delusion is like.

some delusions come with hallucinations and it& #39;s not funny to use the word as a joke.

now from my personal experience,
due to my mental health issues I experience delusions and I have to suffer through the delusion because they& #39;re of the non-bizzare type,though I& #39;m aware of the delusions I have I cannot change what I feel. I& #39;ve seen too many -

people use it and it& #39;s bothering me so much when I& #39;m suffering like this.

when you talk about fans please refrain from using these words, especially for sasaengs, find other words.

it paints a harmful image of anyone who actually suffers from delusions or delusional disorders.

I don& #39;t have much more to add here but I just needed to address this issue. if anyone else would like to add on to this thread please let me know because I& #39;ve only spoken from my mental health experience.

as they said it& #39;s alright to use the word delusional when it& #39;s not in a negative context, I& #39;ve just seen it more for mocking than as a form of speech https://twitter.com/cIosecaII/status/1294327959646613510?s=19">https://twitter.com/cIosecaII...