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What Causes Delusions?
My grandson is having delusions. He'll be 24 on his birthday.
He thinks people are out to get him. Causing his truck to lose power when certain cars are around. His truck is wired to spy on him. The electric company has put cameras on the poles. Friends, family, everyone is in on it. He is a hard worker and this just came on all of a sudden. He thinks people are following him, he just wants to get money to pay them off. Italians, catholics are after him. ???
He thinks people are out to get him. Causing his truck to lose power when certain cars are around. His truck is wired to spy on him. The electric company has put cameras on the poles. Friends, family, everyone is in on it. He is a hard worker and this just came on all of a sudden. He thinks people are following him, he just wants to get money to pay them off. Italians, catholics are after him. ???
Mon, 4 Sep 2017
Dear user
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. Problems in the working of brain areas that control thinking and perception may be associated with the sudden show of delusional symptoms. Evidences and Research also points that delusional disorder can be caused by extreme stress and anxiety disorder or paranoid personality disorder. Drug and alcohol abuse also might contribute to the delusional disorder.
Identifying the cause of the delusional disorder is important to the diagnosis and treatment. Does your grandson have any addiction ? Stress ? Anxiety disorder ?
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. Problems in the working of brain areas that control thinking and perception may be associated with the sudden show of delusional symptoms. Evidences and Research also points that delusional disorder can be caused by extreme stress and anxiety disorder or paranoid personality disorder. Drug and alcohol abuse also might contribute to the delusional disorder.
Identifying the cause of the delusional disorder is important to the diagnosis and treatment. Does your grandson have any addiction ? Stress ? Anxiety disorder ?
If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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