The phenomenon where you always think, "If I exhibit behavior A instead of behavior B, I will X additional hours of screen time per day from my parents" even though your parents don't akcually operate under such conditions.
He’s stuck in a screen time delusion, thinking if he cleans his room, his parents will reward him with extra gaming hours, even though they’ve never promised that.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025


Perhaps the most fucked-up disorder to ever grace this planet. It's when someone holds the delusion that someone they know—a friend, relative, spouse, pet, anything like that—is replaced with an identical imposter.
Discovered by psychiatrist Joseph Capgras (who is also the namesake of the disorder).
Discovered by psychiatrist Joseph Capgras (who is also the namesake of the disorder).
The capgras delusion is terrifying.
by 7568ino November 14, 2023

by Hercolena Oliver May 29, 2010

When a woman's makeup looks horrific to the general public but not to themselves.
In many instances, the amount she cakes on is in direct correlation to the degrees of her insecurity. So much so, they embody a feigned sense of confidence despite the glaring reality they look like Pennywise.
Sadly, a woman's girl friends will never be truthful to her when she exhibits clear symptoms of this condition. Since critiquing them warrants getting your car keyed, tires slashed and a minimum of 400 death threats sent the same hour, the most effective method of curing a delusional woman is either intensive psychotherapy or directions to the nearest circus.
In many instances, the amount she cakes on is in direct correlation to the degrees of her insecurity. So much so, they embody a feigned sense of confidence despite the glaring reality they look like Pennywise.
Sadly, a woman's girl friends will never be truthful to her when she exhibits clear symptoms of this condition. Since critiquing them warrants getting your car keyed, tires slashed and a minimum of 400 death threats sent the same hour, the most effective method of curing a delusional woman is either intensive psychotherapy or directions to the nearest circus.
Miriam: did you see Sara's face last night?
Bella: yeah omg! She looked AWFUL.
Miriam: right?? That girl must be suffering Delusions of Contour. Let's book a therapist for her.
Bella: yeah omg! She looked AWFUL.
Miriam: right?? That girl must be suffering Delusions of Contour. Let's book a therapist for her.
by bredsheeran81 October 25, 2024

When a streamer's audience (usually male) fool themselves into thinking the streamer (usually female) can be attained for a relationship as long as she is single. This delusion is shattered when she reveals she is in a relationship, which, consequently, leads to indignant backlash by the horde of disappointed men.
Streamer: I have a boyfriend, guys!
Delusional man: Ohmahgerd but I thought you were mine.
Streamer: Sorry to shatter your attainability delusion, but you should've known better.
Delusional man: *proceeds to report all her accounts*
Delusional man: Ohmahgerd but I thought you were mine.
Streamer: Sorry to shatter your attainability delusion, but you should've known better.
Delusional man: *proceeds to report all her accounts*
by Carnivorous Pencil March 10, 2020

Hym "But the targeted harassment that mirrors the delusions of reference that violates both harassment law and likely school bullying policies and sometimes stallking laws and/or violates the privacy act of 1974. But yes. I would gladly murder your kids over it and CLEARLY other people agree. AND! AND... We're winning the war on weaponized schizophrenia at a ratio of 10 to 1. So, yeah. Entirely avoidable child death. Caused deliberately by YouTube internet pundits whose lives need to end as quickly a humanly possible."
by Hym Iam February 18, 2025
