Jealous Delusions - BrightQuest Treatment Centers

Delusional jealousy (also known as morbid jealousy) is one type of delusional disorder, and as the name implies people with jealous delusions are completely ... 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PageContents SignsandSymptomsofDelusionalJealousy CausesandRiskFactorsforJealousDelusions GettingHelpforJealousDelusions Peoplewithdelusionaldisordershavebeliefs,convictions,orperceptionsthatarenotinharmonywithreality.Theseideasmaycontainelementsoftruth,ortheymaybeentirelyimaginary.Eitherway,theyarenotopentorefutationbyreal-worldevidence,evenwhensuchevidenceisavailableinabundance. Delusionaljealousy(alsoknownasmorbidjealousy)isonetypeofdelusionaldisorder,andasthenameimpliespeoplewithjealousdelusionsarecompletelyconvincedthattheirspousesorromanticpartnershavebeenunfaithful.Delusionaljealousy,byitsverynature,ishighlydestructive:itcancauseimmensedamagetotreasuredrelationshipsandinsomeinstancescanleadtoobsessiveorevenviolentbehavior. Jealousdelusionsareunlikelytodisappearwithoutmentalhealthtreatment,andanyonewhosejealousyhasbecomepathologicalorirrationalshouldbeevaluatedbyapsychiatristorpsychologistwhohasexperiencedealingwithdelusionaldisorders.Delusionaldisordersareaformofpsychoticillnessandshouldbeaddressedwithalltheurgencythatlabelimplies. SignsandSymptomsofDelusionalJealousy Somepeoplewhoexhibitsymptomsofintenseandpersistentjealousyhaveaconditionknownasobsessivejealousy.Theydon’tnecessarilybelievetheirpartnershavebeenunfaithfulinthepast,buttheyseethethreatofinfidelityasomnipresentandsuffertremendousanxietyasaresultoftheirfears. Incontrasttothosewithobsessivejealousy,peoplewithdelusionaljealousyarecompletelycertainthattheirpartnershavealreadybeenunfaithful,recentlyorinthenot-too-distantpast,andtheirthoughtsandbehaviorreflectthisunshakeableconviction.Ifleftuntreated,delusionaljealousycausesbehaviorthatispossessive,controlling,mistrustful,explosive,andmarkedbyanincreasingsenseofdesperation. Someofthesymptomsthatmayindicatethepresenceofjealousdelusionsinclude: Hypervigilancefocusedontheromanticpartner,constantlywatchingforsignsofbadintent Frequentquestioningofapartner’sbehavior,inaccusatorytones Prohibitingthepartnerfromhavingsocialmediaaccountsorcheckingthemsecretlytoseewhothey’vebeencommunicatingwith Paranoiaoverwhothepartnerisspeakingwithduringphonecallsorwritingtoinemails Searchingthroughtheotherperson’sbelongings,lookingforconfirmationofinfidelity Tryingtosurprisethepartneratwork,athomeduringunusualhours,oratotherlocationsto“catchthemintheact” Attemptingtolimitthepartner’sactivitiesoutsidethehome,possiblytothepointofkeepingthemprisoner Useofemotionalblackmailtocontrolthepartner’sbehavior Isolatingthepartnerfromfamilyandfriends Blamingtheotherpersonforalltheconflictsintherelationship,despitetheobviousproblemscausedbythejealousy Aninabilitytograsptheirrationalityofthejealousdelusions,nomatterhowmuchevidenceispresentedtoprovethemfalse Stalking,orothersignsofobsession,shouldthemistreatedpartnerattempttoendtherelationship Threatsofviolence,oractualviolencedirectedagainstthepartner Self-harmingbehavior,includingattemptsatsuicide Initsmostextremeversion,delusionaljealousycanbedangeroustothehealthandsafetyofthosewhoarethesubjectofthedelusions,andthepoliceorthecourtsmaybeaskedtointerveneifthingsgetoutofhand. Thisisaworst-casescenario,andwon’tapplyinmostsituations,butthereisalegitimateriskofatragicendifjealousdelusionsarenotaddressedbeforetheyescalate. CausesandRiskFactorsforJealousDelusions Whiledelusionaljealousyisamentalhealthconditioninitsownright,jealousdelusionsaremorelikelytobeexperiencedbythosewhohavebeendiagnosedinthepastwith: Anxietydisorders.Jealousdelusionsareasignofdeep-seatedinsecurityandlowself-esteem,andthesepsychologicalrealitieshelpplanttheseedsofanxietydisorder. Schizophrenia.Aconnectionbetweenjealousdelusionsandschizophreniahasbeenconfirmedinvariousstudies. Personalitydisorders.Thereisasymptomaticoverlapbetweendelusionaljealousyandtwopersonalitydisordersinparticular—paranoidandborderlinepersonalitydisorders. Braininjuriesordiseases.ConditionslikeHuntington’sdiseaseandParkinson’sdiseasecancausedelusionalbehaviorinsomeinstances,ascanheadinjuries. Substanceusedisorders.Inonestudy,34percentofpeoplewithalcoholusedisordersreportedsymptomsofmorbidjealousy. Atfirstconsideration,jealousdelusionsmayappeartobeasolitarycondition.Buttheyoftenactasasignalthatrevealsdeepermentalorbehavioralhealthproblems. Anyonewhoisexperiencingirrationalanddisproportionatelevelsofjealousywouldbewisetoseekthecounselofamentalhealthprofessionalimmediately.Theseexpertscanunmaskanyunderlyingdisordersandrecommendacourseoftreatmentthatoffersgoodhopeforrecovery. CallForaConfidentialPhoneAssessment. 619-466-0547 GettingHelpforJealousDelusions Extremejealousyoftenleadstopossessiveness,andrelationshipsthatcontaintheseelementscanoftenendinviolentattacks,stalking,harassment,orevenworse.Approximately55percentofwomenwhoaremurderedarekilledbycurrentorformerdomesticpartners,andextremejealousyisafactorinsignificantnumberofthesecases. Mostpeoplewithdelusionaljealousywillnotresorttoviolence.Butevenifthingsdon’treachthispoint,jealousdelusionsareasignofmentalhealthtroublethatshouldnotbeignored,forthesakeofeveryoneinvolved. Thegoodnewsisthatoutpatientandinpatienttreatmentprogramsfordelusionaldisorderscanhelppeoplewithdelusionaljealousyovercometheirmistrustfulandcontrollingtendencies,ifthoseexperiencingjealousdelusionsaretrulydedicatedtofindingrelieffromtheirmisery. Antipsychoticmedicationscanbeincludedinthetreatmentplanalongwithindividualandfamilytherapy,andcognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)ishighlyrecommendedforpeoplewithjealousdelusions,whomustlearntoseethemselves,theirlives,andtheworldmorerealistically. Delusionaljealousy,andtheotherconditionsthatmaybelinkedtoitsdevelopment,areallamenabletotreatment.Beingevaluatedfordelusionaljealousyandanyco-occurringdisordersisthefirststepontheroadtorecovery,andbeingreadytochangeiswhatgivestreatmentachancetoturnthingsaround. 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