Beliefs are convictions of reality that we accept as true. They provide us with the basic mental scaffolding to understand and engage meaningfully in our world. Beliefs remain fundamental to our ...

Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions, cause false beliefs in personal power or fame. They are common in mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. If you ...

In my previous blog post, I reviewed the published evidence that the use of psychedelic drugs—also known as entheogens—can change our religious beliefs. For example, several studies based on ...

A delusion is a fixed, relatively immutable, persistent, false belief with no basis in reality. Source: Piotr Marcinski/Shutterstock We talk often about "deluded" people: “The person on the talent ...

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Delusions of grandeur are a symptom of mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. People with this symptom may believe they have supernatural, religious, or God-like powers.