Delusional Crystallization

Delusional crystallization is a phenomenon that is based on the process of transforming an incoherent system of disparate delusional ideas into a logically connected picture with a clear structure and internal meaning. This picture takes shape in the patient’s mind and reflects his attitude to the surrounding reality and to himself.

The process of delusional crystallization is accompanied by a change in the patient’s mood

Delusional crystallization is the process of delusion formation, during which formerly disparate ideas are combined into a completely defined and coherent system. This process is accompanied by a feeling of lightness, which, according to patients, is the best thing they have felt before.

Delusional crystallization is the main mental process and leads to the systematic development of delusions. Research shows that this process begins with the emergence of mild delusions and proceeds to increased repetition of thoughts, which subsequently become confidence in the correctness of one’s judgments. Thus, delusional crystallization becomes noticeable and pronounced. A model of the delusional process with neural correction has been developed