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breadexpert69 t1_itl91ub wrote

The problem with conspiracy theorists is they often believe they are way more important than what they are and they start believing they are the main character in this world.

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candysipper t1_itldr2z wrote

If that’s what this is, it’s not just “self importance”, this would be a major psychotic break. I don’t know if he’s psychotic or not (both his and the wife’s family have said no mental health issues), but if he is, he’s not trying to make himself the center of the world, he’s afraid people are after him and his family to kill or harm them. That’s not a fun feeling. In fact, I’d wager to say it’s probably extremely distressing. I’m not sure what the truth of this situation is, but I can say that it’s extremely rare for a man of his age, with no history of mental illness and has lived a normal, successful life including a good job and relationships with family, would have a psychotic break, or just now start showing the symptoms of a major mental disorder like schizophrenia.

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OrphanSince12yrsOld t1_itokbrp wrote

I’ve been in the mental health field for decades. I have met a married couple that both had their Masters degrees, good jobs, and a nice family. They had no prior history of MH symptoms, they both ended up with late onset schizophrenia. It’s rare but happens

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candysipper t1_itpzz2d wrote

Sure, it can happen but if you work in the field then you know how rare it is for it to happen to one person, much less two at the same time. I understand you’ve seen it anecdotally, but the odds are against that being the case with this couple. But no, not impossible. There was a family in Australia that had a shared psychosis and did something similar by just taking off. I’m very genuinely curious what the story is here. Notice how even the update articles have zero information?

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fourfourzero t1_itldbf5 wrote

almost every conspiracy theorist suffers paranoid delusions. duh.

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orangutanDOTorg t1_itlycap wrote

I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur.

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