In erotomaniac delirium it is crucial for a subject to know that she is loved rather than that she loves.
-“I think that the news anchor is so in love with me that’s why he chose me for this post ”- Sarah was talking about a public figure, who she had seen only on TV and who she thought was in love with her.
The patient claimed, believed and considered herself wanted, desired and loved…in brief, invested by the object (the news anchor), while putting aside the question whether he shared this love.
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Description
Reason for hospitalization
Symptoms
Anamnesis
Self-awareness
Request
About Family
About The Other
About Relation To Body
About Transfer
About Dreams
Clinical Picture
Analytical Work
What helped
Changes, which happened during the analysis