delusions

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After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

This “Scary Movie” has no delusions of that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

After Alary deleted AImee, he read a story his friend Matt Phillips had sent him about a man named Allan Brooks, who had suffered his own AI delusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“At first they thought bipolar one, but when the delusions got increasingly psychotic, and I started to have auditory hallucinations, they changed my diagnosis to schizoaffective.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman