I learned a new word tonight. I was watching a French film with subtitles and at the very end we find what the woman had was erotomania. The movie was extremely well done. The first half is her version of things and it appears real. The second half is his version and then the end when he finally realizes what is happening and who is stalking him. Supposedly John Hinckley Jr who shot Ronald Reagan was suffering from this with Jodie Foster, the movie star.
Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the affected person believes that another person, usually a stranger or famous person, is in love with him or her. The illness often occurs during psychosis, especially in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar mania. In one case, erotomania was reported in a patient who had undergone surgery for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm... Usually the patient then returns the perceived affection by means of letters, phone calls, gifts, and visits to the unwitting recipient. Even though these advances are unexpected and unwanted, any denial of affection by the object of this delusional love is dismissed by the patient as a ploy to conceal the forbidden love from the rest of the world. (From Wikepedia)
I have sometimes imagined someone loved me. Now I realize I was delusional.
I just used my spell check and it does not recognize the word erotomania!!!
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