On the other hand, just because I admit I was wrong, it doesn't automatically follow that you were right...

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Can we clear up this delusion business? If I say I believe there are fairies living at the bottom of my garden, that's my sincerely held belief. If you don't believe in fairies, it's going to be your sincerely held belief that I am deluded. This doesn't mean that you think I am mad or you think I am a lesser person, it just means that you think I am deeply mistaken when it comes to that aspect of my belief system.

Simple, innit?

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Also, as a mental health worker can I point out something that we hear all the time and slightly laugh about? If you describe me as 'delusional' you're saying that I don't exist. I don't think that's what you mean, though. Either I'm deluded or my ideas are delusional...