Self-Induced Crisis Syndrome: Escalating Personal Risk Due to Immersion in Imaginary Threats

Self-Induced Crisis Syndrome: Escalating Personal Risk Due to Immersion in Imaginary Threats

This concept describes a psychological pattern where individuals become deeply engrossed in hypothetical or fantastical dangers—such as alien invasions, government conspiracies, or supernatural threats—to the point where they take real-world actions that put themselves at risk. Instead of treating these fears as fiction, they alter their behavior as if the imagined danger were imminent, leading to self-sabotage or hazardous decision-making.

Key Traits:

1. Obsession with Hypothetical Threats: Believing in and fixating on imaginary dangers.

2. Reckless Behavior Based on Fictional Fears: Taking real-world actions as if preparing for or escaping from the imagined threat.

3. Inability to Distinguish Reality from Fantasy: Reacting to fictional scenarios with actual survival strategies.

4. Self-Sabotage or Risk Exposure: Engaging in behaviors that increase real-life danger while responding to nonexistent threats.

DSM-5 Perspective:

This behavior may align with traits of:

Cognitive Distortions (Imminent Doom Bias): Treating unrealistic threats as urgent and real.

Paranoid or Delusional Traits: Believing in highly unlikely dangers and acting accordingly.

Impulsivity (Common in BPD & ADHD): Making irrational decisions based on imagined crises.

Fantasy-Prone Personality Traits: Losing the ability to compartmentalize fiction and reality.

Psychosocial Impact:

Potential harm from reckless decisions made in response to fictional threats.

Social alienation due to extreme beliefs and unusual behavior.

Chronic anxiety and stress from living in a self-constructed state of emergency.

Note: This concept is not a clinical diagnosis. For personalized support, consult a licensed mental health professional.

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