Fantastic Relationships: Parasocial, Histrionic, Borderline, Erotomanic Delusions, Lies (Conference)
March 29, 2026
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as posted by the channelVideo presentation at Inscitech Meet On Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
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Parasocial relationship
Erotomanic delusion (erotic delusion, erotomania)
Simenon’s syndrome
Clérambault’s syndrome (de Clérambault’s syndrome)
erotic paranoia (erotomanic-type delusional disorder)
HPD misjudges relationships
histrionic personality disorder (hysterical personality disorder)
All three claim to be victims of narcissist's devaluation and discard when in reality, they are the ones with the fantasy
Complicated relationship with the truth: lying, confabulation, fantasizing
Transference
Special policy for clinicians and practitioners covers false accusations by patients with BPD and other personality disorders
Risks Associated with BPD
People who interact with persons with BPD face a higher risk of false accusations due to intense transference/countertransference, impaired reality testing, identity disturbances, and paranoid symptoms. These allegations may stem from the patient's psychopathology or intense fears of abandonment, often leading to litigation.
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