The second part of the fourth season of “You” It gave a lot to talk about not only because of some taboo acts that were presented in the plot such as “golden showers”, but also because the issue of erotomania, a disorder suffered by Joe Goldberg, was addressed.
BEWARE, SPOILER ALERT! Those who have already seen the series will remember when it is revealed that the protagonist suffers from this condition. It all starts from the moment you Joe tries to track down Rhys Montrose, whom he doesn’t know; However, from one moment to the next, that stranger becomes his friend.; What’s more, he reveals that he is the murderer of ‘Eat The Rich’. In the end, the protagonist accidentally kills him, but a new version of this young man immediately appears next to him.
How is this possible? It turns out that Goldberg never had a friendship with the mayoral candidate and all that time he was chatting with someone imaginary.
But Joe is not the only one who suffers from this disorder, since in the series they also showed us Phoebe being stalked by Dawn, a woman who claims to be her soul sister and that the publications that the young woman had made were addressed to her; Of course, the lady had never seen her in her life, let alone written messages on her networks. Because of this, we specify what erotomania is and everything you need to know about it.
WHAT IS EROTOMANIA?
Erotomania is a delusional disorder that occurs when someone believes and is convinced that a person is in love with him or her.. Generally, that other being belongs to a superior and unattainable status.
It is also known as Clerambault syndrome, listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which is viewed as a subtype of unusual and delusional disorder. According to a study published in the National Library of Medicinehis “lifetime prevalence is 0.2 percent”.
THE SYMPTOMS OF EROTOMANIA
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Akos Antwi told Pop Sugar some common symptoms of erotomania:
- Persistent fantasies about the object of your delusion.
- Spend a lot of time trying to contact the “loved” person.
- Attempting to approach the person who is in your thoughts to test your delusional belief.
- Starting to feel jealous for that person when he imagines that someone else can get close to him.
- Believing that this person sends her secret messages, dedicates songs to her, or whatever she does is thought of her, the licensed clinical psychologist Janelle Peifer told the same outlet.
HOW DANGEROUS IS EROTOMANIA?
If treated, erotomania is not dangerous precise Peifer; Otherwise, he could take them to the “social isolation, depression and psychiatric distress”.
Something that Antwi also shares when pointing out that if it goes to the extreme of stalking both physically and sending messages to another person, it could be harmful, which is why he recommends treating it.
HOW TO TREAT EROTOMANIA?
Erotomania treatment varies according to each person, but would include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychotherapy, antipsychotic medications, stress management techniques, among others.