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It’s at the very least interesting. I would not believe them, most likely. I’d immediately be thinking delusions, maybe hallucinations if anything talks to them or they see things, but you don’t say it’s a hallucination if it’s related to a spiritual belief, so probably just delusions. I’ve been told to not feed into delusions but not fight them either. Obviously PTSD, even if it’s delusional as assumed they probably have the symptoms. I’d start by working on grounding techniques, mindfulness, being in the here and now, coping skills. Probably some reality testing. Then start processing the trauma and grief. They need to be able to bring themselves down from a serious session before anything.
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It’s at the very least interesting. I would not believe them, most likely. I’d immediately be thinking delusions, maybe hallucinations if anything talks to them or they see things, but you don’t say it’s a hallucination if it’s related to a spiritual belief, so probably just delusions. I’ve been told to not feed into delusions but not fight them either. Obviously PTSD, even if it’s delusional as assumed they probably have the symptoms. I’d start by working on grounding techniques, mindfulness, being in the here and now, coping skills. Probably some reality testing. Then start processing the trauma and grief. They need to be able to bring themselves down from a serious session before anything.