Usually, jealousy manifests itself only in the presence of convincing evidence of infidelity, and upon receiving contradictory information, the opinion may change. But for pathological jealous people, the real state of affairs has little effect on feelings.
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Step 1
The belief in the presence of a rival is the main feature of jealousy, while the actual state of affairs may differ. If there is no real threat, it takes too much time and effort to try to eliminate it. Pathological jealousy implies the presence of irrational thoughts and feelings in the absence of evidence. At the same time, the behavior is inadequate, the person is captured by thoughts about the partner's infidelity.
Step 2
The most convincing evidence of a partner's innocence does not eliminate the suspicions of a pathological jealous person, because he has his own. His evidence is based on all sorts of things that are not involved in the situation. A partner is often accused of cheating with many people. There is a psychopathological symptomatology with pathological jealousy: delusional, overvalued and obsessive ideas.
Step 3
Delusional ideas can manifest themselves in various suspicions about the partner's behavior. The partner contracted a genital infection, the partner pours substances that reduce sex drive to the jealous person. All actions of the partner are interpreted in an arbitrary way so that they can be taken as evidence of delusional ideas.
Step 4
Obsessive thoughts about the partner's infidelity take possession of the pathological jealous with the force of external influence, which can hardly be resisted. Too much time is spent on these thoughts, it is difficult for the patient to stop thinking about it. Obsessive thoughts lead to double-checking the actions of the partner, attempts to limit his freedom.
Step 5
An overvalued idea in pathological jealousy is a thought on which the patient is focused in an inadequate degree. This is not a delusional thought, but it makes the person pay too much attention to the checks of the partner. Overvalued ideas can be corrected by making reasonable arguments.
Step 6
Pathological jealousy very rarely manifests itself on its own, most often it goes along with mental disorders. Some equate it with delusional disorder, others consider it the initial manifestation of schizophrenia, and others see it as features of paranoid personality disorder.
Step 7
Pathological jealousy can be the result of unhealthy attachment to a partner, an inferiority complex, and a decrease in sexual function. The use of drugs and alcohol aggravates the course of the disorder. In order to obtain loyalty from a partner, in some cases they resort to violent actions.
