# Why are schizophrenic delusions often negative?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 5, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-schizophrenic-delusions-often-negative/733571 "2015-10-05T01:00:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-schizophrenic-delusions-often-negative/733571/21 "2015-10-05T04:15:16Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> I honestly wasn’t attaching any negative connotations, like I said I just had lack of another word to use.

Me either!

Admittedly I was assuming you were, of course, aware that negative connotations do indeed _get_ connoted in those places, in these discussions etc. But your point is applicable whether there are negative connotations _or not_.

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