Sentence examples for delusions to avoid from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors argued that he concocted the delusions to avoid the death penalty.

McCabe and Priebe [ 2] describe a commonly held view that psychiatrists should not discuss patient delusions in order to avoid inadvertently colluding with the patient's beliefs.

12. (C) Ambassador Eikenberry agreed and said that while we support efforts to press him to be a more visible Commander and Chief and push him to get outside of the Palace, we need to avoid self-delusion that he is really stepping up to lead the country and embrace mutual strategic goals until he clearly does so of his own volition.

This is a good way to avoid the delusion that you need to have finished absolutely everything on your list before you submit.

John Gray (Delusions of grandeur, Review, 11 February) writes that "it is impossible to avoid the conclusion that, for Chomsky, America is virtually the sole obstacle to peace in the world".

His relatives say that he suffers from delusions of persecution, but law-enforcement officials contend this is a ruse to avoid prosecution.

This leaves open the possibility for the charge of self-delusion or self-deception to re-emerge despite Overall's attempt to avoid this.

That delusion allows a vast majority of Americans, many of them white, to avoid discussing race and racism in a real constructive way.

When Steve got out, he was not in delusion about his remission and was willing to do whatever it took to avoid another crisis.

The use of "safety behaviors" (acts such as gestures or the use of words in specific contexts) to avoid or neutralize imagined threats may actually contribute to the chronicity of delusions.

It's best to avoid an expletive-ridden knee-jerk response if you don't want to ruin future chances, but equally don't be under any delusion that fame and fortune will quickly follow.