Life does imitate art as the author suggests in his article, "Truman Syndrome diagnosed". Some of us enjoy living vicariously through others and visualizing ourselves as that person; becoming the star in our world. Most people though, awake from that moment, that delusion; as we are able to differentate our true lives from that realm. For others life seems to be a reflection of what they perceive to be real. Everything around them is a stage and they are the main character. Where reality and illusion coincide with each other. In the studies, the subjects struggle to seperate reality and illusion. Is this life they lead a delusion caused by a want of fame or a paranoia due to a mental illness or breakdown.
My youngest brother, Vinny would be a good example of someone who could be diagnosed with such delusions. His reality was that he thought everyone including myself was out to fool him. In essence his own mind played these scenarios. Vividly believing everything someone said as if it was his own story. A story which a friend of his spoke of turned out to actually become my brother's. My sister in passing conversation recently spoke about his delusions. Telling me in detail how my marriage with my wife is actually his. Vinny lives his life through others' stories. Much of his fabricated reality though is due to the effects brought on by drugs and alcohol.
I believe that just as the author has stated, that drugs play an important role on the growing number of people portraying a Truman syndrome personality. In a day and age when advertisement is forced upon us our minds become susceptable; especially when on alcohol or drugs.
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