The Truth About My Schizophrenia Delusions Delusions in schizophrenia are so hard to break because they feel completely real. Your brain isn’t lying to you on purpose—it’s misreading reality. The same logic and emotions that help you understand the world are being used, just with the wrong information. So when someone says, “That’s not true,” it clashes with what your brain knows feels true. That’s why it takes time, trust, and treatment to slowly untangle what’s real from what isn’t. Follow @sc