Negative delulu is the dark mirror of standard delulu — instead of deluding yourself into unreasonable optimism, you've deluded yourself into unreasonable pessimism. Convinced the interview went terribly when it went fine. Certain your friend is mad at you based on one slightly dry text. Absolute iron-clad belief that the worst-case scenario is unfolding, against all available evidence. TikTok recognizes it as anxiety's sneaky cousin: just as disconnected from reality as regular delulu, but dressed in dread instead of hope. 'Delulu is the solulu' does not apply here. This one needs a different intervention.
I'm living in negative delulu right now — I KNOW he said it went well but my brain has decided it was definitely bad.
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