Patient is not dating the person in front of them. They are dating the version that will arrive in 18 months once their partner has done therapy, quit the job, and moved out of the shared house with their ex.
That version is not arriving.
None. The current reality is considered a phase.
Patients with Terminal Potential-Over-Reality Delusion typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Terminal Potential-Over-Reality Delusion — a terminal condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Futurus imaginarius amoris. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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