Inferential confusion
Mistaking an imagined possibility for a real probability / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inferential confusion is a meta-cognitive state of confusion that becomes pathological when an individual fails to interpret reality correctly and considers an obsessional belief or subjective reality as an actual probability.[1] It causes an individual to mistrust their senses and rely on self-created narratives ignoring evidence and the objectivity of events. These self-created narratives come from memories, information, and associations that aren't related- therefore, it deals with the fictional nature of obsessions.[clarification needed] It causes the individual to overestimate the threat.[2]