Belief
|
weak
|
moderate
|
strong
|
total
|
You
are
dead
and/or
do
not
exist
|
3.2
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
5.4
|
Relatives
or
close
friends
are
sometimes
replaced
by
identical-looking
impostors
|
3.4
|
2.0
|
0.4
|
5.8
|
Part
of
your
body
does
not
belong
to
you
|
3.0
|
2.0
|
1.1
|
6.1
|
Some
well-known
celebrity
is
secretly
in
love
with
you
|
4.9
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
6.9
|
You
are
infested
by
parasites
|
5.7
|
3.9
|
2.8
|
12.4
|
The
world
is
about
to
end
|
7.6
|
3.6
|
1.7
|
12.9
|
The
reflection
in
the
mirror
is
sometimes
not
you
|
7.1
|
8.7
|
2.6
|
18.4
|
People
you
know
disguise
themselves
as
others
to
manipulate
or
influence
you
|
10.6
|
9.9
|
4.4
|
24.9
|
Some
people
are
duplicated,
i.e.
are
in
2
places
at
the
same
time
|
12.4
|
9.7
|
4.1
|
26.2
|
There
is
another
person
who
looks
and
acts
like
you
|
13.0
|
14.3
|
5.4
|
32.7
|
Your
thoughts
are
not
fully
under
your
control
|
12.3
|
15.1
|
6.2
|
33.6
|
Certain
people
are
out
to
harm
or
discredit
you
|
14.8
|
12.5
|
6.5
|
33.8
|
People
say
or
do
things
that
contain
special
messages
for
you
|
14.4
|
17.1
|
7.0
|
38.5
|
Certain
places
are
duplicated,
i.e.
are
in
2
different
locations
at
the
same
time
|
14.3
|
17.6
|
6.8
|
38.7
|
You
are
an
exceptionally
gifted
person
that
others
do
not
recognize
|
17.0
|
19.7
|
3.8
|
40.5
|
You
are
not
in
control
of
some
of
your
actions
|
15.4
|
18.1
|
10.8
|
44.3
|
Your
body
or
part
of
your
body
is
misshapen
or
ugly
|
14.0
|
21.6
|
10.8
|
46.4
|
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