I think that its a big stretch connecting a conspiracy theory believer to a mental illness, it just feels like we're trying to wedge a person into mental illness because of beliefs, and if anything it could cause a massive rift in a family.
Just because a person believes in conspiracy theories doesn't automatically make them a victim of a serious mental illness. Maybe she just chose to believe based on her own research.
In the early 1980's in the Soviet Union the KGB changed their methods, they decided that to betray the state was a sign of mental illness and they became determined to find a way to treat it, instead of treating it like a crime.
You must be nuts to betray the glorious worker state.
In this case though, I've found that its pointless to debate conspiracy theory people or try to change their belief system, instead I give them a wide berth and tell them that I don't want to debate these theories because its a debate your never going to win.
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