Dr. Mehmet Oz: Madonna, what you’re describing—this absolute conviction that a Messiah is coming, that you’re somehow central to it—that’s textbook delusions of grandeur. It’s a classic psychiatric red flag.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Exactly. Belief in a Messiah at this intensity isn’t faith anymore. It’s a break from reality. People in your position need intervention, not encouragement.
Joe: Hold on. Both of you need to back off. She’s not sick. She’s allowed to believe what she believes. I can’t control her, and neither can you. Faith isn’t a diagnosis.
Madonna: (tears already forming) Don’t you dare. Belief in a Messiah is not a mental illness. It’s not delusions of grandeur. It’s hope. It’s the only thing that has ever made the darkness make sense. You can call it whatever clinical term makes you feel superior, but don’t pathologize what keeps me standing.