A woman suffering from paranoid schizophrenia in America has claimed that she's 'pregnant with Jesus'.
All of 19-year-old Haley's pregnancy tests have come back as negative but she appeared on CBS' Dr Phil Show where her mother, Kristi, described her as a 'compulsive liar' and 'delusional'.
The mum then listed other things from her daughter, such as the baby's father being Eminem and that she donated a kidney to her brother.
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The issue is that as the teenager is suffering with a mental illness, rather than parading her on television, surely they should be helping her?
Credit: Dr Phil
Kristi said: "The first time I heard her say that, she actually was saying it was Jesus Christ in her stomach. I looked at her like she had lost her mind.
"She was just going off into a delusional tailspin."
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Haley responded, saying that she had put on two stone and had a rounded stomach - which proved she is pregnant. She added: "My family, my friends, my pastors at church, they don't believe that I'm pregnant,
"I know it's Jesus. I don't care if my family disowns me. It really comes down to if you're a true believer in Jesus or not ... I don't care what the home pregnancy test or a doctor says, when I give birth to my baby, no one is going to deny him because he's my saviour."
Her mother, Kristi. Credit: CBS
Describing one time when she felt the baby move, Haley said: "I was sleeping one night and my baby punched the bottom of my stomach and kicked me, and I can feel his head right here, right below my belly button."
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Her mother begged for help on the show, exclaiming: "I can't keep living like this. We have to treat her like she's actually pregnant to avoid conflict. I'm hoping Dr Phil can let me know if this is part of her act or does she really need help."
To rectify matters, Haley will be having an ultrasound scan to determine whether or not she is indeed pregnant in the second half of the show. This is all so sad.
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