1. Stan starts making up the story to control Ruth. 2. Ruth believes Stan's narrative and adds to it, working in her experiences. 3. Stan represses forging th

1. Stan starts making up the story to control Ruth. 2. Ruth believes Stan's narrative and adds to it, working in her experiences. 3. Stan represses forging the narrative, dissociating and rationalizing what he's making up. 4. Both adults believe, and the delusion is bootstrapped.