Messiah complex

[1][2] The term can also refer to a state of mind in which an individual believes that they are responsible for saving others.

However, the symptoms as a proposed disorder closely resemble those found in individuals with delusions of grandeur or with grandiose self-images that veer towards the delusional.

[3] An account specifically identified it as a category of religious delusion, which pertains to strong fixed beliefs that cause distress or disability.

[4] According to philosopher Antony Flew, an example of this type of delusion was the case of Paul, who declared that God spoke to him, telling him that he would serve as a conduit for people to change.

[5] In terms of the attitude wherein an individual sees themselves as having to save another or a group of poor people, there is the notion that the action inflates their own sense of importance and discounts the skills and abilities of the people they are helping to improve their own lives.