Search results for query: Paranoia

I have PTSD relating to an unstable environment as a child and a few traumatic instances in particular. Part of my PTSD manifests as paranoia and a general distrust for, well, everyone but those I view as authority figures. I have a deep assumption that, at best, they don't actually care and at...

I have a lot of trauma around therapists and doctors. My father was a doctor who lost his medical license for sexually assaulting nurses and performing elective surgery on patients there for unrelated surgery. My mother was a child psychologist who worked with sex offenders in prison. They...

I'm a cis-woman in my mid 40s. I've been diagnosed with CPTSD, depression, DID, anxiety, anhedonia, and whatever label felt right at the time. I try to get therapy or medical treatment for my symptoms every few years, but I'm so triggered by the medical community that I drop out very quickly...

...of certain demographics, particularly cis-men, therapists, doctors, religious practitioners, dogs, and police. My last therapist said my paranoia was irrational, and suggested I have scizo-affective disorder. Except, I don't have neurotic fixations on numbers or patterns, generalized...

...thing is, there is evidence of the me being attacked and because the police failed and did nothing, it seems the NHS has written it off as paranoia. I swear I'm not paranoid, there is blood still in my home from one of the attackers, the police that cleaned the other drop of blood, didnt see...

thank you. I will look into this more because that word "hypervigilance" has been brought up in my session.

Sorry for your rough day/night. Glad you reached out here. It’s always good to have someone to share with who gets it. We all do. even though you dodged a bullet, you still got triggered. Probably not as badly as you would have if you would’ve been confronted by them. I always try to see...

...I am stunned and unfortunately have reacted very badly sometimes to the accusations because they are so outlandish and hurtful. The best way I can see navigating this is to create very strict boundaries, and hope he continues to navigate his emotions without escalating them to blind paranoia.

hello shrupkin. welcome to the forum. sorry for what brings you here, but glad you are here. does a parent/child relationship count? the symptoms you are describing closely fit my adult (45) son's symptoms. it's a cultural norm to blame mama for all your blues and i self-deported to the toxic...

...symptoms that I am not sure are from PTSD or from an unknown comorbid disorder. My Issue: I have been dealing with some kind of paranoia/anxiety that feels grandiose, stemming from a need to protect myself. I'll give you an example from a few nights ago: I go to sign up for college therapy...

...isn't anything to compare it to from previous experience so it would hit like a load of bricks and cause all sorts of effects, incl. the paranoia. It can also be the focus of your life and just waste time ruminating. Now since it was a fight, there is a chance he said that out of anger in...

Paranoia. Is. A. Motherf*cker. In my own life? I’ve had to drive a reeeeeeally hard line between - Annoyed, by what is really going on. - Paranoid, afraid of what MIGHT be going on. I use 2 things to differentiate. 1. “The Seatbelt Rule” = I am ABSOLUTELY allowed to both wear seatbelts AND...

...suicide attempts and she was away in hospital for long stretches. In addition, she had some peculiar attitudes to parenting (coming from her paranoia and anxiety) that left me with a lot of learned helplessness. My father was an alcoholic and overwhelmed by the home situation. He just wanted...

...through an almost year long depression which has resulted in him checking out almost completely right now. His PTSD manifests with a lot of paranoia and he doesn't trust family or friends, and now, he said he lost all trust (and love, according to him) for me. His depression has been very...

...It's much easier said than done if the memories are repressed cause the nervous system still remembers even if you don't so it shows up as paranoia in all other areas of life. With the food, I suggest preparing it yourself so know for sure it's not poisoned. Can't help with walking at night...

...and i hear noises. my brain compels me to get out and check. double checking my purse even though i know i have everything. i believe its paranoia i struggle with, but for some reason its hard to find good information about it. maybe its just irrational fears of everyday things? when it...

I live in a old house that's converted into 3 units. Not ideal but can't buy a house in this market despite my husband and I working full time making what used to be a good salary. Anyway, in the 11 years we've been here, we've never had terrible neighbors like we do now. I'm convinced the...

...idk what exactly was being said about me, but I was ostracized and by the end pretty much no one would speak to me. The anxiety veered into paranoia, kept my drink in eyesight to avoid being poisoned, thought the maintenance guys would booby trap my area to kill me, that's how bad it got...

...that smooth out & soothe/clarify people with PTSD+ADHD’s thoughts/feelings/anxiety/dysreg CAUSE not just dysreg & anxiety, but full blown paranoia, mixed episodes (manic + suicidal), & psychosis in bipolar, GAD, & neurotypical folk. Meanwhile someone with PTSD+OCD is going to be dealing with...

This makes me think. Growing up I was afraid of the dark, but really I was afraid of demons or some paranoia (like being afraid men were hiding in my room, bathroom, or outside my window waiting to get me). So honestly darkness was the only thing I had words for. I never told anyone about the...

my own hyper-vigilance follows me wherever i go, whether in a motel, a gated community or a secure facility. i wrap my miserable anxiety/paranoia into the hyper-vigilance packet. crazy i hold as a peanut gallery assessment. my hyper-vigilance is intense enough that i often feel like i need a...

Is it paranoia? Is it ptsd? Is this an actual gut feeling? “Just” anxiety? Is it the stormy weather? Is it remainder from the gummy I took earlier? Why do I feel extremely hyper aware of every detail tonight? Why is it crawling over my skin in a way it doesn’t normally? Why does the...

...their sexuality. that has never been a clear or easy process. it's muddier than ever since helicopter parenting and all its inherent paranoia came into vogue. dunno. . . your "abuse" sounds like a childish discovery process to my old world ears. even with the pornografication of prime time...

...from asking them to repeat what they said to see if you are hearing things accurately or not? In terms of strangers, that sounds like some paranoia? Maybe the people you know are mumbling things about you. Maybe they aren't. When we have been sexually abused we carry a lot of shame. Do...

...too paranoid of reprisals from those who would know I am talking about them. I have to consider my mom and my family. It would put them at a non-zero risk of harm, and I can't take that chance. It's hard enough to even seriously talk about what happened online, I fight with my paranoia...