Ptsd and paranoia

[Morphius]

Hi guys. I'm not sure what to do or if anyone knows has experienced this before. I'm having horrible delusions and paranoia. I've never felt such harsh symptoms. Imagine feeling like you're on the run. It's like I feel like I'm on some public spotlight being watched, talked about and observed. Other such a hard feeling to shake. I went to my primary doctor and she said my blood pressure was high. Could this be related to this intense paranoia , anxiety and delusion ? I'm new to this symptom. One always sort of felt the same things but never to this extent. Why would it start suddenly? Do you do anything to calm it down?

 

[lostforgottensoul]

I don't have high BP, its actually on the low end, and I would not even say I have paranoia as a PTSD symptom as most know paranoia but I do feel like I am being chased, all of the time now since my mom died. It feels like Im going insane. Checking that doors are locked 5 times. Checking out windows. Fast walking to my car. Making sure my car door is locked. Watching people as they walk when im driving like one of them is going to pull a gun or something.

I took a taxi recently for the first time due to my car and had my stun gun in my hand. A bit over board.

Anyway, the way that Im helping this is to ask myself how rational is this to happen or how rational is this thought in general. My rational side of my brain still works, though often opressed, and so I can tap into that.

So how likely is it that one of these pedstrains are going to pull a gun on me? Or even how likely is it that this person is trying to hurt me or is purposely doing *whatever*?

I dont know about the delusions and high BP. My sister and step mom have high BP (both on meds for it) and they have never had delusions and I havent as a symptom of PTSD so unsure about that.

Not sure if the remainder of this made any sense or even helps any. Hopes it does!

 

[Lee2001]

You could have high bp from elevated emotions or it could be a chronic condition you will need treated. I have high bp and have had it for years. Started in my early twenties. I have read a lot of studies on having a challenging or abusive up bringing or any kind of trauma can set you up for being at risk for developing things like high bp as an ongoing condition. It doesn't run in my family, I'm skinny, eat descent and no family history of it... very suspicious that hard child hood set me up for it. Sorry about the paranoia! That's a hard one and interferes greatly. I truly hope you feel better.

 

[Knak]

I had that feeling chronically for years after a complete emotional breakdown that lasted 12 years after being rejected by the guy I thought I'd marry. Mine would be attributed to a lifetime of being told I was worthless and then after the breakdown I had the psychotic paranoia of being watched and talked about by anonymous strangers. I was so paranoid I wouldn't verbalize it for fear of being undermined by some evil person, satanic, who would use the info to drive me further into myself. I experienced that when I lived in San Francisco and was invited to a Thanksgiving dinner with people who were satanic.
I couldn't talk to people ever. It was like I was freaked out all the time. But this went on for years. Antidepressants probably made it worse.
Only after being around kind healing people and finally when I returned to my faith in Christ was I able to heal from the major depression. Then I found out I had ADD and the meds helped tremendously. Then when I started having panic attacks I got on klonopin and then with migraines I got on baclofen.
Now I can talk to people but I still hate to leave the house because people are a trigger.