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What Are Signs of Paranoia?

Extreme paranoia is a mental health issue that should be treated by a physician. It is observed in people with paranoid personality disorder as well as paranoid schizophrenia. Paranoia can keep you from developing relationships, trusting people and can even cause you to harm other people. If you or someone you know is suffering from signs of paranoia, you should seek professional help.

  1. Paranoia Signs in Paranoid Personality Disorder

    • Paranoid Personality Disorder is a psychiatric disorder. You may be suspicious and distrustful of others. What causes this disorder is not known, though it appears to be hereditary. It is more common in men than in women. If you have this disorder you will feel like you are often in danger and you may seek out things that will confirm this suspicion. You will be so suspicious of other people that you don't make friends. This disorder can cause you to be hostile, detached and suspicious of the motives of other people.

    Treatment of Paranoid Personality Disorder

    • Treating someone with this disorder is challenging because they are suspicious of physicians. If you seek out treatment and accept it, medicine and talk therapy can help.

    Paranoia Signs in Paranoid Schizophrenia

    • Paranoia can cause you to isolate yourself from others.

      Paranoid schizophrenia is another psychiatric illness where paranoia is a major symptom. The paranoia involved if you have schizophrenia can cause you to be violent. The level of paranoia is so severe you may think that people want to hurt you. This can cause you to hurt someone because you believe that you must defend yourself.

    Treatment of Paranoid Schizophrenia

    • If you are having symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia it is important that you get help from a doctor. It will not go away on its own and it will not get better. A doctor can help you get the right treatment so that you can manage your symptoms.

    Warnings

    • If you are having thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, get help immediately. You can call 911 or your local emergency number.

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