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Paranoid
Someone who fears others mean to harm him/her in some way. They may believe or think others are spying on them or plotting to kill them. When the fear is totally irrational and without basis it may be delusional and psychotic in nature.
Dr. Byron Law-Yone reviewed this
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A 36-year old asked:
What is being paranoid?
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A 41-year old asked:
How can I stop being so paranoid?
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A 46-year old asked:
Im so paranoid, anyone can help me?
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A 34-year old asked:
What to do if i feel paranoid and overthinking?
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A 31-year old asked:
Am I sick or just feeling paranoid if diseases?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can absinthe make you more paranoid than usual?
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A 39-year old asked:
I can get really jumpy all of a sudden. Paranoid?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: paranoid?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you tell me how I could stop being so paranoid!?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can I be paranoid without having a specific disorder?
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A 43-year old asked:
What to do if i continuously feel scared!am i paranoid?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I've dilusional and paranoid is there anything i can do?
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A 30-year old asked:
Am I just simply paranoid or realistic and in a bad place?
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A 43-year old asked:
Why am i paranoid when I have nothing to be paranoid about?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why am i so paranoid about everything? What mental issue is this?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there a way to stop being paranoid over every last small thing?
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A 37-year old asked:
What could have caused me to get so paranoid after i smoked some weed?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can i tell me how i can stop being paranoid about someone breaking in?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How do I stop being so anxious and paranoid? I worry about everything.
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A 31-year old asked:
How can I tell if my husband is just a paranoid person, or is something more?
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A 36-year old asked:
I had accidental overdose, constantly paranoid, haven't ate for days, what to do?
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A 37-year old asked:
What does it mean to be paranoid? Does this mean that something is wrong mentally?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What could it be if I am frequently feeling paranoid and anxious and also very guarded?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Hitler was a paranoid,how a paranoid like him could achieve all of his successes / goals ?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me what can help me forget this recurring, irrational and paranoid thought?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How do you know the difference between paranoid and just not knowing what the person is thinking?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why is it whenever i see a bug, i feel bugs crawling on me, yet they're not there. Am i paranoid?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is it normal to be able to feel your tracheae? Idk why I'm so paranoid but it feels weird touching it lol
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have maybe 4-5 of the celiac symptons, does this mean I have this disease or am i being overly paranoid?
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A 31-year old asked:
I always feel llike there something behind me, sometimes things in the dark. Is that paranoid or something else?
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