What are the symtoms of paranoia?

Answer 1

Seeing things or imagining things that are not normal.

Close to being a paranoid.

Answer 2

I think if you have to ask for the symptoms of paranoia you're probably paranoid. To answer the question to the best of my knowledge, as I understood it, it is defined as irrational thinking or fear of things that, in normal people,does not trigger such a hyper-response. This can be caused by mental illness or drug induced( meth,coke & PCP to name a few). I am not an expert. I took a psych class in college and my familiarity to the disorder stems from my working in an ambulance.

Answer 3

According to the DSM -IV, the symptoms of paranoia include:

preoccupied with unsupported doubts about friends or associates
suspicious; unfounded suspicions; believes others are plotting against him/her
perceives attacks on his/her reputation that are not clear to others, and is quick to counterattack
maintains unfounded suspicions regarding the fidelity of a spouse or significant other
reads negative meanings into innocuous remarks
reluctant to confide in others due to a fear that information may be used against him/her

Types of paranoia include:

Persecutory paranoia - This is the most prevalent type of paranoia, and in this patient makes himself believe that all those around him are his enemies, bent on harming him or even taking his life.
Delusion of Grandeur - In this patient believes himself to be, a great individual, and according to Bleuler, this delusion of grandeur accompanies a persecutory delusion.
Religious paranoia - Here the patients suffer from a permanent delusion of a primarily religious nature. He for example believes, that he is the messenger of God who has been sent to the world to propagate some religion.
Reformatory paranoia - In this the patient turns to considering himself a great reformer. He accordingly looks upon all those around him as suffering from dangerous disease, and believes that he is their reformer and curator.
Erotic paranoia - Here the patient often tends to believe that some members of the family of the opposite sex, belonging to an illustrious family, want to marry him. Such people even write love letters and there by, cause much botheration to other people.
Litigious paranoia - In this kind the patient takes to feeling meaningless cases against other people and feels that people are linked together to bother him.
Hypochondrical paranoia - In this kind the patients believes that he is suffering from all kinds of diseases, and also that some other people are to blame for his suffering.

Paranoia can be caused by such factors as low self-esteem, personality type (such as jealous, selfish, timid or suspicious nature), emotional complex and heredity.

Answer 4

How did you know I was paranoid? Are you talking about me? Why are you asking me so many questions? Where did you even find me?

Something like that...

The feeling that everyone is looking at you, something is going to happen to you, people are talking about you, someone is out to get you.

Answer 5

It depends, there's many different types of paranoia.

I suffer from several forms including feeling like people are conspiring against me and are hiding information about my epilepsy from me.

Answer 6

Here's a link that describes the symptoms:

http://www.depression-guide.com/paranoia.htm

Answer 7

I thought I was paranoid, but I was wrong. Everybody does hate me.

Answer 8

Why do you want to know? What are you going to do to me if I tell you? Are you going to use this information against me? Does anyone else know you asked?

Answer 9

um being paranoid

Answer 10

crack pipes and used needles