do i have paranoia??

Question

i wanna no if i am paranoid.. ok, i hav a habit of always checking my closet when i walk in muh room, & checking behind the shower curtain when i walkinto theewashroom. and sometimes when i see someone in a kar staring at me when i'm walking ill sometimesthink they might continue to follow me of stop ahead and wait for me to pass them.. if u need ne more info then just say and ill right out some more of my habits or thoughts.. thxx

oh, well when i was about 8 or 9 some ppl in cars follwed my parents car becuz of some sinsurace thing they dint beleve & i usually waz in the car too and ever since then i sorta been scared ppl are following me or something.. i read it might also be 'social anxiety' or sumething becuz sometimes i feel some1 i nkow might be watching me or so, so is it just the social thing or real paranoia?

uh i dont watch horror movies or n e thing nd when i look behind the door or in the closet i check for ppl, i'm in my verylate teen years currently, and i never watch scary movies or read scary books or shows or ne thing :S :S

uh i dont watch horror movies or n e thing nd when i look behind the door or in the closet i check for ppl, i'm in my verylate teen years currently, and i never watch scary movies or read scary books or shows or ne thing :S :S

Answer 1

That would depend on whether your fear is justified. In some neighbourhoods its just good sense to check things like you do because the area has a history of very real problems. If you live in a nice area with a very low crime rate and have no personal history that would give reason for being overly cautious then yes your paranoid.

Paranoia is unjustified irrational fear

Answer 2

you can never be too cautious, however, if people are home and throughout the house constantly, you might be acting a bit anal then.

I was waiting for a bus on a winter evening, no one around, stores closed, some fat guy passes by slowly and stops a half block up. I'm thinkin he's waiting for the next train to pick up his wife. nope, he drives on and comes around the block again, slows down and stares at me, parks ahead again and sits there, I go into the station to wait, he drives off, he comes around again and sits there for about 10 minutes. I hid until he left. Then my bus came.

Now is that paranoid, I'm still here and safe so if I was, I don't care.

Answer 3

Mabey you do ,but you are waisting so much of your energy on what has always turned out to be a figment of your imagionation , instead of looking for the boogy man why not look for angels ,, waiting for you when you get home ,, you won't see them eather , but if someday you should ever happen to happen upon what your looking for , might as well be looking for angels that day , try it it sure is funner !!

Answer 4

Do you watch a lot of horror movies? You wouldn't believe the affect the media has on so called "paranoia". Cut back on the thrillers and you'll notice a change.

Answer 5

yes you are paranoid, but just remember , that paranoia is a product of other emotions you are n ot dealing with.Fear , sadness, depression/anxiety, or disappointment, and those issues are creating a form of survival reaction within you.Sorta like desperation, desperate to keep yourself alive.The only way to deal with instead of dealing with your "issues" you may be just trying to keep yourself safe by only dealing with what you think may be a threat or eliminating a threat to your well-being.
Go and see a therapist and things will be sorted out, if you want to be helped.
It's so common.

Answer 6

According to the two question marks, which is totally superfluous, yes, you are paranoid.

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

Yes I think you are a little paranoic

Answer 9

i would say so or it could just be that your a little curious about things....or mayber a lot.