Paranoia is a mental illness that is characterized by the appearance of fixed, obsessive and absurd ideas, based on false or unfounded facts.
Paranoia does not mean, however, that the patient loses his personality or conscience. It is a condition in which hallucinations do not occur either.hence detecting it is not always so easy or evident.
The unfounded or unreal facts that instill fear in a paranoid person have to do, quite often, with a feeling that someone is looking for him to hurt him.
This loss of trust in others causes the person suffering from paranoia to lose their ability to socialize or get involved in a romantic relationship.
According to the psychology portal, these are some of the symptoms that a person with paranoia presents:
- HE offends with ease.
- There is difficulty in trusting in the others.
- does not tolerate no kind of criticism.
- Think that the comments from others are intended to cause you harm.
- It is always at defensive.
- It is, in general terms, hostile, aggressive and argumentative.
- Has difficulty committing.
- No it is him easy to forget or forgive.
- Tends to think That the others they talk behind your back.
- Is in suspicious extreme and he thinks that everyone wants to deceive him.
- You will makes it difficult to form relationships with new people.
- Consider the world as a place of constant danger.
- It feels chased all over the world.
- Believe in baseless conspiracy theorieslike a pandemic like the coronavirus belongs to a new world order and that there are people behind it.
The specialized portal points out that there are three types of paranoia:
- Paranoia as a personality disorder
- delusional paranoia
- Schizophrenic paranoia
The first is considered a personality disorder, it will increase in intensity until it becomes a hallucinatory disorder and, later, paranoid schizophrenia.
The causes are not clear, but could be due to brain chemistry, genetics, traumatic events in the patient’s life, reaction to stress and a combination of all the factors mentioned.
Paranoia usually is treated with therapy or medicationsafter diagnosis by a professional, and In some severe cases it may require hospitalization.