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Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can resu...
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Are there any other TBI survivors out there that have extreme paranoia? My husband is a TBI survivor and it seems like he keeps getting more & more paranoid about people wanting to steal belongings from him (us) or breaking into the house & shooting us. It's getting to the point that he is making very bad decisions because he is so paranoid, and nobody can reason with him. Example: he has a very dangerous dog (lives outside of the house) that is able to get loose whenever he feels like and I am worried about the safety of our 2 1/2 yr old daughter. He wants to keep the dog because he is a guard dog & will alert him if someone is lurking around. I feel that the reasonable thing to do is to get rid of the dangerous dog and get a guard dog that is not so viscious. (This dog has bitten people in the past & has attacked & killed our pet cats & the neighbors too) Sometimes I just don't know how to reason with him. Even before the TBI he was a little bit paranoid & didn't have the same logic that I did. If anyone else out there has been through anything like this, I would love to get some feedback! Thank you!!!
Posted on 11/02/09, 03:11 pm |
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I had paranoia that someone was watching me or videoing my every move. I don't know what else to call it, but paranoia! It has improved and literally gone away, but it has been 4 years of recovery for me.
About the dog, yeah that dog sounds alittle dangerous. I personally would not allow it around my child. There are many dogs, that can be trained to guard and protect. A new puppy may be a good choice. It will bring something new and exciting to your husband, as well as a break from I am sure constant fear in your home and outside play. :) nsm 
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Thanks for the reply! Were there any meds that helped the paranoia? Or was it basically a phase that you had to heal through? It's hard enough getting him to take his meds without adding more, but if there is help out there, I am willing to give it a try!
I'll keep you posted on the dog situation. I am going to back off for awhile and see what happens. I'm not changing my mind about it, but maybe if I let up, hopefully he will come to understand & agree with me.
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My TBI occurredover 3 yrs ago and within probably the first 3 mos I had similar feelings as nsm thinkging someone was watching me even in my own house. I also thought someone was following me in the car and even thought tht someone was trying to send messages to me though the words in Christian music/radio.
My paranoia took about 2 years to disapear. As far as medcations, I was put on different psychotropic drugs prescirbed from a Psychiatrist. I don't remember what I was put on, but I'm not even on an antidepressant since Feb 2009. Father God, I ask that you help this wife get her husand the treatment he needs for his paranoia. I can attest that it is because of the TBI, and that with the right intervention he could e helped drastically as in my situation. God, I also lift this wife up to you in giving her patience with respect to the TBI, although I know that is a difficult thing whe your loved one is in the throws of various issues at it relates to the TBI. I lift this prayer up through Your Son's Holy, Precious and Wonderful name, Jesus Christ. Amen Sheila
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Hey girl, Yes my husband is the same way He use to be in the Marines so he was always paranoid, But now it has gotten so bad he thinks somebody is out to get him. Yesterday he told me He wants a Gun His making all these weird suggestion making bad Choices... That don't even make any scene to me i don't know!!
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Well - this is very interesting. I have had 3 major blows to my head - the last one caused a brain hemmhorage (sp?). I am absolutely sure that I am being followed and that my home is being broken into when I'm gone.
I do have some proof of the break-ins but not of the following. I wish I knew what to do about this too. Good luck with your husband and the dog.
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