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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Rejected
Rejected

So I was diagnosed with anxiety about 8 years ago. I basically refused the diagnosis for the first couple years, they still applied their medical code for it. Then I started to slowly realize that I did indeed have anxiety and that I was just lucky that I hadn't had a panic attack. I eventually had a small panic attack (I didn't go to the ER) and my doctors never treated my anxiety, instead they sent me to behavioral therapy once a month for a few years and everybody just patted me on the back. Well I adjusted to having anxiety, as much as I could, I started realizing what anxiety was and when I was having manifestations of my anxiety. In 2016 I quit the doctors and just handled life best I could. But my question is, in the past 6 months I believe I've became paranoid. And that terrifies me, I don't like it. But has anyone else became paranoid and is that another manifestation of anxiety? Or am I developing something else? 

Carolin57
Carolin57
I had anxiety a few years back and as it became worse so the paranoia began. I would do a little research on anxiety and the onset of paranoia, as sometimes paranoia can be a hindrance to getting help. See if you are susceptible it and then having that insight the knowledge may help you to avoid it.
arfie
arfie
Hello Rejected. Welcome to the forum.

Hm-m-m-m. . . I never thought of it before, but my initial reaction has me wondering if I've been using "anxiety" and "paranoia" as synonyms. In my personal herstory, they are so deeply connected that I never thought to separate them. Now that ya got me thinking. . . I wonder if my initial anxiety is over something real (Not enough cash to cover this month's budget) and morph's into paranoia (The world wants me to fail!!) so quickly that I haven't been recognizing the transition.

Dunno. . . Gotta chew on that one a while. . . Thanks for the high fiber chew food.
Sage7
Sage7
The first thing that comes to my mind is that your lifestyle may be the cause of the paranoia setting in. Are you eating healthy? Chemicals in foods can literally cause paranoia-not saying yours is because of it, but it is a possibility? A friend of mine is super sensitive to MSG and it triggers her anxiety and creates paranoia. A different friend has the same thing happen if she ingests any form of NutraSweet or aspartame! Speaking of drinks, coffee is a culprit, as are energy drinks. What about sleep patterns? Are you getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night? If you try to live a clean, healthy lifestyle and are still having symptoms after a few weeks, I'd say you'd want to seek professional help again, sooner if your symptoms worsen!
Rejected
Rejected
I've been eating healthy. I'm not a vegan, but I've been eating salads several times a week. Eating more fiber. All home cooked meals. Never any fast food. I don't use artificial sweeteners. Ever. I drink Gatorade and water. Occasionally a can of mellow yellow. I quit cigarettes. I don't really know what has MSG, but to my knowledge I don't ingest it. I have been sleeping much better since the new year. It was my resolution. I'm now getting an average of 7 hours a night, sometimes just 6 and other times 8-9. And I'm also doing that sleeping at night. Life long former night owl here. Ive impressed myself. Speaking of, another odd thing about this paranoia... it doesn't really keep me from sleeping... once I climb in the bed it shuts off. But during my waking hours its hardcore.
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