Paranoia Support Group
Paranoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. It is often associated with psychotic illnesses, sometimes schizophrenia, although attenuated features may be present in other primarily non-psychotic diagnoses, such as paranoid personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
so, well, I'm close friends with someone and I completely trust them. I've been through a lot with them especially in the past few months.
Lately though I've felt like I can't trust them. This feeling comes up every now and then that makes me think I can't trust them or anything. I don't really know how to react to this or even how to figure out why I have this feeling.
Anyone have any advice for me?
Lately though I've felt like I can't trust them. This feeling comes up every now and then that makes me think I can't trust them or anything. I don't really know how to react to this or even how to figure out why I have this feeling.
Anyone have any advice for me?
What i try to do is break down the facts in front of me, for some reason being able to come back to the list visually helps.
did something happen that made you feel this way about the person?
have they betrayed you in the past?
are they acting funny?
are they supportive of you and non judgemental?
are you feeling this way only about one person or everyone in general?
sometimes we start manifesting things about a particular person if we have been spending a ton of time with them, but it does not mean they have done anything wrong...our minds just get the best of us. I do find this helps though, i have had issues with keeping friends in the past because I would convict them of things that did not really exist, you have to learn to separate the illness from what is just like anything else.
Hope you feel better soon, and I wish i could have been more help