What Are Paranoid Delusions?
To be paranoid is to have great fear or anxiety about something. Having delusions means believing something that is not true and is possibly far-fetched. Taken together, paranoid delusions create fearfulness or anxiety, amplified by feeling/believing things that are false. It’s often thought paranoid delusions are only present in illnesses like schizophrenia, but other illnesses may feature them. The most common illnesses associated with paranoid delusions are schizophrenia, paranoid personality disorder, (delusional disorder), and bipolar I, which may show such symptoms during mood swings.
To be paranoid is to have great fear or anxiety about something. Having delusions means believing something that is not true and is possibly far-fetched. Taken together, paranoid delusions create fearfulness or anxiety, amplified by feeling/believing things that are false. It’s often thought paranoid delusions are only present in illnesses like schizophrenia, but other illnesses may feature them. The most common illnesses associated with paranoid delusions are schizophrenia, paranoid personality disorder, (delusional disorder), and bipolar I, which may show such symptoms during mood swings. A few examples of paranoia include when people believe they are secretly or obviously someone extremely important (made-up or historical), that others including those otherworldly are attempting to harm them, that they have a special relationship with someone, particularly someone famous, or that they believe a specific person is hurting them by behaviors like infidelity. These delusional stances st
