There are no healthy people, there are unexplored. Mental disorders are the scourge of modern times. However, you should not blame such people: this is a disease, like diabetes, but who will look at the diabetic with contempt? The sadness of such diseases is that diabetes cannot spoil relationships with others or even harm them. And paranoia can ...
Description of the disorder
People with paranoid syndrome, as a rule, are characterized by the presence of pervasive distrust and suspicion of other personalities, which manifests itself in a systematic delirium. A person with such a disorder almost always believes that the motives of others have subtext or malicious effect. They can cyclically talk about their suspicions to a trustee, ignoring the main topic of conversation. If the trustee convicts him of wrong, he automatically falls under suspicion of a conspiracy with enemies and haters.
Another option is when a person sees a conspiracy everywhere, drawn up against him by a certain group of people, and he tells this to everyone whoever he meets. Thus, the patient wants to protect himself from "attacks" and inform others about it. In these cases, the hallucinatory-paranoid syndrome can manifest itself in the fact that the patient calls the police or addresses other social institutions, claiming “attempts” of the attackers.
Persons with this disorder suggest that others will have the goal of using them or tricking them, even if no evidence exists. Although having some phobia and suspicion is normal for most people, in patients with paranoia, this disorder pervades almost all professional and personal relationships. This behavior is stable and continuous, no matter what the situation is.
People who are diagnosed with paranoid syndrome often have problems with relatives or relatives. This is manifested in regular disputes, baseless complaints, accusations, and hostile alienation. Such behavior leads to disturbances or disorders in social work, since paranoid people are over-alert, they are secretive and do not show friendly, tender feelings.
Total distrust of others causes an excessive need to be self-sufficient and autonomous. Such people should also have a high degree of control over others. Often these are rude and tough natures who criticize others and are very difficult to communicate with.
Paranoid Syndrome: Symptoms
Concern and unjustified doubts about the loyalty and reliability of friends, spouses or partners.
They do not want to trust others because of an unreasonable fear that the information will be used maliciously in relation to them.
They perceive comments or criticism addressed as humiliation or threat and instantly react with malicious attacks or counterattacks.
Stubbornly do not forgive insults.
They have crazy ideas, and without justification, regarding fidelity of a spouse or sexual partner.
Patients are sure that people who are nearby whisper or laugh, mocking them (verbal illusions).
Examples of paranoid syndrome
It may seem to a person that most of the employees at work conspired to survive from their position; that people laughing nearby are discussing it; Do not invite to tea or a party because they hate it.
A paranoia sufferer often imposes his delusions on real events and mixes partial memories with non-existent events (in connection with which the listener cannot understand such speeches, is this true or fiction).
Hallucinatory-paranoid syndrome can manifest itself in the fact that it seems to a person as if people are looking at him somehow evil, with hatred, they want to pounce and do harm. It may seem that everyone around him is secret agents sent to seize and send him to prison. That he has eavesdroppers in his room, and in his absence, opponents enter the house. In more severe cases, there are obsessions that insects crawl over the body, that food is poisoned, etc.
Delirium can also be associated with the alleged underestimation of the uniqueness, giftedness or scientific discovery of the patient. The paranoid will everywhere demonstrate his invaluable talent and prove that the "enemies" are simply envious of him.
This disorder is most often diagnosed after the age of forty. It is difficult to detect the disease in children or adolescents, because they are constantly changing and developing as individuals. However, if paranoia is diagnosed in childhood, the characteristics of the disease should be present at least a year. Psycho-emotional personality disorders are more common in men than women.
Hallucinations
Hallucinations can occur in the form of a voice in the head or the presence of imaginary friends. Votes often carry negative information. Therefore, for some of those who “hear” some speeches, it seems that other people spoke about them or were “against” them. There are patients who reconciled with hallucinations and learned to live with them, not paying attention to their presence. One way to distract yourself is to listen to music or focus on something else.
How is personality disorder diagnosed?
Personality disorders, such as paranoia, are diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional (psychologist or psychiatrist). Family doctors and therapists are generally not trained in this. Thus, you can first consult with a family doctor and get a referral to a specialist to identify the causes of the disease and treatment. The diagnosis cannot be made based on the results of blood tests or genetic tests. Some information can be obtained by tomography of the brain, since a violation of the oxygen supply of this organ or vascular diseases can provoke paranoia.
Causes of Paranoid personality disorder
There are many theories regarding this issue, but researchers today do not know exactly what causes paranoid disorder. Most professionals agree that the reasons can be complex:
early childhood interaction with family, friends, and other children;
human personality and character;
the formation of the psyche in stressful situations (psychoses);
schizophrenia;
apnea (severe snoring);
cerebrovascular disease;
head injury.
There is an increased risk of passing this disorder to future generations.
Paranoid syndrome can be caused by alcohol and drug abuse, including stimulants such as methamphetamine (meth) and cocaine. The intake of hallucinogenic drugs is temporary. People who do not sleep well for a long period of time may experience symptoms of psychosis. Some prescription drugs, such as steroids and stimulants, can cause mental disorders.
Personality Disorder Treatment
Persons with paranoid syndrome often reject treatment. Anyone who can induce them to do this is automatically determined to be the category of enemies plotting evil against them.
Treatment involves long-term psychotherapy with a doctor who has experience in correcting such disorders. Therapy involves ongoing meetings during which you can speak with a mental health consultant. The purpose of such conversations is to change the patient’s thinking and behavior. This approach has proven effective: paranoid people are able to control their disease. Medications may be prescribed to help with specific anxiety symptoms.