In sz paranoia is a by product of persecutory ‘delusions’. But if someone is really out to get you it is reality based but if you can’t prove it your doctor will still call them delusions. Do you feel like someone is out to get you?
all mental illness is fear…manifest.
it is a conclusion to an inability to cope due to trauma , neglect or abuse as a young child.
take care 
The books I mentioned are physiology books.
par·a·noi·a
ˌperəˈnoiə/
noun
a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system. It may be an aspect of chronic personality disorder, of drug abuse, or of a serious condition such as schizophrenia in which the person loses touch with reality.
synonyms: persecution complex, delusions, obsession, psychosis
“her husband had concocted a cruel scheme to inflict her with paranoia”
suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification.
“the global paranoia about hackers and viruses”
fear
ˈfir/
noun
1.
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
“drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby’s murder”
synonyms: terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; More
verb
1.
be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
“he said he didn’t care about life so why should he fear death?”
synonyms: be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of; More
One is an emotion. Both are products of cognition. But only one is the lasting product of lasting belief.
I will look to see if I have any poetry dealing with fear/paranoia. I write poetry to explore my thinking with my psychotherapist
I asked my current pdoc - she said that bipolar disorder can present itself with paranoia - even with a stable mood.
I was not too sure about this in the past.
I get a lot of fears and paranoia - these are symptoms of my bipolar disorder/OCD/ and generalized anxiety - panic disorder.
My therapist got it wrong, she said that paranoia exists in bipolar disorder, only when the bp patient experiences manic or depressed/mixed moods.
For one thing, Bipolar type 1 patients, not so sure of BP 2 - can get paranoid when experiencing stable moods also
Wonder if I can find a book about on-going trauma!
1 Like