just wondering. 1515
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I had some paranoid thoughts when I was a child. I also thought about darkness and demons. I couldn’t sleep because of it.
I don’t think it’s normal.
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a child psychiatrist wrote that 10% of healthy children experience hallucinations and/or delusions
i know her personally cuz she was my old doc
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Perhaps, children do have a vivid imagination.
I also thought that things had a soul. Like when my father sold his car I told the car goodbye. LoL!
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Not sure it’s normal but was true in my case. I had thought broadcasting since I was 12 along with other paranoid delusions.
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I was abused as a child. I was constantly paranoid but that’s because of ptsd.
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I had developed a paranoia after ptsd as a boy too. 14 to 17 or 18, then at 21 i developed schizophrenia
I feel sorry for you 
Don’t be. Abuse sucks but what matters is therapy now. Unfortunately my mom is not that interested and therapy visits are 100 dollars per month. I can’t handle that.
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That sucks… 1515
It does but…I guess I’ll deal with it.
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I was, but I lived in an extremely abusive home.
Better than being oblivious like I was
My family wasn’t abusive but I was paranoid.
I had quite a bit of anxiety in my life when I was young. When I was fifteen I used to think that a devil like the one in The Exorcist was right outside my window at night. It was pretty intense fear. I don’t feel as much fear now that I am older. It’s a relief, but it is also a hazard, because there is such a thing as rational fear, like a fear of poisonous snakes or a fear of other crazy hobos or a fear of drunk drivers. You don’t want to lose your rational fears.
Yeah. I agree but they call my fears irrational
I wouldn’t worry about it. They don’t have time to evaluate every corner of your brain. Just roll with the flow and try to get some understanding in a therapy setting. Don’t get upset when they don’t get everything they say. Just tell them that your “irrational” fears won’t go away.
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I just remember the psych ward i’ve been committed there involuntarily many times and it sucks man
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I can answer that question you see when I was young I was paranoid not totally paranoid just paranoid most children are leery or fearful of there’s a lot of difference when you grow up as to who you respect and who you do not wish to be around you this leads into behavior problems