I used to be paranoid in the late eighties that I would be a victim of violence. And then one day I was sitting on a log in a park and someone snuck up behind me and smashed a wine bottle over my head. A month later I was sitting in my car and a stranger walked up out of nowhere and started beating me with a club.
I guess it just goes to show that, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean people aren’t out to get you”.
Try and be philosophical - maybe those two people were paranoid too?
I never considered myself to be a threat to anyone.
But if they were ill who knows what they might have been thinking or hallucinating?
Was just thinking on my paranoia like 5 mins ago. Was wondering if I’m not paranoid enough. More on taking unnecessary risks. Sort of like taking more notice on what my paranoia is trying to tell me. Instead of just trying to fight it and just put it to the back of my mind. Acting accordingly to that situation.
Yeah, when I was in the hospital in 1982, a huge guy walked up to me and wanted to fight me for no reason. I wanted no piece of him and he just walked away. About four years ago this same guy moved into my apartment complex. My neighbor became friends with him and the guy told my neighbor the story and told my neighbor that in the hospital his voices told him I wanted to kill him, that’s why he tried to start a fight.
Yeah, I piss off a lot of people. I should be more careful.
I think we can all experience bad things. Some of us get over it but for others (myself included) it becomes a catalyst for seeing threats in future situations where there may be none.
Maybe you should carry pepper spray. If someone attacks you spray his face and run.
All my paranoia is justifiable to start with, but it will become magnified and repetitive until it snowballs out of control. The 2mg of Risperdal I am on keeps it at normal levels. We do naturally need a certain amount of paranoia just to keep us safe.
My paranoia is justified but that’s still not a good thing.