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How Do I Stop Being Paranoid? I’m Worried All the Time

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I tend to overthink things a lot. I get scared easily, and I’m worried all the time. I hate disappointment, so as much as possible I try to think of all the horrible things that might happen instead of being positive. And because of that, I always feel nervous and upset, and most of [...]

My Co-Worker Can be Beyond Mean — I Can’t Take Much More

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: My co-worker, a 47-year-old woman, seemed very nice at first. But as time went by things got bad. The first issue involved a phone call. I answered the office phone, as this lazy woman was on the other line. The caller was the woman’s son. I said “your mom’s on the other line; I’m [...]

I Thought People Were Following Me and Talking About Me

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I had left for college but decided to withdraw and take the year off because a week after I arrived a huge psychological problem began. Along with my reluctance to eat, I started to close myself off from the rest of the dorm and from my roommate. She was concerned and told my resident [...]

I Feel As If I’m In a Dream

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: Almost every second of every day, I feel as if I’m in a dream. I’m aware of everything that is going on around me and I react to it, but it just doesn’t seem real. I get scared, thinking that nothing is real. I’m always paranoid to the point where I can barely function. [...]

Overly Paranoid and Isolated Mother

By Dr Jim Bierman, PhD |

Q: I need help with my mother. She is 54 years old and lives alone. My father passed away a few years ago, and since then she has basically lived the same isolated life. But for a few years now she has been increasingly paranoid about where she lives. She constantly moves from apartment to [...]

Paranoid Schizophrenia has Subsided, Now Family Doubts Reality of Illness

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia three years ago. I’ve managed to put a successful life back together together and have stopped taking medication for about a year. I have lost all my clients and a home I set up for my husband in a country I haven’t lived in for 12 years. I [...]

The Paranoid Spectrum, From Merely Irrational to Delusional

By Dr George Simon, PhD |

Q: I think I might be really paranoid. For example, I think everybody in my office is out to sabotage my career. As a result, I have a difficult relationship with my co-workers. I also get really worried about things to to a point where I can’t sleep. I do this when one of my [...]

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