The following questions are related to ‘Paranoia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I recently dated a 28-year-old man diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Two months into the relationship he admitted that after a night of heavy drinking he had slept with someone else. Completely remorseful, he told me that he sexually fantasises about most women that he meets. He admitted that in all previous relationships he had [...]
Q: A twelve-year old family member has been prescribed Zoloft for anxiety and OCD. Risperdal was added to counter the Zoloft side effects of paranoia and hallucinating. After six months of taking two drugs in addition to counseling, his anxiety and OCD are under control. However, he has just developed a tremor from the Risperdal. [...]
Q: I don’t get it. I feel as if people are saying something different from what I hear and I see things different from what they are. Also people say I talk very slowly when think I’m talking fast. Thought broadcasting and in my opinion alogia… Also sometimes I feel as if I’m looking at [...]
Q: I have just searched your site for the solution to my best friend’s problem. Thank you in advance if you can please solve it. Case: He is 34 years old, working as an engineer in a reputable company in a senior position. He was the top student in his student life, during which time [...]
Q: I’m hearing voices all the time again lately and they are saying things to me that are distressing, very clear and derogatory much of the time. I’ve been experiencing other strange things, like I passed a policeman the other day, and I swear he looked right at me and pointed at me with his [...]
Q: My husband every so often thinks I have affairs with other men (which is not true). I am his second wife and I don’t know if his thoughts about his first wife cheating on him were really delusional or if they really happened. But my question is how do I get a delusional person [...]
Q: I am from Singapore and recently found out that my grandmother has some symptoms that are quite fascinating. My grandma is 73 this year and has suffered diabetes for many years. Recently the condition worsened, so she has to be sent for kidney dialysis (twice or thrice per week). She stays with my uncle [...]
