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Also known as paranoid
Paranoia, in psychiatry, is the belief that everything is about the person who is experiencing the paranoia. Paranoid thinking concerns how the paranoid person thinks. For example, a paranoid person may believe people are concerned with everything they are doing (for example, "Everyone is watching me", or "Talking about me"). These beliefs can also be persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself (e.g., "Everyone is out to get me"). Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety, suspicion, or fear,
AI overview
Paranoia is a mental health condition where a person becomes convinced that others are focused on them or pose a threat—believing things like "everyone is watching me" or "people are out to get me"—even without evidence to support these fears. It matters because paranoid thinking, which is driven by anxiety and suspicion, can significantly affect how someone interprets their surroundings and interacts with others.
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Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Paranoia
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Paranoid (adjective)
- Medical condition (new).field
- Psychiatry, clinical psychology
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Distrust, false accusations, anxiety, suspicion
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Research
10,358 papers- [Paranoia].ReviewUgeskrift for laeger · 2007Birkeland SF
- Pseudosocial cognition and paranoia.ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences · 2025Corlett P, Rossi-Goldthorpe R, Suthaharan P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2025.05.019
- A systematic review of self-report measures of paranoia.