How to Manage Paranoia | Advice Series

We are starting a new advice segment responding to questions or scenarios submitted by our viewers. In this video, I respond to this submission:
“Do you have any recommendations on how to deal with paranoia? I cannot shake the notion that my partner and my psychiatrist are spying on me and are secretly seething mad at me. I am terrified at what they might do. What can I do to make this better?”
I provide my own experience with this as well as advice I've learned from trying to navigate it myself.
I have a background as a social worker and of course have my own experience navigating living with schizoaffective disorder. In these segments I try to bridge together these two perspectives. However I am not a medical practitioner so all advice is purely based off my own experiences and should not be taken as medical advice.
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  • @LivingWellwithSchizophrenia
    @LivingWellwithSchizophrenia Жыл бұрын

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  • @gracie1901
    @gracie19012 жыл бұрын

    I don’t have schizophrenia but I have multiple conditions including severe OCD. I’ve started developing paranoia and it’s so scary and embarrassing. I worry I am being investigated either criminally or to be exposed for past wrongs. It sucks.

  • @braahqwekutv3142

    @braahqwekutv3142

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here ...it's so terrifying...I even have mistrust writing this ..I fear someone close may read it

  • @Lvl1farmer

    @Lvl1farmer

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@uziuzi2495 same here. I don't know who to trust

  • @nikoh6703

    @nikoh6703

    11 ай бұрын

    Same here

  • @craigdontgotit6343

    @craigdontgotit6343

    4 ай бұрын

    I am paranoid about how others view me, paranoid that I am not being normal. Paranoid about people starting a physical fight if I stare at people. Paranoid about every damn thing and it ruins your life. It's like you're always worried about some monster coming to hunt you down.

  • @Late678

    @Late678

    4 ай бұрын

    Are u better now

  • @saffron7423
    @saffron74232 жыл бұрын

    Paranoia literally sucks 😑 I remember when my paranoia was on peek, I won't even trust my own parents. Always thought they had an ulterior motive behind everything. Which sucked cause your parents are supposed to be the ones you can trust the most, so I felt so alone and lonely all the time.

  • @inuush

    @inuush

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same, I would also check every room I was in if there were any hidden cameras, my paranoia worked along my delusion so thinking back feels so stupid but it's kind of crazy to think that I even was in a situation like that.

  • @sandy4923

    @sandy4923

    2 жыл бұрын

    That happened to me too two years ago I had a mental breakdown (psychosis episode) and thought my family was conspiring to drawn me. I believe that delusion was build because of family disfunction and years of of having to coupe with that. They didn't know how to handle the situation and I mean we all do what we can. After this event I ended felling very angry with my family and society in general. And now I'm trying to build compassion for those that don't understand how the others are suffering, I feel that is the best I can do as a human being. Love is always at the end of the tunnel.

  • @saffron7423

    @saffron7423

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sandy4923 oh I hope you're doing better now? Family issues can be exhausting and I really hope you find the strength to get through them ❤

  • @saffron7423

    @saffron7423

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@inuush sameeee omg that's like my main fear, hidden cameras. And it's so frustrating too cause you can't really share these baseless fears with anyone and just end up feeling all alone

  • @jonagreen7323

    @jonagreen7323

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is hell for the family as well, you get little support, emotionally and financially it is very draining and at the same time you have to deal with your own issues. Sometimes you pay a tone of money just for a doctor to tell you shit you already knew, that doesnt help anyone involved and then they just give you a subscription to drugs u can hardly afford that may or may not work while the person you are trying to help may or may not accuse you of something depending on the day. Then sometimes you drink too much to coupe with it all and then you think would it be easier just to end it all but then you realize you cant because you have someone else that relies on you.

  • @vTHE_HiTMANv
    @vTHE_HiTMANv10 ай бұрын

    Anxiety and paranoia is just something that kept us alive back when we first romed the earth....now we live in a world too easy it creates more problems. Hard times create hard people, hard people create easy times, easy times make soft people. Wherever you focus your energy is exactly where your thoughts will go. The thing that helps me the most is staying in the moment and just dealing with whats infront of me....stop trying to control things you cant touch...emrace your feelings and make solutions not problems ..... Train your brain! Work out, eat healthy, stay put your head and in the moment, surrpund yourself with positive energy and understand the storm cant last forever hard times dont last only hard people.... You decide weather you want to suffer or evolve.

  • @layotheleprechaun
    @layotheleprechaun2 жыл бұрын

    Journaling helps me to be rational when paranoid

  • @shoeboxscience1185
    @shoeboxscience118510 ай бұрын

    It’s strangely comforting to feel I’m not alone in having paranoid delusions. I have major depression disorder. Even when I’m not in a psychotic type state I still get paranoid at work that people are talking about me all the time and planning on firing me. It helps me to keep busy; I just wrote an essay about my cat, while at work yesterday and that kept my mind occupied on a slow day. It helps me to “reality check” with my partner (I’m lucky I don’t often get paranoid of him).

  • @Country-Gal-at-Heart
    @Country-Gal-at-Heart2 жыл бұрын

    I didn't realise this was part of paranoia. I am struggling and totally believe my mental health team are plotting against me because they hate me and they are trying to kill me with a new mood stabilizer medication. I'm 54 years old and was diagnosed with bipolar years ago but only recently now been diagnosed with Schizoaffective disorder. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and support.

  • @latinlatino5146

    @latinlatino5146

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish you strength with battle against schizophrenia. With support or people around you, you can do it. Never give up

  • @Country-Gal-at-Heart

    @Country-Gal-at-Heart

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@latinlatino5146 Thank you so much.

  • @RCPMK

    @RCPMK

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hugs 🤗 I wish you much strength and support!! Most of my paranoia involves people colluding against to take me away and confine me somehow

  • @Satellite_Of_Love
    @Satellite_Of_Love2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting this. Paranoia can feel so overwhelming. My attacks tend to happen at night, when I can't sleep and my husband works the overnight shift. I'm always open to learning better coping skills.

  • @LarsPop-Tartus
    @LarsPop-Tartus11 ай бұрын

    It’s a natural response- you are vulnerable due to your condition and your trying to protect yourself

  • @stevec3872
    @stevec38722 жыл бұрын

    My daughter will be 30 this month & has lost a decade of her life already to mental illness has been diagnosed as schizoaffective, but she believes she is more of a paranoid schizophrenic which may be a perceptive insight by her into her condition. She is in a mental healthcare facility and does well for a long time until paranoia takes over and destroys her progress. In the coming weeks decisions will be made concerning if it looks like she will ever be able to live on her own again. The thing is that she likes where she is at now, but can't stay because it is not a long-term facility, because she feels "safe" there.

  • @franciscasousa2883

    @franciscasousa2883

    2 жыл бұрын

    Minha filha TMB vive esse drama.não confiar em si mesmo. Tem 18 anos. Desde 16 desencadeou.,... tratamento da dando certo. Olazapina, lítio, certralina. Ta estabilidade já viajou só e dormiu 2 sem companhia 🙏🏼

  • @RCPMK
    @RCPMK2 жыл бұрын

    It is fascinating to me how real it can feel compared to when I’m non symptomatic. Even on my best days I still really struggle with thinking that coworkers, neighbours, etc are talking behind my back or looking sideways at me. If someone I know even brushes me off or doesn’t return a txt I will have intense anxiety and obsess about it until I talk to them next and confirm that they don’t hate me/mad at me. And even though thought broadcasting for the most part isn’t a symptom I have I still somehow believe people hate me or know that I thought something bad about them

  • @hcdh1
    @hcdh12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you as always for what you do. It’s so hard to find honest but hopeful perspectives on this topic. You balance it so well and I’ve been so grateful to you this year.

  • @MirandaMcKennitt
    @MirandaMcKennitt2 жыл бұрын

    I was so touched by you describing your therapist pickicking up on your paranoia and asking that person to move places. They were really attuned to you, cared what you were feeling, gave you space and opportunity to calm yourself. Nobody did that for me, when I was suffering from paranoia. Nobody cared at all. They just forced me to take the medication, forced me to go to the hospital, they used force under a smallest pretence, without caring how I must have felt, like I was an animal that one cannot talk to and be understood. Nobody even tried asking me, nobody cared I must feel extremely anxious, nobody tried anything gentle at all before overpowering me with force. I hope one day I will have a chance to lay my vengeance upon them. I hope they will suffer as I suffered. Dreams of vengeance, that's all I have left. Schizophrenia too away almost everything from me. Evil people took the rest.

  • @bugbean5500
    @bugbean55002 жыл бұрын

    I can relate to the door example so much but because of complex trauma. Isn't it fascinating how different diagnoses can make you feel so similarly? I'm glad that my therapist picks up on these things immediately too, helps a lot!

  • @rae6656
    @rae66562 жыл бұрын

    I'm so thankful for this channel.

  • @gedliness1979
    @gedliness19795 ай бұрын

    I have paranoia and a very creative mind. I come up with all sorts of strange explanations for innocuous events. I primarily have bipolar. But I think there is a hint of schizoaffective disorder.

  • @JesseUnderdog
    @JesseUnderdog2 жыл бұрын

    Very good series. Learned a lot. Seems like this way you're discussing subjects you otherwise wouldn't think need an explanation (but they do and help to really understand the people suffering from the illness).

  • @ErinDarthVader
    @ErinDarthVader2 жыл бұрын

    I experience this too. It’s helpful to hear the experience of others to know that I’m not alone.

  • @DerangedMerger
    @DerangedMerger2 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know a similar channel about major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder and/or generalized anxiety disorder? Where someone nice, like Lauren shares their experiences. It would be very helpful and interesting for me.

  • @brenaiman

    @brenaiman

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a channel called Therapy in a Nutshell done by a licensed therapist named Emma. She covers a lot of topics including depression and anxiety. She also has guided meditations and she can explain how anxiety and depression work in our brains. Pretty good stuff, her and Lauren have helped me a lot!

  • @joeadler5379

    @joeadler5379

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is other channels better than this channel. This Lauren. In my opinion is definitely malingering. She's just in this for the money. Considering she recently had a baby. It's not a good idea with schizophrenia. Since its genetic also one time she was in a psychiatric hospital photograph was taken. They don't allow that in Canada or 🇦🇺. She also talk about smoking cannabis. It's a No-No with schizophrenia. Her stories don't add up. I believe that she's done a lot of research on schizophrenia. Just capitalizing on this. Always remember she says consider supporting me on patreon. Again I believe that she is malingering and she's in this for the money. There is definitely other people talking about schizophrenia besides her I personally suffer with schizophrenia. Nothing she says adds up.👎

  • @Kk-jk9ly

    @Kk-jk9ly

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joeadler5379 maybe your being paranoid………

  • @Fortuna808

    @Fortuna808

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joeadler5379 People living with schizophrenia will choose to have children, smoke cannabis or take photos inside a hospital even though it may not be a good idea. My husband is also living with schizophrenia and has done all those things. Of course she is in this for the money, but my question is what is the harm? Your point seems to be that she shouldn't make money off of making educational content about schizophrenia. Seems like her channel is helping a lot of people. Does it harm you in some way? If not, leave her alone.

  • @shieh.4743

    @shieh.4743

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joeadler5379 She went into her decision to have a child with full knowledge and the support of her husband and doctor. She is kind, resourceful, and open about her condition. None of that seems off to me. But...I don't have schizophrenia, nor am I paranoid. I love her channel and learn a great deal from it. I am super glad she is able to make some profit (I doubt it's considerable) as most people with her condition struggle financially. I wish her good financial (as well as mental) well being.

  • @kassiapencek6185
    @kassiapencek61852 жыл бұрын

    This is the best insight I have heard!!! Thank you

  • @davea.3160
    @davea.31602 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tips Lauren and Rob!

  • @patmontgomery7277
    @patmontgomery72772 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this! It helped me to better understand on how to deal with my son in a more compassionate way when he is struggling with paranoia.

  • @Sweatwithinlace
    @Sweatwithinlace2 жыл бұрын

    My paranoia is essentially what I've gone through from people, sometimes it effects my recovery. I don't consider some things avoidable from our life

  • @downbythefern
    @downbythefern2 жыл бұрын

    this is much appreciated. Thank you!

  • @meme8540
    @meme85402 жыл бұрын

    My brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and I think I do too. I’m a 57 y/o woman.

  • @sandy4923
    @sandy49232 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I completely agree with the fact that is crucial to first address the how the person is feeling instead of trying to disprove the dilution. I also thing that is required empathy, love and a great sense of really want to help in order to be a good metal health provider. I also have the impression that the scenario you pose proves the degree of empathy and humanity on the side of your mental health specialist.

  • @zoeyperkes8572
    @zoeyperkes85722 жыл бұрын

    Another great video, thank you!

  • @rogerlawrencewhite1475
    @rogerlawrencewhite14752 жыл бұрын

    TY again for helping me be able to understand and better help my GF who has schizophrenia and had occasional bouts of paranoia, I wanted to ask if there are grounding excercises that you find favor with and can be done with a partner, so that I can help her be more focused as that is one of her challenges and I’d like to be able to be more helpful and understand more. TY for all your videos as they are helpful, I still have a lot more to watch with my GF as she watches them with me half the time but she has a great deal of respect ( as do I ) for what your accomplishing with this channel as it really has helped thousands of people. TY again

  • @marvincook183
    @marvincook1832 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again!!

  • @avery-brown
    @avery-brown2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I liked your story about the positioning in the room. I have experienced that too. Would you be able to do a video on knowing your rights when going inpatient? For example, under what circumstances are they legally allowed to administer medication without your consent? It is such a scary and traumatic place for many, and knowing our rights might help feel a little more in control.

  • @honeybeewood8968
    @honeybeewood89682 жыл бұрын

    I find paranoid symptoms increase do to the weather. Low pressure and cloud cover the worst. Medications don't work as well. Stay in house with air conditioning and ceiling fans on to raise air pressure helps. So does over the counter migraine, cold compress, seems to reduce swelling.

  • @Igor-ru3et
    @Igor-ru3et2 жыл бұрын

    I guess I’m lucky that I never thought anyone close to me meant me harm, I always think unknown people or forces mean me harm. The closest I got with relatives was this one time I believed I made them all sick and they were dying because of me and wouldn’t tell me, but it didn’t made me aggressive towards them.

  • @HasabeMizurukara
    @HasabeMizurukara2 жыл бұрын

    I'm Bipolar but I find many of your videos so so helpful.

  • @sourgummiez
    @sourgummiez2 жыл бұрын

    I love this length of hair on you 😍😍😍😍😍😍 it’s looks sooo good! Such a stunning mama ❤️❤️❤️

  • @necrometersoloproject1272
    @necrometersoloproject12722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I love your channel, it's informative and helpful. Being a schizophrenic is not easy, I need all the help I can get.

  • @Wolverine-fy1tb
    @Wolverine-fy1tb Жыл бұрын

    Great advice thanks

  • @Eurafrican
    @Eurafrican Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. It's helped me. Recently, my father passed away unexpectedly and unfortunately, this has made my paranoia worse. What I am taking away from this video is to identify with my therapist my triggers which lead to my paranoia getting worse.

  • @DerangedMerger
    @DerangedMerger2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and informative video! And yes, I'd like to see more videos lie this 😊

  • @CompetentSalesUSA
    @CompetentSalesUSA2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @stoneyvowell1239
    @stoneyvowell12392 жыл бұрын

    What helps me a lot is understanding that there is some truth behind every delusion, it just may not be exactly what I'm thinking.

  • @JohnGFisher

    @JohnGFisher

    2 жыл бұрын

    thumbs up bro

  • @huu5807

    @huu5807

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmm idk I feel like that can be a dangerous thing to tell people who suffer from psychosis. When my mom thought she caused 9/11, there was no element of truth to that delusion. Some delusions do come out of nowhere and those experiences are valid. However I agree that paranoia can develop from truths. For instance, my mom could sense when I was mad but trying to hold it in, not talk about it. Her paranoia turned this real observation into a belief that I was being paid to be passive aggressive. She picked up on a real tension but no the CIA wasn’t paying me to be a bitchy teenager

  • @stoneyvowell1239

    @stoneyvowell1239

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@huu5807 what was the trigger for thinking that she caused 9/11? Just like the other example you gave there was a specific trigger based on a thought, and the thought was based on a Feeling which came from something that she perceived. Something in the real world happened that triggered the feeling and the thought to be twisted. That's why it's a thought disorder. Real-world events get twisted into something else that neurotypical people just can't connect the dots to, even if it is weird associations. We can't see what's going on in people's heads so we try to make the best sense of it we can. And sometimes invalidating somebody's words when they're opening up can be even more dangerous when what they're opening up about may not be as severe/ as big as what you're thinking. Maybe when she says she caused 9/11 you could be thinking something like she was one of the terrorists on the plane, and she could just be thinking that she gave terrorist information or something smaller that just help things add up to 911. Or to give a personal example: sometimes I think I shot somebody. The possibility is there, because one time at one of the shooting ranges I had a couple of bullets that did not hit the berm at the back of the range. A couple of days later I heard a news story about a farmer getting shot while he was working on his tractor. At first glance you wouldn't think the two would be connected. Upon further research, that farmers Farm was directly behind the range. So the possibility that I shot somebody is very real.

  • @DivineMystikalTraveler
    @DivineMystikalTraveler4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this.

  • @corymodzeleski7191
    @corymodzeleski71912 жыл бұрын

    Really great discussion! I have a lot of paranoia about the CIA, my best friend and BF's neighbors, my BF himself, etc. I have Schizoaffective disorder, right now I take Rexulti to help me with hearing voices and paranoia.

  • @M1M23
    @M1M232 жыл бұрын

    Have a blessed day 👋❤️

  • @patriotwife3920
    @patriotwife39202 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @katelouise9361
    @katelouise93612 жыл бұрын

    Great video Lauren. Just letting you know that the description of this video has the wrong viewer submission, it has one about moving away and creating a support system rather than the paranoia one. Hope this helps x

  • @scotchmist...
    @scotchmist...2 жыл бұрын

    Good video- paranoia is really hard to deal with, especially when it comes to medical services. Can be particularly difficult when ones freedom is involved or about to be taken away and you can be whisked off to a mental institution. As a sidenote- the professionals are trained to sit next to the door to make a quick exit if things go sour or the patient shows aggression.

  • @scotchmist...

    @scotchmist...

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Hellcat Bass Maybe you have PTSD if you have been in hospital before. Don't know your background...

  • @enoch4499
    @enoch44992 жыл бұрын

    I have the same issue with being nonverbal during paranoia. Makes it very hard to communicate what i need to feel safe again

  • @prince2132
    @prince21322 жыл бұрын

    Focus on some other things and thus distract yourself away from it. Do this everytime when you feel like absorbed in not useful things. In simple terms ignore it and refocus your energy, thoughts on some useful things instead.

  • @rdbeisi
    @rdbeisi2 жыл бұрын

    @Joe Adler my mother had Schizo-Effective disorder and she is my true hero! She taught me much about life, especially compassion, and was the source of unconditional love!

  • @doctorakinclicks2650
    @doctorakinclicks26502 жыл бұрын

    Good 👍👍👍

  • @AntoineM1312
    @AntoineM13122 жыл бұрын

    Paranoia and delusions have been some of the worst and scariest symptoms of my illness. I try to have open communication with my loved ones but it never seems to be enough when I fall into a delusion and isolate myself from the world. It's exhausting feeling so unsafe and unloved all the time. I would give anything to be a normal person that can trust others.

  • @Wolverine-fy1tb
    @Wolverine-fy1tb Жыл бұрын

    Trust is important

  • @clecticmaniac5207
    @clecticmaniac5207 Жыл бұрын

    Small noises and thoughts of home invasions at night been keeping me up, im not sure if i have a disorder. But i will definitely be talking with le therapist about it.

  • @sandeepmunipalli8715
    @sandeepmunipalli87152 жыл бұрын

    We want to watch your vlogs of you Lauren👍

  • @immanuelgodson7156
    @immanuelgodson71562 жыл бұрын

    LOVE FROM IRELAND

  • @outofthebox183
    @outofthebox1832 жыл бұрын

    Paranoia is very stressful idk who to trust these days. I can't even go outside somedays unless I am with somebody. That feeling of people's presents and feel like they have an alternative purpose watching you is very unsettling. Too scared to see Dr's and think my partner is an imposter and always up to something to make me uncomfortable. Every plane helicopter that Flys over I feel uneasy and look up. It's to the point I dont want to be here. How does one get help if its too much to deal with?

  • @hackandslash873

    @hackandslash873

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doing the Wim Hof Method has massively helped me over the last 4 months. Not only does it give temporary relief from paranoid ruminating it also helps to release feel good chemicals naturally and lowers stress levels. All for free. The interview with Novak Djokovic was good enough validation for me to commit, research loads more, buy books on the subject etc. Hope it helps - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqKpuZiRnpWpmKQ.html&ab_channel=WimHof

  • @hackandslash873

    @hackandslash873

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Start with Starch Please see other reply

  • @JoeSmith-pu9hi
    @JoeSmith-pu9hi2 жыл бұрын

    Great video. The medical system has too much judicial authority without oversight. Anyone would be well advised to be guarded dealing with anything government related now.

  • @btpuppy2
    @btpuppy22 жыл бұрын

    Please update us on how you are doing as a new mom of the darling Theodore! Love to see him too!

  • @ELNEGOPR1
    @ELNEGOPR1 Жыл бұрын

    it is very difficult when one has a condition like schizophrenia to have a relationship because they and their partners think that everything can affect you and that you can trigger everything

  • @shimmer8289
    @shimmer82892 жыл бұрын

    Hi you came up in my feed I watched your initial video and subsequent videos. Some things you expressed rang true with my experiences. I've always had difficulty going out ie school then work. When I was younger it was problematic but I coped. Of late I noted a physiotherapist asked if she could write my dr re my blunt affect. Then I starting crying at work no reason I moved my desk downstairs where no one worked. Now I'm trying yo work from home. Sundays fill me with dread with regards to going to work. My socialization is down to 98 percent at home. In addition I'm having chronic pain. Did any of these feelings happen to you. I see a counsellor for 20 years but she refuses to provide a diagnosis as she don't believe in labels.

  • @JacobPlat
    @JacobPlat2 жыл бұрын

    My solution is to trust nobody and do everything alone, I do not receive care anymore and am fine!

  • @debrawoodrick2889

    @debrawoodrick2889

    2 жыл бұрын

    To a degree this works but you need a few relationship s.

  • @india1422

    @india1422

    2 жыл бұрын

    That sounds lonely

  • @JacobPlat

    @JacobPlat

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@india1422 Just a little bit.

  • @mosaicowlstudios
    @mosaicowlstudios Жыл бұрын

    Oh man. I once was convinced that my husband was conspiring with my dad about me behind my back. I found out that, in this instance, they actually were. They were because I wasn't doing well and they were working out how to get me some help. The realization that they were meeting behind my back is what tipped me over into psychosis and sent me to the hospital. When my husband dropped me off he said "take care of yourself" and it just sounded like something you say to someone when you leave them for good. He left as the ER sent me to an in-network hospital in the back of a police squad car. So I traveled in handcuffs in the back of a squad car to a hospital in an urban center that I had never been to before. I had always been to a different hospital where they knew me from frequent visits and were very kind and understanding. This new hospital was in an urban center, and was horribly under-funded and under-staffed. Every other patient was in for drug-induced psychosis and detox, and upon arrival they strip searched me (this was so terrifying as I was admitted with paranoia and extreme fear). On the first day, I left my water cup sitting out unattended and then became too fearful to drink from it once it was unattended. They told me, "too bad, if you left it unattended then we won't get you another, you can drink from that one or none at all." There was frequently urine on the community bathroom floor that was rarely cleaned up. When I left I went to the community health center for a hepatitis test. I refuse to report or complain officially because I know it was a funding/staffing issue that wasn't anyone's direct fault.

  • @AP-nx6xo
    @AP-nx6xo Жыл бұрын

    I’m schizo affective and I guess I could say in remission from paranoia and persecution . I’m just on 2 mg Abilify I use to take a second antipsychotic for paranoia but not any more. I guess I can thank my psychiatrist of 25 years for her commitment to me to help me discern between delusions and reality . Keep taking the right medications and stay in therapy with someone you can trust. All the best

  • @jessicaemily6389
    @jessicaemily63892 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone else struggle with paranoia of their partner cheating? I completely trust my partner and I never worry about infidelity normally but sometimes when my paranoia acts up, I get really scared about it. I try to bring it up in a healthy way by just asking him questions about it and how he’s feeling but I still don’t think that’s the best way of handling it.

  • @Fortuna808

    @Fortuna808

    2 жыл бұрын

    My husband gets paranoid about this quite often and as his spouse the way i try to deal with this is by clearly telling him I'm not cheating and then resisting the urge to get insulted about the accusation, but instead lead the conversation towards his feelings. So if I'm sensing that he is worried about it, i might ask him to talk about why he's worried and then try to validate his feelings and I also reassure him that I'm not cheating. It takes a lot of patience. On my husband's end (and your end, as the person who is experiencing the paranoia), i think it's important to open up about your feelings fully to your partner so they can understand and see you are willing to talk it through, so that will hopefully lead to a more calm communication overall (as opposed to conflict)

  • @robinmarks5638

    @robinmarks5638

    2 жыл бұрын

    My dad did this constantly with my mom. He was told over and over how these cheating situations were not possible and never could accept it was paranoia. She should have got away from him because she herself had a mental breakdown! The best thing you are doing is acknowledging you are paranoid! This is how you are helping yourself!

  • @mygirldarby

    @mygirldarby

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@robinmarks5638 although probably an unpopular opinion, I think being in a marriage or romantic relationship with someone who has schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder is too much for the average person to handle. I would not want to raise a child with someone who has paranoid schizophrenia and I wouldn't feel capable of dealing with a partner with this type of pervasive mental illness. I'm not saying that people with schizophrenia shouldn't have relationships, but it takes a very special person to have a successful relationship with someone who has this disorder. Most people know very little about it and therefore do not fully comprehend what they are entering into when they start a relationship with someone who has this illness.

  • @nehavirk3063

    @nehavirk3063

    2 жыл бұрын

    My partner get paranoid about cheating. It makes him defensivr or rude to my friends especailly male friends. We have lots of talk of reasurance and using grounding skills

  • @kathleenlourde1475
    @kathleenlourde14752 жыл бұрын

    I agree --- this is a crucial issue for me, too. I wonder if you've done any research or come across any tools for people with psychotic conditions who live alone? I live alone in the country, and when I get paranoid, it can go on for months before I realize what's going on, especially if I'm between therapists. Do you have any thoughts on managing this kind of thing totally by yourself?

  • @waiting-for-my-shepherd

    @waiting-for-my-shepherd

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel your pain. I pray to Jesus and ask Him to show me the truth. This may take a while because we live in a fallen world. I guess we will have to run its course before we "wake" up. It's tricky as I have to remind myself that God knows I have auditory hallucination so He wouldn't talk to me (to create confusion).

  • @MPG-ub5ke
    @MPG-ub5ke2 жыл бұрын

    How has it been raising your baby with schizophrenia?

  • @Ceejack8
    @Ceejack82 жыл бұрын

    Hello! I have been on medication for a year now and at the start of course it was not as effective so I had some hallucinations auditary and some paranoïa too. But now my symptoms are mostly gone 🤞. Do you know if I can relapse while on my meds even if I have the injection that is more effective? Thanks :)

  • @donnacripps8409
    @donnacripps8409 Жыл бұрын

    Its pushing my freinds away from me and making them hate me

  • @nathantaylor5939
    @nathantaylor59392 жыл бұрын

    Your a beautiful woman. Thanks for all the info. It's super helpful

  • @tamzar2440
    @tamzar2440 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤

  • @angelicaocon1461
    @angelicaocon14612 жыл бұрын

    I'm diagnosed with Bipolar disorder with Psychotic feature for 2 years now and paranoid delusion still lingers in me. I couldn't listen to new music such as Taylor or Ed because I hear voices telling me that they hate me and that I should stop listening to their music. What I did is I unfollow their social media accounts including youtube and took a break from listening to music. For now, I enjoyed listening to old songs.

  • @ericchevalier74
    @ericchevalier742 жыл бұрын

    We are lied to all the time. It is normal to react this way. Sometimes it's only a feeling of discomfort in your body or it can be totally debilitating and ruin your life. It all depends on how deep the lie is in your psyche. Good luck to you all.

  • @divyaprakash609
    @divyaprakash6092 жыл бұрын

    Yesterday i had a paronoia. I had a feeling that people around me were not comfortable with me and they were staring at me.

  • @rosswilde5858
    @rosswilde58582 жыл бұрын

    I am trying to help and support my son

  • @richardbrewis2367
    @richardbrewis23672 жыл бұрын

    I struggle with defining reality in one sense. Do you have anything to say about split reality feelings? I just thought you might, thanks :).

  • @SchizophrenicNYC
    @SchizophrenicNYC2 жыл бұрын

    Hate paranoia!

  • @saynow4599
    @saynow45992 жыл бұрын

    i love you :)

  • @scottthomas5819
    @scottthomas5819 Жыл бұрын

    👌

  • @Erdbeerheld1
    @Erdbeerheld12 жыл бұрын

    My brother has paranoid schizophrenia and in his delusion he thinks I am a police man and he is really afraid (he was homeless and I guess he was criminal by this time, yet he is not being persecuted afaik). How should I deal with this?

  • @expression100
    @expression1002 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @saraacarolina
    @saraacarolina2 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on "Trauma bonding" with others? Like when you meet another person with the same traumatic past and you become friends based off that. I'm convinced that it's just a term that abusers use against victims to get them to not talk about their traumas.

  • @iloveujesusxo

    @iloveujesusxo

    2 жыл бұрын

    Trauma bonding is a bond shared with two people in a toxic relationship. It's very common with narcissistic abuse.

  • @jonedeep4.1atxr1.7
    @jonedeep4.1atxr1.72 жыл бұрын

    PARIAOND AND ANXIETY ARE ISSUES I STILL CANT OVERCOME BUT ONLY BALANCE ⚖️

  • @healthyworld408
    @healthyworld4082 жыл бұрын

    My son is 28 years old I believe he has it the same symptoms exactly but I don’t know how to tell him or take him to doctor or psychologist I don’t know what to do? 😢

  • @marleneberam2619
    @marleneberam2619 Жыл бұрын

    How long do your episodes last?

  • @paulflint6254
    @paulflint6254 Жыл бұрын

    What is safegaurding, i revealed my intrusive thoughts. They say that they are not going to tell family, but I'm scared. Think it could be paranoid thinking, but unsure. Help please

  • @cyberla
    @cyberla Жыл бұрын

    These are essentially tormenting spirits. We have the authority to bind these spirits up and cast them out based on the Word of God and in the name of the Lord. These types of spirits work in clusters and the reason why people experience the same issues - fear, rejection, depression, isolation, rebellion, lust, anger, suicide, fantasies, and delusions. Paul was struck down with these spirits on the road to Damascus. Frank Hammond has some great books that explain the issues and solutions.

  • @reginaldhorkyiiregorreggie1559
    @reginaldhorkyiiregorreggie15592 жыл бұрын

    hum? or the dualist approach. they are and are not at the same time. trust to me is kind of like rubber.

  • @maghrebunited496
    @maghrebunited4962 жыл бұрын

    Please can you help me maybe🙏?? My brother has paranoid schizofrenia..he don t see things and don t hear anything any more but he it s afraid to go outside to store or just outside from home😔

  • @fatyjeon4799
    @fatyjeon47997 ай бұрын

    I am a 19 years old girl and I study medicine. The problem that I have is that I get paranoid delusions that I am having the diseases which I study. I see a reletable symptom, and I can't stop thinking that I am having a serious disease or a mental problem. I kind of try to deal with it, but if someone can give me advice, I would be thankfull.

  • @nathanstmyles
    @nathanstmyles2 жыл бұрын

    what stopped me from getting help was my paranoia that telling the therapist about my “great knowledge” would land me with the government wanting me for information

  • @nathanstmyles

    @nathanstmyles

    2 жыл бұрын

    even now i question if what i’m getting is help. my paranoia makes me feel like i’m perfectly fine and everyone else is trying to fix me

  • @nathanstmyles

    @nathanstmyles

    2 жыл бұрын

    and then the paranoia i get when i see people walking on the street more than once. the paranoia i get at work cause i had a crush, fixation, even though im over it a part of me is constantly paranoid about it

  • @PaigeLovesPumpkins
    @PaigeLovesPumpkins2 жыл бұрын

    Can you make a video about how to explain one's mental illness to an elderly parent who has an out-dated opinion of it?

  • @saraacarolina
    @saraacarolina2 жыл бұрын

    You need to tell us where you get all of your pretty clothes!!!

  • @nomic800x3
    @nomic800x3 Жыл бұрын

    This lady is so pretty to me

  • @yehhshhs
    @yehhshhs11 ай бұрын

    thats funny cuz i have alot of paranoia too...but usually it starts already before the event.... and the event itself only confirms my paranoia and then nothing will convince me its not true :(

  • @prakritishah6898
    @prakritishah6898 Жыл бұрын

    I Nvr can trust my husband coz in past I saw him telling lies that he doesn’t use other social media but I be found 2/3times using other id , again n agin same condition so can’t trust him I Alwz keep Keen eye i cnt b normal sud I divorce him??? I think it’s not working

  • @iriamguzman2273
    @iriamguzman22732 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I am afraid that they will drug me or the devil or satan rites or mystical things I think this is paranoia I am also diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder

  • @GoodNewsEveryone2999
    @GoodNewsEveryone29992 жыл бұрын

    I get paranoid with my PTSD… it suxxxxx.

  • @zoltanmatei424
    @zoltanmatei4242 жыл бұрын

    often when i lay down i cover my eyes with a tshirt to sleep without disturbance. as i lay down and cover my eyes i can see visual hallucinations which are quite artistic and pleasing. last time i seen japanese performers and then also girl performer and also robots which were quite adorably designed. then i was talking to the robots that i want to see Bruce Lee because He is going to be fit with the really composition which we have together with some people. The really itself can be made artificially via molecular mixing not boiling and it can happen on a tree as a fruit grown just like that and later the fillings grown on the tree can be taken out of the leafletpocket and put into eggshells and boilfryed or so for taste. But as people with really and as or with parts of the really we are fit into a helicopter crew who hunts using a helicopter and light weapons. we hunt people sometimes. The robots were showing to me images thats what i get out of it. Or i hallucinated in accordance with covering my eyes and during sometimes observing details of objects (ever since i have dreams with aliens other then the greys)

  • @iboremytherapist
    @iboremytherapist2 жыл бұрын

    I just realized that you look like Maria Bamford

  • @ErinnnnL
    @ErinnnnL2 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone else understand what I mean by the "machine"