In actual life there are many people who are paranoid, but not everyone shows it so obviously. In fact, paranoia is a mental illness that can be divided into the following four categories. If someone around you has these tendencies, it is better to stay away from them as soon as possible.
1. Persecution paranoia
Persecution paranoia is more common, sometimes coexisting with exaggerated paranoia. When patients suffer setbacks, they cannot realistically examine and analyze the subjective and objective causes, but attribute the failure to objective conditions, resulting in suspicion, catching wind and distorting facts. On the basis of suspicion, delusions of relationship and delusions of victimization are formed. Patients often struggle with a defiant attitude and never compromise despite encountering walls everywhere. They often complain to the courts and public security authorities about the crimes of their “persecutors” and demand justice and safety.
2. Jealous Paranoia
Jealous paranoia manifests only as jealous delusions about the spouse. It often begins with verbal arguments between spouses, followed by suspicions of infidelity, and develops into an unshakable delusional system by obtaining so-called “evidence” through surveillance and stalking.
3. Beloved paranoia
More often seen in women, patients The patient is convinced that a male, and usually an older, higher social status male, is infatuated with her, and tries everything to pursue and approach the other person, even to the point of developing an unscrupulous attitude. Even when the other person is angry, abusive, or beaten, the patient remains unconcerned and even sees it as a test of her love.
4. Hypochondriac paranoia
The patient is convinced that she is suffering from some serious illness that is causing them pain and can describe their painful experience to the fullest extent, but no positive findings on clinical examination, and after multiple tests the patient remains unconvinced, believing that the doctor made up the story to comfort them.