I have very irrational and paranoid thoughts?
Lately I have had some irrational and paranoid thoughts. I'll be sitting at the table with my family eating dinner and I'll suddenly get an intrusive thought saying ''don't eat that - its poisoned''. And then I'll get really paranoid and start looking for evidence of poison. But after a while the thought goes away. Another example is when I'm in public ''they're planning to kill you''. And I'll get really angry ready to defend myself. Or I'll be lying in bed ''the ceiling is going to fall down on you - quickly run!''. I have to fight with myself to reason with the thoughts and usually they go after a while. I don't understand what this is does anyone know?
Is someone who has paranoid thoughts but is aware of their irrationality still considered paranoid?
In my case I was so enmeshed in the consequences of the irrationality of my actions as a result of paranoia, alcoholism, delusion, mental illness and insanity that everything around me seemed hostile, threatening and erratic. And in fact everything was erratic, hostile and threatening, all as a result of my paranoia , drug abuse, alcoholism and delusion. And so it goes, around and around, in ever decreasing circles. I'd been at war with the world around me for three decades, when you see war everyday, everywhere, in everything and in every one, that becomes your experience. A vicious cycle ensues in which all experience in terms of people places and things mirrors and reinforces conflict and dissolution. Unresolved and revolving insanity ensues, nowhere more so than in the life of an alcoholic, that will inevitably result in death, suicide or incarceration. The real conundrum is that it all gets worse with sobriety. The anaesthetic is gone. In my case it stopped working. Life becomes a theatre whereupon you suddenly move from the stage to the stalls and the full horror and tragedy of it all unfolds in front of you. You are now a witness to the tragic consequences of your actions, your self indulgence, your selfishness, your blame, your shame and your meaningless remorse. At this point a thorough, searching and agonising inventory must take place or you become more insane sober than when drunk. The truth is the most foul tasting medicine of all, but drink it you must, all of it, not just a little, not just a drop. It will provoke paroxysms of pain, but therein lies the cure, therein lies serenity, therein lies peace at last.
Irrational thoughts ?? :/ help!?
i have been having a lot of irrational thoughts lately. One of the most prominent is that i believe someone can read my mind at all times. I don't know who it is. but for example, when i am sitting in class, I think about things but then i have to immediately change my train of thought and distract myself because I feel like someone out there in the room knows what i'm saying. but i don't know. also, one that i have been struggling with for a loooong time, I always feel like someone is watching me. especially when i am most vulnerable, like when i am undressed. When i was younger, i believed the faces in pictures on my wall of classmates etc were really the person, hiding behind the paper, watching me. I would put post it notes over their faces in the pictures to ease my mind. but now, for example, when i take a shower i feel strongly like someone somehow is watching me. i usually think it's someone from my class at school. I think irrationally, that someone hid a camera in my bathroom, or they are watching through my bedroom window. I know these are impossible, because the people i think are watching me have never been in my room, and they can't get through the gates to my house. I know these thoughts are irrational. but i can't convince myself they're not true. there's always doubt in my mind. also, i have controlled epilepsy. I'm not sure if this could cause this kind of fear. but maybe? I'm just too afraid of everything. if anyone knows what's up...please let me know. maybe this is normal? maybe everyone feels this way??
Why do I keep having this irrational fear & paranoia about snakes?
My twin sister recently told me about how a snake was at her doorstep. Even though we live in different states, I have trouble sleeping @ night because of fear that a snake will sneak in my apartment & sneak through the pipes through the toilet or drains or something & come out & squeeze me. When I was younger, I was attacked by my brother's pet snake. I'ms so scared! What should I do? This is interfering with my daily life, & I don't want to waste energy & money by keeping the lights on all night. How can I overcome this?
Irrational paranoid fears?
My whole life really, I've had these weird irrational fears of things that aren't there and don't really even exist. It's pretty much always in the dark. For example, lately when I turn off the lights downstairs, only the hall light upstairs is on, and I have to run up the stairs and into the bathroom, checking behind the shower curtain to make sure nothing is there. I know that nothing is in the shower or downstairs waiting to get me, but I'm scared anyway. And when we go to my aunt's house in Maine, they live on a lake and have a floating dock that's in dark water. Since I can't see anything in the water [because nothing's there], they have to practically force me out there. When I swim there and back [on a boogie board], I'm scared to death the whole time, though I know no snake or alligator is there. But I always thing that there's something right behind me. Does anyone know a way to get rid of these fears other than therapy or something? Please serious answers only.
How can you prove to somebody that your “paranoid” thought is actually valid?
I doubt that it would be important to even try.Best thing to do, if you have a valid concern, write it up including the entire circumstance. List names if you can.Keep this written statement dated and sealed.If something should happen, you now have proof.
Is mind reading real? I have been paranoid about someone has for months. I know it’s not real, but my mind won’t let me have a break. Can someone reassure me?
I felt the same exact way for most of my life. Deep down, I knew it was impossible, but that little flame of fear and doubt in my mind just kept on burning. My older brother had been telling me things, things directly related to my deepest secrets, things he couldn’t have known. I trust him completely, and I knew his personality well. but someotmes I could swear he could read my mind. This steadily grew until it became an obsession. I couldn't go a minute without analyzing my thoughts and carefully censoring them, blocking out anything secretive, innapropriate or ANYTHING of that nature. I know how you feel, you know it’s irrational, but at the same time, it feels so real. It can really eat away at you, too. Be careful. I’ll try to reassure you as best as I can, or at least how I got over my paranoia about mind-reading. It’s not real. Everyone has gifts. Some people are sensitive and emotional. Others are great a debating, others are passionate about music, some love sports, others love manipulation, there’s a massive range of gifts out there. Some people never find theirs. But manipulation can be a pretty misunderstood thing, people assume it’s a creepy, fake, stalker who has an evil plot to ruin your life or get you to do what they want. No. That’s very, very, very rarely EVER the case. Some people just crave reaction, they find peace in the emotion of others. So they manipulate. They look for small things. They pick at clues, little edges, flakes of information that once peeled away, could reveal something bigger, perhaps. But they have no idea how ot access that. So they do tests. They see what seems to get a reaction out of you. Even if you think you’re good at keeping quiet and emotionless, or I’d you think you’re a good liar, there are people out there who are really, exceptionally and unnaturally amazing at reading you. When people like that have the combined passion of manipulation, it often leads to others thinking, “They must be able to read minds!” No, they’re just a person, just like you, who finds peace in your emotion. Don’t overthink it. Mind reading is impossible. Don’t be ashamed of your thoughts. I know it can be really terrifying, but you will move past this. I understand completely and I know you can overcome this. Best of luck, I hope this helped.