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Paranoia is a thought process that can result in people experiencing irrational mistrust and suspicion of others. This pattern of delusional thinking may involve feelings of persecution, making a ...

Paranoia is a symptom of several mental health conditions. It can be found in paranoid personality disorder (PPD), one of the “cluster A” or eccentric personality disorders. Paranoia often happens to ...

Paranoid thoughts, including thoughts that others are talking about you behind your back or are trying to make you look bad, can happen to everyone at some point in life. But paranoia is different.