Dear Rachie ~ I was never abused by anyone, but I still have the paranoia. It doesn't get worse at night, however, as, like the witty response by Phoenix above, I, too, dread being seen by neighbors, and I take my rubbish out at 4-6 AM, during one of my later early AM awakenings. This is just a personal theory, but I thing paranoia and a number of other things are related to Borderline PD, as it is on the "borderline" of many other diagnoses! Anyway, diagnosis has little purpose, except for prescribing treatment, and all the various symptoms can be interrelated, so I wouldn't worry about THAT part of it. Please make sure to have a pdoc, if you can, and make sure that he/she knows of your paranoia. Caring For You, Rachie ~ billieJ