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Jan 09, 2010, 01:39 PM
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Member Since: Feb 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,611
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Hi spacecase.  I have this problem also, the paranoid thinking. I find that if I'm off my antidepressant and anxiety meds, or under too much stress in one form or another, my paranoid thinking gets worse. (I'm in centralish Illinois also, never have worried about cougars. But the corn snakes creep me out - actually had one in my backyard. )
As long as I'm on my meds and keep my social interactions to a minimum I do pretty well. I hope you have better luck than I did trying to make the people connection work. I tried my best for a long time, but I would even get paranoid thoughts about my therapists. I would talk about it with them but it didn't help. Just made me feel and act worse.
Wish I could be more helpful. I have learned to be okay with my situation - solitude is better than all the turmoil, anger and acting crazy I did trying to be "normal." I realize now that much of my paranoia comes from my PTSD, from way back in my childhood. But that hasn't really helped me not think and feel paranoid, when I get that way nothing can convince me I'm "just being paranoid." I'm positive that people around me are conspiring to hurt me. I've learned how to manage it, not fix it.
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