I have a history of "bipolar" symptoms as well as "delusions" but lately the "delusions" especially paranoid ones, are worse....
i recently left an abusive relationship and moved to a new apartment and have been basically hiding from all friends and family... i isolated myself because i never want to be in that situation again...
i feel like everyone has alterior motives and are out to get me or ruin my life...
i have problems with sleep and sometimes i hear intruders coming into my house so i search my house in the middle of the night, knife in hand...
am i suffering from ptsd? or did the stress of the recent events in my life trigger a worsening of my pre-existing conditions?
(i am too paranoid to even see a pdoc or therapist about this)