I grew up with a father who was a police officer, and he saw a lot of the bad in life. He never talked about it infront of my sister and me, but I think it created an attitude of fear in the house. I couldn't take a walk to see the sun rise because "someone will get you". I lived in a very safe town near the ocean. I grew up very sheltered because of my dad's fears. When I am feeling paranoid, it usually is about someone "getting" me. The other paranoia I get is the feeling that people are looking at my house, trying to see me, and also that neighbors might come to the door and see how messy the house is and call DCF.