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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
There is a difference between paranoia and hypervigilance. If you have PTSD you are dealing with hypervigilance which feels like paranoia.
Here is a link for you to read, it has a chart that shows you the difference between paranoia and hypervigilance.
http:/www.bullyonline.org/stress/ptsd.htm
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I know that there's a huge difference and I know that it's most likely my hypervigilance on steroids.
*Possible Triggers*
It's just seeing and hearing him whisper in my damn ear that sends me into a tailspin. I'll swear to god that someone's breaking into my house, standing behind me and/or grabbing me. The worst of it comes when I'm sleeping. I suffer from a form of sleep paralysis and I can't move. Well, then a flashback nightmare happens. I can start seeing my bedroom instead but feel like I'm still being held down. It's scary as hell.
I know that it could just be my already existing symptoms being manifested in a different way and just getting worse. I think I just posted this because I genuinely feel like I'm losing it, sometimes.