Paranoia is a frequent problem of mine. I thought I'd solved the problem by taking Latuda and practicing some self-help strategies, but it's back again.

The problem is that I hear or think I hear people saying hurtful things about me. For example, I might hear a coworker making fun of me with other coworkers. It sounds SOOOOO real, it's really hard for me to forget. Yet I don't want to confront them at the risk of sounding crazy.

My therapist came up with a self-help method. She said my paranoia stems from being hypervigilant in childhood to protect myself from dangerous circumstances. I imagine feelers on the top of my head that are being extra sensitive to detect possible danger in my current environment. Sometimes that helps -- just to realize that I'm being extra sensitive.

However, some times the voice sounds so real and hurtful that I can't let it go.

I've also tried meditation. Sometimes it works.

What do you do to get rid of paranoia? It can really hinder my productivity at work when I think coworkers are making fun of me. I feel like giving up and not working.