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Old Aug 11, 2017, 01:26 PM
Anonymous59125
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Even my therapist and doctors have explained there is very little out there to truly help with paranoia and delusions. A few decades back (when I was about 20, give or take a few years in either direction) I was given a book/workbook for my social anxiety. It was VERY helpful. It taught me to examine my internal dialogue, to reframe my thoughts and examine them from different angles. It taught me how to somewhat control my external symptoms by controlling my body language to be less closed off and more open. It was the most helpful book I've read to date and while it didn't cure the problem it helped me function past it and feel slightly more confident which is never a bad thing with these type of issues. My doctors say I get delusions which are like paranoia on steroids. With Paranoia you know it's not real and delusion you don't really. But that confuses me because if you didn't feel it was real on SOME level, you wouldn't be paranoid, it would just be weird thoughts. If it's strong enough to be considered paranoia, there is a part of the mind which perceives it as real enough to be worried. Confusing! They need some good workbooks for paranoia and delusions! When I'm delusional, nothing truly helps to stop it but when paranoid I can use some coping such as reframing to keep me functioning in a somewhat normal way. (((Hugs)))
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