Mental Health The roots of paranoïa

[BillyBrain]

This is a really big topic, i'm sure it has been discuted a lot here.

What is paranoia ? how your mind are tricking you ? fooling you ? because paranoia is an interne mental process, something bad that you do to yourself with your mind.

What are the processus of paranoia ? how to catch them, see them, controle them, and finally get out off it ?

I've been in a real bad paranoia myself for several years, the deepest crises was when i was smoking half a gram of mdpv by day. That was the worst period of my life, i've been really really far in the stuff, i was earing voices, thinking cops where in my house, placing micro and camera, stuff realle really fucked up. I still ashamed of myself.

But i have stop stimulant ( only a little bit of speed time to time ) , and beginnin to lower my compsumption, i begin to feel more clear in my head, im not paranoiak and psycho anymore, and i'm proud of me gettin out of this. And i found interessting to compare the two mode of my mind, what have make the change ? And how not to relapse ?

Tell me guys, an advice is always welcome.

 

[FnX]

The best advice I can give you, what works for me atleast, is to accept and embrace your fears. It's definately not easy and it took me years, but I just don't give a shit anymore... atleast usually. When you think the cops are in your house, just accept the fact that they might be and just don't care, if they really were after you, you're probably screwed at this point anyway (you can't know wether they truly are or aren't there in a paranoid state of mind anyway). When you think your mother is trying to poison you with that cherry pie she just brought you, accept that too and eat the damn pie. When you think your friends who came over to see you are about to mug you and rob you, just laugh at the thought and see what will happen, if they really mug you, atleast you have a reason not to see them anymore.

That or complete social isolation. I find the unpredictable nature of other people to be a great source of paranoid delusions, take other people out of the equation and things should feel better. Stimulants should really be stopped too... if you have to take a drug for recreation or to self-medicate, downers rarely produce paranoia as far as I know. It might be a good idea to stay clear of cannabis as well if you smoke it, although if you're like me and it actually helps with the paranoia, then by all means don't.

 

[panic in paradise]

I think paranoia is related to stimulant use and hyper mental states because paranoia is the biproduct of adrenaline and obsessive compulsive disorder, which turns into a sense of fear that finds a place to be realized, or made tangible by over analyzing ones surroundings.

 

[FnX]

I think paranoia is related to stimulant use and hyper mental states because paranoia is the biproduct of adrenaline and obsessive compulsive disorder, which turns into a sense of fear that finds a place to be realized, or made tangible by over analyzing ones surroundings.

Essentially, it's a positive feedback loop. That is exactly why acceptance is paramount; the more you resist and fight it, the more adrenaline you end up with, and the more adrenaline you have, the more aggressively you keep fighting. Take away all the power from your fear and all this built up mental energy in your head will vent out differently, perhaps even enjoyably. It's no easy task to just break off an obsessive thought cycle, but it's definately possible, you just gotta be vigilant about your own thoughts and mental processes NOT your surroundings. Carefully analyzing your own thoughts can also make you disconnect yourself from them and personally I find that dissociation often eliminates most if not all paranoia.