Paranoid: characteristics of the personality type and recommendations for interacting with it

Paranoid is a personality disorder characterized by an intense distrust of others. People with paranoid syndrome are suspicious, jealous, and see a catch in everything. Such a person projects personal conflicts onto others, the simple actions of people seem to him directed in his direction, and with a negative purpose. Sometimes this perception of the actions of others leads to the manifestation of aggression on the part of the paranoid.

The emergence of the paranoid personality type leads to paranoid disorders and psychosis. People with this psychotype transfer personal negative sides to the outside world and begin to fight them, presenting them as external threats. Sometimes this behavior is expressed within the normal range, that is, the person is distinguished by excessive suspicion, he prefers to start the attack first, until the others themselves attacked. But often this condition turns into classic paranoia, which degenerates into a psychiatric diagnosis.

Among politicians, there are many people with a paranoid psychotype, because this is exactly the area where you can fight what is evil in the mind of this person. As a rule, it is paranoid individuals who often find themselves in situations of persecution. Their distrust and suspicion seem to attract trouble.

Personality disorder resulting from the development of worsening paranoid symptoms, becomes a defective character trait that prevents a person from living normally and communicating with others.He is too selfish, suspicious, he is characterized by rancor, all the actions of other people seem to him hostile towards him. In this regard, paranoid people often turn out to be the initiators of conflicts, they are unnecessarily worried about any normal event in their lives.

The main symptom of the paranoid psychotype is groundless suspicion. The paranoid constantly accuses his beloved of treason, doubts the reliability and loyalty of his friends, suspects business partners of betrayal. Any light or even comic remark is perceived by the paranoid as a threat and humiliation. Affective reactions, inadequacy, often accompanying this type of psychosis, seem delusional to a normal person.

Sometimes the patient sees hallucinations, his associations become loose, certain thoughts are blocked, he sees a negative and prejudiced attitude towards himself in everything. Among the character traits of a paranoid, rancorousness, dissatisfaction with everything that happens around is especially expressed. Even minor troubles are very painful for this person. All these symptoms give the relatives of the paranoid a lot of problems, this is expressed both in personal relationships and in the conduct of general everyday life, and therefore, when these signs appear, it is recommended to seek help from a psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

The paranoid character type refers to sociopathic accentuation. A distinctive feature of paranoia is also an increased level of conflict due to a stubborn desire to introduce innovations. Anyone who does not share his views, this person sees as dishonest and unfriendly. Rigidity of behavior is also characteristic of him. If the projects proposed by the paranoid have caused only indifference or refusal to accept them, he becomes even more persistent in achieving his goal. When describing the paranoid personality type, experts often call focus on the task at hand, low ability to understand others. When these signs begin to stably manifest themselves over time, become total in nature and become the cause of serious difficulties in social adaptation, then we are already talking about paranoid psychopathy.

The most common classification of paranoid psychosis based on variants of delusional ideas.

• Delirium of greatness. A person sees superpowers in himself, compares himself with celebrities, mythical characters, book heroes. He credits himself with legendary discoveries. If delusions of grandeur have developed on a religious level, then the patient creates his own cult.
• Erotomanic delirium. Similar to the above option, but in this case, the patient sees himself as a love inspiration for a celebrity. Usually these are platonic feelings without an intimate component. The object of affection may be little familiar to the patient.
• Somatic delirium. In this situation, a person is sure that a fatal illness has befallen him or that he sees a physical injury in himself.
• Persecution delirium. The most common option. The patient and his loved ones are supposedly always watched by someone with the aim of causing harm to health.
• Delirium of jealousy. In this case, the patient is sure that his significant other is cheating. Moreover, he does not necessarily see a catch in the behavior of a partner at the present time, delirium can spread into the past. Most often, this type of delusion is susceptible to a paranoid person who has received a disorder due to alcoholism.
• Unspecified variant of delusional disorder. This situation can combine several types at once.

It is difficult to identify any one factor that influenced the development of paranoid personality disorder, usually there are several reasons for this. Among them, it is customary to distinguish the following theories.

• Genetic reasons. The disorder may be hereditary, but the steps involved in adopting paranoid characteristics from a relative have not yet been fully understood.
• Living and upbringing conditions. Paranoid syndrome is more often manifested in people who were brought up in dysfunctional families or were subjected to serious educational measures.
• Disappointment in others. If a person has become a victim of deception and ridicule, or if he has been intentionally harmed, his mistrust and suspicion increases significantly, which subsequently leads to mental disorder.
• Physical ailments. Atherosclerosis, brain damage and syphilis can all contribute significantly to the development of paranoid psychosis. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, neuroendocrine diseases, or even somatic problems can cause the syndrome to manifest.

To suppress the symptoms of paranoia and get rid of the disease, you should identify the cause of what happened and try to understand it. The situation can be completely corrected if treatment is promptly resorted to. The most common therapies are:

• the use of medicines;
• behavioral treatment;
• cognitive psychotherapy;
• using object relations theory.

If a drug therapy is chosen, then antidepressants, vitamins, antipsychotics, hypnotics, sedatives are most often used. However, all this should be prescribed by a doctor, self-medication can aggravate the situation.

You can take a psychotherapeutic course. His choice should also be based on the recommendations of a specialist. The mechanism of action depends on the severity of the disorder and the severity of the symptoms; during the session, the doctor can adjust the treatment regimen.

Usually, after such a course, the symptoms of psychosis disappear, the behavior becomes less aggressive, the patient begins to show less discontent. This method is aimed at self-awareness of the patient of his problem, the doctor teaches the patient to avoid conflict situations.

Progress in therapy is determined by the degree of the paranoid's awareness of the fact that he is not the center of the universe, there are other people who have opinions that differ from his views and this must be reckoned with. It turns out that the patient is dissatisfied with those qualities in people that are often his own qualities and desires.

If there is a need to communicate with a person, who has a paranoid personality type, use the following tips.

• It is recommended that you avoid arguing with the paranoid. It is impossible to get it off the ground. Let him feel like a winner.
• Be polite to him, follow the generally accepted rules of conduct.
• Don't criticize the paranoid. This is especially true of his views on himself.
• Do not talk badly about the paranoid behind your back, he is able to find out about it and become furious.

These are general rules for communication in any situation, but it all depends on the circumstances. If the boss is paranoid, then there are two ways out: leave work or serve him faithfully and faithfully.If a conflict has arisen with a paranoid employee, then first of all it is recommended to consult with a lawyer. When a relative becomes paranoid, you need to see a psychiatrist.

There are several other options for behavior in the company of someone with paranoid personality disorder. As already noted, it is impossible to convince him of his own position, but you can try to enter into an argument using cunning techniques. For example, you can take his side and prove the effectiveness of his own views. The paranoid, for whom losing in an argument is tantamount to death, will begin to argue again, but against his point of view, unconsciously agreeing with the opponent's initial opinion.

If the client of the selling company is paranoid and he refuses to buy the product because the price is too high, then you can offer him a worse option so that he can make sure that the original copy was better. At the same time, the paranoid must be convinced that he himself came to this conclusion: do not impose goods on him, do not convince of anything, do not insist on buying.

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