paranoia

I think I may be suffering from paranoia. I have bipolar. I am strongly convinced that everyone at work is out to get my job. I work as a registered nurse and believe that everyone is watching me to get me into trouble to the extent that I lose my nursing license. I have not done anything to jeopardize my work, but am continuously worried and paranoid about losing my license and job. Could this be paranoia?

It could be paranoia, but I'm really not sure.
Making a diagnosis on so little information is wrong,
and I'm not qualified to diagnose you anyway.

The best thing you can do for yourself is arrange to see a psychiatrist to discuss your feelings.
They will not only know if you are paranoid, they will offer you some help.

When I was deeply depressed I believed I was at risk of loosing my job. Then, my depression became known because of all the time I was taking off, ect. Rather than be a bad thing, I realized it probably ended my chances for promotion, but I could never be fired. The worst thing they could do to me was make me leave work on long term disability. (A benefit of being in a strong union)

I continued to do my best and stayed in my job until my first opportunity for retirement at age 55 and 32 years of service. Now its a party every day. Not quite, but life is way better when you are retired.

Take care,

michele2000rn wrote:I think I may be suffering from paranoia. I have bipolar. I am strongly convinced that everyone at work is out to get my job. I work as a registered nurse and believe that everyone is watching me to get me into trouble to the extent that I lose my nursing license. I have not done anything to jeopardize my work, but am continuously worried and paranoid about losing my license and job. Could this be paranoia?

Sorry to hear that you are struggling. I agree that I think the best thing to do is to see a psych about this to talk to them about what is going on for you. It would be good if they could help as it sounds a bit miserable atm for you. Do you currently have a psychiatrist? Hope things settle for you soon

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Cracked

I dont know what they call it, but i used to go throught the same type of thinking at work. I still do sometimes, but i try to recognizie it for what it is. I call it my delusional thinking.

I too have noticed an increase in my paranoia lately. I've been really struggling to fight the thoughts vs letting them escalate. I worry that I am on camera and people are watching me trying to get me in trouble. I was house sitting for my uncle and feared this the whole time. I could go on and on about other things that are making me think/feel this way but I don't want to give you ideas and things to be worried about too!! Just know that you're not alone.

If it is anything of what I was going through and am still going through, please seek help from your pdoc. I was so out of touch with reality, it felt like mental pain to try and be or feel like my normal thinking.