Paranoia

Anyone got any solutions in how to get rid of paranoia.
Recently I keep having paranoia about friends. Not nesesarily that they are out to get me. More along the lines that they really dislike me and that people are gathering around in groups talking about what a dick I am. It seems really real but thinking logically I can't see any reason this would happen. Even if it is happening I would really prefer not to be aware of it. Its like I can read their minds and they are constantly thinking critical things and I can't stop them. These are people ive had a good laugh with in the past and been on a few holidays with.

Do other people get this type of thing or is paranoia just limited to people trying to kill you?

Its like a dark cloud is in my mind when it happens and I see a reality that is very bleak. Im finding it very difficult to feel comfortable around my friends now as I don't know what is real or imagined. Think my mind is reading too far into things, but how do i stop it?

my understanding of paranoia is it doesn't have to be just being afraid of the govt or thinking pple are going to kill you. There's all different degrees.

Are you seeing anyone for help or anything?

Saw my GP recently, pushed me up to 15mg Olanzapine from 12.5mg. Think that i may be under too much stress. Working over 30 hours a week and studying for my degree, amongst looking after myself and life skills.

Got this other symptom flaring up which I know is a sign of me being under stress. My mind tells me im gay. Even though Ive had several girl friends and don't dress very well. Doesn't make any difference if I argue with this voice it then just gets worse and repeats itself like a broken record seeming to go on for an eternity. Do other people get this symptom or does it manifest differently for different indivuals. I just need some peace for a few days.....is this too much to ask?

I have paranoia really bad , i always think someone out to get me or im being follwed or when my friends and family dont answer their phones their dead or something and i start panicing , to be honest paranoia is a absolute nightmare it gets in the way of my life and i wish it didnt , i dont have any soloutions :/

are you talking to anyone about your paranoia? thats always the first step to help x

Taken some mood stabilizers. Problem solved.

I havent worked out yet if my paranoia is paranoia or if im just extremely perceptive of people and what they're doing. I dont think i miss a trick so I think its not paranoia, im just right in thinking i know what theyre thinking/doing. Also in my experience people who are plotting against you in any way, when you catch them out, with proof even, will always say "youre paranoid"! that tho makes me smile...

if i am paranoid, I dont get paranoid about strangers following me or suchlike, but maybe about them saying things as i walk past. mostly im "paranoid" about people I let close and their intentions/feelings towards me.

I get paranoid but i usually don't think i am being paranoid. It's difficult to go to the store cos i have feeling of though broadcasting and everyone knows what im thinking. Also If i watch too much of a tv show the actors and so on end up in my head. It's probably just because I've heard there voice for so many hours that it just gets stuck in there.

For me the voices are people i know or people on the shows i watch. and they seem to try and convince me it's normal and if im talking to them and trying to reason with them that i am schizophrenic they get mad. Feeling of Persecution also. I seem to for the most part believe it's real, like some sort of telepathy but when you look into telepathy there is no evidence for it. If I continue to have the mindset that it's real, of course i'll still hear voices. But if I can give it up and face the truth that it is an out of control mind modulated on and out of balance chemical overload I think I can get a clearer head.

Currently taking Zyprexa for it but when I see the doctor again I need to up the dosage.

lose your friends. problem solved.

***mental health is the absense of mental illness*****

ive noticed that my "paranoia" is worse when Im in a bad relationship or upset over someone close to me's actions. And I dont mean paranoia about that person. But the general paranoia i feel like walking past strangers who are laughing and thinking its about me. Im going through relationship stuff now and that kind of paranoia in me is getting worse each day. im going to work each day but the longer this relationship s**t goes on the worse that feeling gets and i may have to take time off. i hate that others can affect my mood so deeply.

work out or have sex. problem solved.