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I knew or used to see a young man around town who always carried a duffel or sports bag around. People who did know him said it was full of tin foil, So he could keep unwanted radio signals from listening to his conversations. Other than that he appeared pretty "normal."
This disorder starts out like something benign like mistrusting a SO, or thinking your neighbor or teacher has it out for you. It gets progressively worst until the focus of your daily life is catering to this paranoia.
classification in the personality disorders, under the cluster (I don't remember if it's cluster A B Or C) but it's classified under the "bizzare" cluster of people (like schizoids, schizotypals). It's not a psychosis like Paranoid Schizophrenia, it's a maladaptive way of relating to other people that has been present since age 18
the other 2 clusters are people who are flamboyant and loud (histrionic, narcissistic, antisosocial, borderline) and people who are anxious and withdrawn(avoidant, dependent)
Having dealt with someone who went off the meds, I can say it ain't pretty. When it gets to the point where the person has some imaginary bones to pick with you, engages in using up all your VM space on the phone, gets banned from an entire street, hassles people you're working with...it doesn't matter if they can or can't make good on their threats, it becomes a waking nightmare if you have regular contact with them.
This person wanted to put on a kids show in the venue we used to run. I had a feeling he wasn't 'all there' (takes one to know one I guess...) but his overly friendly manner fooled everyone else. By the time his P-S behavior started showing he was ensconsed as a regular visitor to the venue, going so far as to leave his luggage there. When I confronted him and told him he couldn't leave it there, it was as if I'd insulted his mother. He screamed, ranted, raved...and everyone just stood there like stunned fish.
He started haunting other venues in the area which is how he came to be banned from a whole street. Sometimes his voice mails would feature him playing piano and 'singing', other times he'd rant about how our venue would miss out on being featured in his newly started travel guide to Adelaide.
It would've been funny had we not been so stressed over things like not having enough money, and having to deal with the egos of performers. This was a few years ago and I'm only just now at the point where I can think about it without twitching. Much.
Many people have trust issues, they are not all wackos.
True...and theres probably something in there history that makes them that way...but its just one more label to add to the group. I once had a neighbor who fits the category....he'd put an X of caution tape across the entry door of his apartment every night...you know...protective measures. Otherwise he could carry on a some what normal conversation
<snip>. . .It's mixed in there with szchiophrenic. .
This is not true. Schizophrenia is an Psychotic Disorder, on Axis I. Paranoid Personality Disorder is a Personality Disorder, on Axis II. Some (but certainly not all) individuals who have Schizophrenia have some paranoid traits. Individuals who have Schizophrenia (Paranoid Type) do indeed share some traits with individuals who have Paranoid Personality Disorder. Thus, the two diagnoses are often confulsed with one anohter. One fundamental difference is that medication is probably more effective with Schizophrenia than it is with any of the Personality Disorders, whereas counseling is often a better option for individuals who have a personality disorder.
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it's a DSM IV
