Advice about paranoia.

[colly]

Does anyone on here have experience of paranoia ?
I know it is not really the place to ask but was wondering if anyone has personal experience of this affecting family members. Or even maybe themselves. I have found out just tonight that I may be having to deal with some of the problems of this.

Thanks.

 

[Blue]

I believe drug intake can cause such a condition. Does any such cause exist?

 

[rbreid]

Professional help via request through GP would be my first course of action. Whether a sufferer or someone close to a sufferer. I do have/have had experience of this condition and there are far too many variables to give/get good advice from laypeople..There is a lot of help available via GP referal. Hope this helps

 

[colly]

I believe drug intake can cause such a condition. Does any such cause exist?

No that isn't an issue here. Possibly stress related but I it's only something that has come to a head in the past few days. I'm in the dark here really, just trying to prime myself for what may crop up in the coming days and weeks.

 

[Slim]

I have had to work around this issue with someone close. I know "working around the issue" is not going to help either myself or the person but if that person will not remotely see any issues and is utterly convinced there is nothing wrong with them then I don't know how to progress. I'm simply in the state where I have to prevent the paranoia affecting anyone else in range.

I'll definitely be checking out the link.

 

[JtB]

Stress causes some strange symptoms and if they are just a short term then I'd not worry, but for additional peace of mind it's still worth talking to your GP.

 

[colly]

Stress causes some strange symptoms and if they are just a short term then I'd not worry, but for additional peace of mind it's still worth talking to your GP.

Well it appears as if this is something which has been there for a while and, even though I wasn't aware of it, was causing problems last year.
There is a very good reason just now, if it is stress related, why it has become worse.
When you hear or read of things like this happening to others you really have no idea of the ramifications to wider family, friends and such things as work/finances etc.

 

[Hill Wimp]

A very good friend of mine had a serious operation last year and was given some incredibly strong pain killers in patch form like cigarette patches. Her family were not told of the possible side effects and after several weeks on them her husband had to leave home due to her totally unfounded accusations of him having an affair. She also turned family members against each other. It was not until finally she was sectioned after a very ugly episode in a supermarket that a doctor in the hospital realised it was the drugs. It's a very extreme example I know Colly but it ripped the family apart until she was taken off the meds. I had 2 very frightened teenagers sheltering with me for several months and even when she had been taken off the meds it took some time and some therapy to sort her out.

 

[colly]

Not really a post to 'like' but thanks anyway.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Everyone's brain is a different beast so anyone without a professional background will struggle to give you anything but a personal anecdote and general idea.

heres my amateurs view. Not paranoia but I know of depression. The sufferer will be the last to know or admit it. Some sort of psychological help will be needed & don't discount medication in the short to mid term to take them away from the precipice and to a place where the other psychological help will actually have a real solid and lasting effect and render the chemical re-balancing less and less necessary. It will likely be a far longer road to a full recovery than any of you anticipate with plateaus and setbacks on the way back up. patience patience and more patience will be the key for you to help and support them when they start the road back to the surface.

 

[Linford]

A workmate of mine got very sick and was eventually sectioned...much better now with treatment and in a halfway house. Caused by a number of things which he struggled to deal with and depression was the outcome. I'd never seen such a change in personality and don't envy anyone trying to deal with it.

Get professional help either way.

 

[harly]

Plenty experience of paranoi , my partner suffers with it , it crept up from nowhere unfortunately it took us to long to realize something was seriously wrong it ended up with severe depression and a suicide attempt before we got any medical help , after getting sectioned and the correct medical help and after care and constant medication things have been better but it has been something that hasn't gone away constant care and attention with help from home visits has been ongoing now for over 6 year , it can certainly be kept at bay but at times it's been a fine line , it certainly changed our life style ,all started from 1 particular stressful episode

 

[colly]

Thanks @Maggot I'll be sure to do that.