Is it normal to be excessively paranoid?

I am paranoid from everything I do:
From throwing out the garbage I always think theres someone watching me. Whenever I walk by a group of people laughing I always assume they are laughing at me. Im always afraid of what people might do to me when I go out. I dont accept any food or drinks from people thinking they might have poisoned it. I dont like it when people walk close behind me thinking they might stab me, I even go as far as to hold on to a tiny knife in my keychain so I could cut them if they touched me... Etc. Is it normal to think this way all the time?

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54% Normal
Based on 37 votes (20 yes)
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  • catywompus

    RELAXXXXXXX! I'm standing right behind you and I don't see anyone else around. We're not being watched.

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  • wigsplitz

    I'm very paranoid too. It's NOT normal. I go to counseling for it, trust me it's not normal.

    My problem was, she put me on some meds and they changed my thinking and I didn't like it, I actually preferred being paranoid. I felt like I gave up control when I started thinking differently and being less paranoid.

    The solution seems to be to talk about it. By doing so, you say out loud some things that tend to sound silly when you just 'say it'. That allows you to re-evaluate what's necessary (for you personally) and what you could maybe 'let go of'. That way, you're in control, you decide what you're able to do differently, instead of a drug changing EVERYTHING about how you think-which is scary for a lot of people.

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  • No it's not. Stop poisoning your mind with this kind of thinking.

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  • joybird

    Get to a doctor at once.

    If it helps, ask yourself what makes you so important that everyone is interested in you. Honestly, people are soooo busy living their own lives they probably wouldn't even notice if you dropped down dead.

    This is what I genuinely think when, as a female, I go into a crowded pub on my own and have no friends to meet up with.
    Who would notice me propping up the bar on my own?
    Me with the bleached blonde hair who looks like Roxette?

    Chill out - nobody's going to harm you!

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  • emilydoll

    That's a bit extreme. You should see someone.

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  • crabtree

    honestly i get paranoid sometimes like that. i often get paranoid when im by myself that an alien will appear randomly and torture me to death. also when im in public i sometimes think someone might be a totally crazy serial killer and i will be their next victim. so i take precautions like walking the opposite direction to traffic. but i don't think this is normal lol, and i try not to think about it.
    try to think about it logically. a stranger u shouldnt trust, but you can usually safely assume your friends won't stab u. if it makes u feel better to have the knife, then keep it on u.

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  • DolphinAngel

    Calm down smoke less weed^^

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    • Winter.Finale

      I have never smoked ._.

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  • Anon.26

    Agree, talk to a professional. Sometimes this happens after getting teased or going through a tough experience.

    Just know you're not the only one that gets worried like this, but it also doesn't have to rule you.

    A quote I like (roughly quoted), courage isn't the abence of fear but doing something anyway (like going out) despite being afraid of it.

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  • Shackleford96

    Weed helps sometimes. Or it could make it way worse...

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  • Winter.Finale

    Thank you all I will take your advice to heart. :)

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  • chicken471bologna

    GET HELP!!!

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