Category Archives: paranoia

An Extremely Potent Love

January 22, 2011 · by · in ADHD, anxiety, believer, BPD, brokenness, God, guilt, Jesus Christ, kindness, life lessons, love, mental health, mental illness, paranoia, personal comments, schizophrenia, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, sexual abuse, sin, spiritual lessons, understanding

“Cross Jesus one too many times, fail too often, sin too much, and God will decide to take his love back. It is so bizarre, because I know Christ loves me, but I’m not sure he likes me, and I continually worry that God’s love will simply wear out. Periodically, I have to be slapped [...]

Paranoia

January 6, 2011 · by · in believer, Bryan's editorial, confusion, fear, helpful, Jesus Christ, paranoia, personal comments, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, understanding, unreality, Very helpful

Didn’t really sleep last night but an interesting day.  Hope it continues to develop in that direction.  I really need a good day to come along right now. Been thinking about paranoia.  It comes loaded up with delusions.  They are seperate words, but when they make that toxic combination it gets strange.  Are people out [...]

The God-Players

November 6, 2010 · by · in depression, egoism, fear of death, life lessons, mental illness, paranoia, pride, quotes, self-centered, self-deception, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, spiritual lessons, understanding

1 The Problem Is Myself      About twenty-five years ago, in a small Midwestern city, a group of young boys were playing baseball. It was a team tryout. Every boy was doing his best to impress the coach. Robbie was a catcher. Younger than the two other boys who were trying out for that [...]

Delusions & Paranoia: Get a Grip

August 28, 2010 · by · in confusion, delusions, life lessons, paranoia, schizophrenia, self-deception, teaching

Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a “psychosis” in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, which are unshakable beliefs in something untrue. People with delusional disorder experience non-bizarre delusions, which [...]

Understanding Depersonalization

August 20, 2010 · by · in anxiety, confusion, delusions, depersonalization, mental illness, outside source, paranoia, social withdrawl, unreality

Understanding Depersonalization/Derealization   Definition by Mayo Clinic staff   Depersonalization is a sense that things around you aren’t real, or the feeling that you’re observing yourself from outside your body. Feelings of depersonalization can be very disturbing and may feel like you’re losing your grip on reality or living in a dream. A lot of people have [...]

Paranoia for Beginners

August 13, 2010 · by · in believer, bipolar disorder, delusions, fear, medications, mental illness, outside source, paranoia, Serving Mentally Ill Christians, symptoms, talk therapy

Paranoia for Beginners No Escape A person who is paranoid has fears, such as being watched, harmed or poisoned. He or she does not trust others and is suspicious that others are “out to get” him or her. It is normal to wonder if people are talking about you when you hear them whispering as [...]

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