Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

Disorder 96

Disorder Mental Health Self-harm Paranoia 96

Stop Abuse Campaign

JUNE 19, 2022

I still suffer from night paranoia. I have Bipolar 1 disorder and am on many medications to keep me stable. I would play outside, yelling, to drown out the yelling from my drunk parents. It was awkward and embarrassing when my friends were around. I lived in fear, sleeping against the wall, scared at night.

Paranoia 98

Paranoia Substance Abuse Hospitals Mental Health 98

Psychological Health Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, can also contribute to feelings of loneliness. Chronic loneliness can lead to feelings of social anxiety and paranoia, which can make it difficult for you to trust others. Mental health issues. Loneliness can also affect relationships with others.

Mental Health 68

Mental Health Self-harm Paranoia Anxiety 68

Clinical Philosophy

JULY 1, 2019

The 8 chapters of section five look holistically at the different life worlds of persons with different conditions (schizophrenia, mood disorders, hysteria, BPD, addictions, autism, eating disorders). Section six entitled ‘Clinical Psychopathology’ contains 9 essays on different aspects of (mainly) psychotic experience.

Schizophrenia 52

Schizophrenia Psychiatry Psychiatric Disorder 52

Blurt It Out

MARCH 3, 2024

We may have post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of past experiences. Paranoia can also form part of our illness(es). Photo: Team Design Unfortunately, some of us haven’t always had the best experiences when leaving the house. Trauma could have exacerbated or triggered our mental illness(es).

Anxiety 89

Anxiety Paranoia Recovery Disorder 89

Learning Social Worker

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The highs and lows, of poorly managed bipolar disorder, led to an inevitable ‘knock at the door’ and Tim’s death in harrowing circumstances. When I realised the scale of the failings, I wondered if Tim's terror of services was based on reality rather than paranoia. Plunged into life without Tim, I began to seek answers.

Mental Health 64

Mental Health Paranoia Rehabilitation Social Worker 64

Gateway Foundation

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Substance use disorder significantly impacts a person’s life, damaging health, relationships, careers, and finances. Other substances like methamphetamine or cocaine can lead to reckless behavior due to paranoia or overconfidence. These conditions commonly co-occur with substance use disorders.

Addiction 52

Addiction Paranoia Depression Anxiety 52