Paranoid Personality Disorder as a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her;

is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates;

is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him or her;

reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events;

persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults , injuries, or slights perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to


Oh what's this???


Interesting... Oh, boy... Sounds familiar....





What does the sigtag mean, Scotty... or are you "reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against you".