What are the symptoms of paranoid personality disorder

Paranoid personality disorder is a relatively common mental illness. Patients with this disorder will stubbornly adhere to their own biased views for a long time. If others do not respect their views and opinions, they will be full of hostility and even have a desire for revenge and venting. It has many symptoms, such as widespread suspicion, jealousy, excessive self-conceit, etc.

1. Widespread suspicion

They often misunderstand others' unintentional, non-malicious or even friendly behavior as hostility or discrimination, or without sufficient basis, and suspect that they will be exploited or harmed, so they are overly vigilant and defensive.

2. A "conspiracy" that does not conform to reality

Interpreting things around you as a "conspiracy" that does not conform to the actual situation and can become an overvalued concept.

3. Prone to morbid jealousy.

4. Overconfidence

If there are setbacks or failures, they blame others and always think they are right.

5. Being jealous of others and unable to tolerate others’ mistakes.

6. Being argumentative and hostile out of touch with reality

Being argumentative and hostile out of touch with reality, and stubbornly pursuing one's own irrational "rights" or interests.

7. Ignoring or not believing objective evidence

Ignore or disbelieve objective evidence that does not agree with the patient's beliefs. Therefore, it is difficult to change the patient's mind through reasoning or facts.

8. Have the mentality of “I would rather let the world down than be let down by the world”.

The patient's symptoms must meet at least three of the above items before he can be diagnosed with paranoid personality disorder.