Paranoid Personality Disorder

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of being suspicious of others. People with paranoid personality disorder often distrust others and perceive them as unfaithful or deceitful. These individuals may also be jealous, guarded, secretive, and appear to be serious or emotionally “cold”. 

Symptoms of paranoid personality disorder can include: 

• Pervasive distrust of others and their motives 
• Unjustified belief that others are trying to harm or deceive them 
• Unjustified suspicion of the trustworthiness of others 
• Hesitancy to confide in others due to unreasonable fear that others will use information against you 
• Being quick to become angry 
• Perception of innocent remarks as personal insults or attacks 
• Angry or hostile reaction to perceived slights or insults 
• Tendency to hold grudges 
• Unjustified, recurrent suspicion that a spouse or partner is unfaithful