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Has your sibling become paranoid? To they not trust and make false accusations. Do you see the same type of behavior in a parent or other family member? Well, they may have Paranoid Personality Disorder. Find out more about the problem through the resources on this blog, and participate!Leave a comment or question to this post and start a conversation with others who are in your same situation.
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Hi, I believe my brother might have PPD. I am 20 years old and live at home with my mom and dad who are still together. My brother is 22 years old and has moved out once when he was 18. He got a job that also paid him to go to school. He lived alone, and worked for about 6 months. He didn't score high enough and had to move back. He has lived here ever since. Except for a few months back, when he acted up and I got angry with him, he said he wanted to hit me because I wouldn't agree that lil wayne had flipped him off on the tv. I told him I would call the cops if he did hurt me or any of my family members. He got up and acted like he was going to hit me, but instead ripped my laptop out of my hands, laughed and then ran downstairs and locked himself in his room. my parents kicked him out that night and he lived in his car for six months. Did I also mention that after he moved back home he got his job back again but ended up quitting it and guitting school. He got a job at mcdonalds and quit that too. He constantly thinks we are trying to plot ways to get him to move out. He thinks we spit in his food, and do small things like leave doors cracked because we know he doesn't like it. I will just be sitting and watching tv, and he will come upstairs and yell at me and say "You turn up the tv just to get me to move out!". He doesn't leave the house, EVER. His relationship with his girlfriend was destroyed. He has no friends. He is VERY condescending to us, for no reason. We were raised in a very good home, and a good environment. We live in a cul de sac, are a middle class family, me and my brother have two healthy happy parents that have a good relationship. He hasn't been diagnosed, and he won't go to the doctors. I am afraid to talk to him about it, because he always gets very angry if we say he is wrong about something. I am fearful of living here now. My parents are very stressed out by him. I don't know what to do. I feel very alone.... My parents are in denial and constantly make excuses for him. I don't know how to approach it. Sometimes I just wish he would try and hurt me so that I can call the cops and he could finally get help. I just want him to be healthy. I miss when we were little and he wasn't so paranoid and didn't think I was the worst person ever. We were homeschooled together, and he was my best friend.... I just don't know what to do.
ReplyDeleteI too am suffering the same fate with my sister, who is 50 years old. If there is anyone who can offer advice on how to deal with a family member that has paranoid personality disorder, your thoughts will be very welcomed. Our family is devastated and none of us know how to deal with this.
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ReplyDeleteI am going through exactly what you are going through with my brother. He is actually a very kind hearted man but ever since we were in highschool he became very paranoid. He has lost several jobs because he thinks other people are constantly plotting against him and now he hasn't had a job in five years and lives at home with my parents. I feel so terrible for my parents, they are so kind, we grew up in an upper middle class family and they have supported both of us through and through. Recently he has gotten worse, I believe it is becauase he is paranoid and depressed. He thinks my mom is talking with her friends about him and that we want to argue with him. He has stopped taking care of his look, he has gained a lot of weight and is growing out his beard (especially because he knows we want him to shave it and clean it up). He is mad at the world and I have no idea what to do. All of his friends have kept him at a distance and I find myself doing the same because it is really hard to see somebody you love suffer from a disease they don't think they have. I am writing this to let you know that you are not alone. I pray everyday that he gets some peace of mind. Take care of yourself.