On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:01:47 -0500, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

The hidden irony of that phrase "Paranoid Personality Disorder" is that
one
strong symptom of PPD is talking about it all the time, and accusing
others
of having it.

No it isn't Arny. You just love to project your faults on to other people.
There are a number of symptoms though, most of which you fit perfectly:

"The person with a Paranoid Personality Disorder essentially has an ongoing,
unbased suspiciousness and distrust of people. Along with this, they are
emotionally detached. In order to have this diagnosis, the person would have
to have seen others as having malevolent intentions, by early adulthood in
different situations, as indicated by a number of different factors. These
factors include: suspicion that others are exploiting, or deceiving them,
that others may not be loyal or trustworthy, believes there are threats or
attacks on their character in innocent statements that others do not see,
and bears persistent grudges. Additionally, this is not a diagnosis which
would be used if the person also has Paranoid Schizophrenia, a separate
diagnosis, for example, among other diagnosis which would exclude it.

As a rule, those with paranoid personality disorders can be very draining to
be around, as their constant habit of blame and suspicion makes one feel the
need to reassure them on an ongoing basis. Unfortunately, when reassurances
are made, those with this disorder hear contradictory evidence. They view it
as more evidence that harm will be done to them.

They tend to think in hierarchy: who controls the power. They want to know
who has the power in any given situation. They tend to drive people away
from them, and thus have few friends, proving to themselves even more that
there is a conspiracy afoot against them. This leads them to have a very
lonely life.

Treatment of Paranoid Personality Disorder is difficult because they
automatically distrust the therapist. A business-like approach, without
"insight oriented therapy" is best indicated."



The sooner you admit you have a problem and get help Arny, the sooner you
can get well.



Phildo