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My symptoms are not caused by medication, drug use, or another medical condition.Ĭommon symptoms ad behaviors (not required for diagnosis):.My symptoms have lasted a while and started in early adulthood or earlier.My symptoms are consistent across a broad range of personal and social situations.My symptoms impair my personality and social functioning.
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(OP’s note: I feel this is exclusive of people with PPD who aren’t in relationships or are aromantic, so I would also include other forms of betrayal in other kinds of relationships.) I have recurrent suspicions, without any evidence or reason, that my partner is cheating on me.I often perceive things as attacks against me, and I can get incredibly defensive and will react angrily and prepare for a counterattack, even though no one else sees how I’m being attacked.I am unforgiving and hold grudges for an incredibly long time.I tend to read hidden demeaning and threatening meanings in the things people say and do.I am reluctant to confide in others because I fear the information I share will be used against me.I am preoccupied with doubts I have about the loyalty and trustworthiness of my friends and peers.I constantly feel like others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving me, despite having no basis for feeling this way.Must check FOUR or more of the following: I have difficulty controlling my impulses.I have problems with interpersonal functioning and being aware of my own actions and feelings.I have affectivity problems and difficulty controlling the range and intensity of my emotional responses.
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I have cognition problems and difficulty perceiving myself, other people, and events.
#Paranoid personality disorder professional#
One may use it to self-diagnose or as a worksheet to present to a doctor or therapist or other medical professional and better communicate symptoms they are experiencing. This is a checklist to help one understand Paranoid Personality Disorder.