/x/ - paranoia

Neighbors have begun to play loud music the shadows from my garage door are gone but I hear the static that isn't coming from my device. It's best to try and sleep.

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http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/09/20/treat-the-prodrome/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632294/
http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/05/book-review-surfing-uncertainty/
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/euJm4RwkAptZnP89i/bayes-for-schizophrenics-reasoning-in-delusional-disorders

Sounds like you're one of those guys suffering from "gangstalking", you see random people or youtube channels with maybe a few random music videos suddenly upload a ton of random short clips of random people or cars they claim to be followed by, sometimes literally hiding in bushes whilst they film them. They're extremely paranoid and stressed. I really have no idea what this is all about and why so many people share this same madness, but I'm sure it's safe to say you aren't being followed but instead it's all just illusions.

If you really are being followed, you should think about why and who you pissed off, and why they are following you. Still, there are so many more practical ways to follow you than by literally stalking you, like satelittes or drones or cameras, or putting tracking devices on your stuff. And why would you be followed by your own family? Either way, I recommend you take walks in the forest and get some fresh air and sunlight, staying indoors and constantly inside your mental world is unhealthy. Start being attentive and observative to the real world and ignore those 'stalkers' instead of always being lost in your own thoughts, you're more likely to notice one of these 'paranormal' things when you're thinking rather than paying attention, unless the paranormal thing really is real.

>>565

If you feel watched try moving to a new area.

>>568
Not OP, but the person you're describing here perfectly matches a relative of mine who fell sick to more or less what you mentioned. It happened over a course of two to five years as it gradually increased in intensity. The person is at a stage where simply taking a walk is a great challenge as they believe every person around them is strategically put there to watch them or to kill them. As a result he/she takes long alternative routes to avoid any and all possible humans in sight, covers his/her face with her hands and even turns around to flee if someone comes too close.

I've found that elaborating in an rational way on how their ill views of the world are indeed ridiculous does not help. Letting the person have internet access amplifies the illness to be honest. YouTube for instance knows what people want to watch, and in the persons case, the site recommends nothing but conspiracy videos about how the world is literally going to end and white people killed by refugee invasions and secret mercenary armies.
Worst of all, he/she refuses any and all medical treatments. As you might've guessed, the physicians too are out there to kill him/her.

I'm unable to help the person to be honest, and what exactly lead to the illness manifesting is not perfectly clear to me. Lack of socializing and very negative formative past experiences are what I suppose might've contributed to it.

>>595
From experience, the mental illness follows them, and without treatment and regression of the illness it may get worse.

Mental illness is a really terrible thing, but I don't know how to help. I can only to share experiences.