Descriptive Essay About Paranoid

I was kidnapped. The men stole me from the toy section in Wal-Mart. Said they’d buy me a Barbie. They just had to find my mother, is all, so she could give them permission. I told them she’s shopping and that I know exactly where she is. When I realized they weren’t wanting to go in that direction, I got scared and tried to run. But they were strong. They gripped me a pulled me and told me they’d kill my mom if I screamed. Their grips on my wrists tightened as

Fear a powerful emotion, once it is born it is merely impossible for it to perish. Fear corrupts, tortures, and haunts all. Humans have a horror encrypted into their core. With the power of holding one's fear forms the feeling of paranoia leading to the most holiest power of all, control. Throughout history paranoia has been used to control mass populations and indoctrinate their mind. A common example of this, is the reign of Joseph Stalin; dictator of the Soviet Union who used the paranoia of death and being sent to concentration camp to control his citizens and sustain power. George Orwell, a man who recognized this demoralizing form of dictatorship and was terrified, of what might come if no one rebelled against this. Furthermore he

Phoenix is a 28 year old woman who is currently a full-time student and unemployed. She is in a domestic partnership and she has a son, which is not legally her partner’s. She stays at home most days and waits for her son to come home from school and her partner to come home from her job. Phoenix constantly ponders thoughts of her partner’s fidelity to their partnership.

The foundation for any relationship- whether it be that between parent and child, husband and wife or even teacher and student- is trust. To some, this trust may come as naturally as breathing. To others however, trust is a foreign, abstract concept that they severely lack and have trouble comprehending. This lack of trust has been labeled a disorder by the name of the paranoid disorder (paranoia). People who are afflicted with paranoia, are constantly wary of others and forever engulfed in suspicion that those around them are always plotting something antagonistic towards them. Although they may think and act differently however, they should not be discriminated against due to the fact that many of those afflicted are in fact harmless and are affected by the misconception of the public.

Poe employs Roderick Usher’s constant paranoia and fear as an example of how one’s mind controls their fate, his mind constantly occupied by his own death, his anticipation and prediction of his own death accelerated it to satisfy his own mind. “ I shall perish… I must perish in the deplorable folly… I must abandon life and reason together in some struggle with the grim phantom, Fear” (Poe). Through Poe’s use of anaphora of the word “I”, the character exhibits paranoia of his own physical state and future. As displayed by this quote Roderick clearly states his belief that his demise is soon and that it must happen, this results because of the mental instability he experiences which are apparently warning him of his future. His constant fear

“The worm of paranoia begins to eat into even the hardest adversary” said once by David Ignatius, a famous novelist (“Paranoia”). According to David, fear spreads into even the most calm and stable people in certain situations. Paranoia takes over the town of Salem in the 1600s, due to the rumor that witchcraft has infected their community. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the characters face a struggle against their own morals and also the greed of others, resulting in false accusations, death, and selfishness.

Paranoia is a problem/disorder that affects an estimated 2.5% of people and affects around 10-30% of psychiatric patients. Paranoia causes people to become more violent and cautious of others around them. People who suffer from paranoia believe everyone is out to get them with no evidence to back up their claims. Paranoid individuals are people who tend to lack social cues and are very prone to avoiding social interactions with people they are suspicious of or just in general. Thoughts of paranoia affect everyone but are the most severe in individuals with paranoid personality disorder. While no one is completely sure as to what affects paranoia, it is believed that the biggest contributors are environmental factors. According to John Mirowsky

i said ''nothing'',i heard my dad coming out of his bedroom so i hide the book under my bed and started pretending to be asleep, my dad started to wake me up so we can go have fun in this techstore so he can buy me my first smart phone, the thing is inside of me, I felt this new detective spirit growing inside of me, we went to the store so we can have this phone we heard shot fires inside of the stores looked like Marcus and his gang are hitting again this store like they did in the bank my dad called back up, but couldn't stand the view that my moms best friend Katherine is being threatened as she was

In the nineteen-fifties everybody was hard working trying to make a living for themselves, which lead to it being nicknamed the rolling fifties because of how good everything was going. Much like that time when the puritans colonized what is now modern day massachusetts, they were founded upon by principals of hard work. They also were really the first group to really grow their roots into america, they also had a good economy much like the fifties. But they were both very superstitious, the puritans of witches and the devil, and the U.S in the 50’s if communists. And both of these peoples paranoia led them to do very crazy thing, which we might also be able to look at this time in history with how we are acting in comparison with muslims,

I wake and see the sun creeping to me. The light blinds me as I wake, but I know I'm still here in the dark basement. One window, one light source, one life. I’ve only seen this room since the abduction and the fight. I miss the grass and the houses. That’s it my house I’m under a house but not mine my parents wouldn't do this would they? At least I get food but only bread, yogurt and water. I can imagine the paper’s saying “Lily Fly Age:7 Female Missing last seen playing on a swing no leads and no witnesses”.

Opening my eyes to the complete darkness and loneliness, I swung awake. The last thing I can remember is the dog running out into the road, the brightness of the day light, and the car headed off the road. As my head cleared, I realize I’m hanging upside down. Feet and legs completely binded. Hearing something breathing behind me was very unsettling. From what I could see and feel this was a cold and dank cave. There was the dim light of a fire shining shadows across the open cavern. My wallet, watch, and an old pocket knife I always had on me was feet away on a stone pedestal. Dad always kept his Swiss Army Knife in his pocket no matter where he went.

I ran across the street and almost got hit by a two bicyclist, I pick up the newspaper lying on the bench dated May 18, 2007. As I flip through the paper I see the obituary of my mother, I knew this wasn’t just a coincidence, this was my chance. I sat down on the same section of the sidewalk I sat before, although now it has many cracks. I repeated under my breath “May 16 2007” several times until finally I was placed on the same street corner again. I’m almost too positive it's the right date so I run down the street and take a left then I take two rights until I approach my driveway. As i’m just about to open the backdoor with the key that’s kept in the seat cushion near the door I realize my parents don’t know me, and I can't just walk in. I head behind the garage to strategize, I came up with the plan that i'll knock on the door and talk to them about a lost dog for a while, hoping to push back their schedule enough to prevent my mom from the

The mental disorder primarily known for distorting reality is schizophrenia, but there is much more to it. It strongly affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The several symptoms schizophrenia consists of influences a person's ability to function. In regards to this, the National Institute of Mental Health states the symptoms include delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech. Some more symptoms that are psychotic behaviors, not generally seen in healthy people are movement disorders and dysfunctional ways of thinking. Additionally, the symptoms associated with disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors include a lack expression of emotions, difficulty performing activities, and reduced speaking. It does not come from just

Approximately 1 in 5 adults suffer from a mental illness in the United States. There are over 200 classified mental illnesses and this essay is going to look at one of them. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine the definition of Paranoid Personality disorder is a mental condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of distrust and suspicion of others. This essay will focus on the causes and symptoms, on who has it, and on how it can be treated.

An unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat : Fear. Fear is a strong word, it can mean a variety of things and lead to a variety of things depending on who you are. My fear caused me to shake and tremble as if the world was coming to an end. It makes me feel safe around no one. I look back on my life and ask myself, was it all worth it for this? It makes me shrink and fall the size of of a humming bird. My stomach starts to feel like it never has before. My head is spinning in circles and my hands are trembling to the point where I think they might fall off.