Sometimes, we read meaning into words, gestures, and events that isn't there. We could call this tendency "everyday paranoia.

The games, which may involve realistic-looking guns, are widely-known to be an annual springtime tradition for students, particularly those in high school. But police have issued warning about it in ...

Some people with bipolar disorder experience paranoia when they are in a manic phase. They may feel that people are out to get them, which can cause intense emotions, including fear, anxiety ...

Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) causes extreme suspicion and fear of others. People with PPD may falsely believe that others are lying, cheating, or exploiting them. PPD may develop because of ...

Paranoia is a topic that isn’t often explored to its fullest in film, but some movies know exactly how to bring that paranoid feeling to the viewer.

I would call this tendency to take anodyne daily occurrences to portend more than they do “paranoia in everyday life.” Like many clinical conditions, paranoia has garden-variety manifestations ...