paranoias
Unfounded persecution beliefs
Paranoias is the plural of paranoia, referring to multiple instances or types of irrational suspicion and distrust.
The word appears when distinguishing varieties of fearful thinking: His paranoias ranged from government surveillance to poisoned food.
Less common than the uncountable form, which treats paranoia as a mass noun.
Severe reality detachment
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- persecution complexDelusion of being targeted
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
misperception · false belief · unreality · grandiosity · erotomania · magical thinking
Emotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
- uneaseMild persistent worry
apprehension · nervousness · tension · worry · edginess · disquiet · angst · trepidation
Absence of confidence
- mistrustLack of faith
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
watchfulness · guardedness · vigilance · misgiving · cynicism · scrutiny · questioning · second-guessing
Alleged secret elite
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- Big BrotherTotalitarian surveillance authority
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
FBI · NSA · chemtrails · false flag · Area 51 · Freemasons · wiretapping · tracking
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
intrusive thoughts · dwelling · spiraling · catastrophizing · worst-case thinking · monomania · idée fixe · circular thinking
psychosis
Severe reality detachment
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- persecution complexDelusion of being targeted
delirium · misperception · false belief · unreality · grandiosity · erotomania · magical thinking
fear
Emotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- hypervigilanceHeightened threat sensitivity
unease · apprehension · nervousness · tension · worry · edginess · disquiet · angst · trepidation · jitters
distrust
Absence of confidence
- mistrustLack of faith
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
doubt · watchfulness · guardedness · vigilance · misgiving · cynicism · scrutiny · questioning · second-guessing · reading into
Illuminati
Alleged secret elite
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- Big BrotherTotalitarian surveillance authority
CIA · FBI · NSA · chemtrails · false flag · Area 51 · Freemasons · wiretapping · tracking · monitoring
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
compulsion · intrusive thoughts · dwelling · spiraling · catastrophizing · worst-case thinking · monomania · idée fixe · circular thinking · brooding
paranoiastrust
Confidence in another
trustfulness · faith · confidence · naivety · naïveté
paranoiasprudence
Careful, wise judgment
sound judgment · level-headedness · reasonableness · clear-headedness · clear thinking
paranoiassecurity
Protection from threat
peace of mind · equanimity · serenity · composure · tranquility
- paranoid schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- paranoid thrillerSuspense genre featuring distrust
- paranoid androidMachine with persecution complex