persecution complex
Imagined targeting belief
A persecution complex is the belief that others are hostile toward you or conspiring against you, often without evidence.
The term suggests the feeling is exaggerated or unfounded: He has a persecution complex—he thinks everyone at work is out to get him.
In psychology, persistent persecution beliefs may indicate paranoia or delusional disorder.
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- victimOne harmed by another
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- woe is meArchaic self-pity phrase
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
playing the victim · suspicion · distrust · trust issues · resentment · scapegoat · conspiracy · misunderstood · oppressed · targeted · watched · enemies · blame · defensive · hypersensitive · injustice · betrayal · suffering
- manipulationgaslighting, guilt tripping, blame-shifting, brainwashing, guilt trip
- Psychiatric Symptomshallucinations, delusions, paranoia, psychosis, flat affect
- complexes
- delusionsdelusions of grandeur, grandeur, paranoia, erotomania, grandiosity
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
- suspiciondistrust, suspicion, mistrust, suspiciousness, doubt
persecution complexmain character syndrome
Belief you're life's hero
self-assurance · messiah complex · savior complex · grandiosity · delusions of grandeur
persecution complexhumility
Freedom from arrogance
self-effacement · obliviousness · naivety · blind trust · rose-colored glasses
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