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...t in fact heredity is not a cause of paranoia. Abuse of drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, PCP, LSD, or other stimulants or “psychedelic” compounds may lead to symptoms of paranoid thinking and behavior. Some scientists believe paranoia may be a reaction to high levels of life stress. Providing evidence to this opinion is that paranoia is more prevalent among immigrants, prisoners of war, and others undergoing severe stress. The most obvious symptom of paranoia a person who regularly feels a pervasive distrust and suspicious ness of others that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early-adulthood and present is present in a variety of contexts. Someone suffering from paranoia might suspect, without sufficient basis that others are exploiting, harming or deceiving him or her. They are often reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will used wrongly or unjustly against him or her. They are also usually persistent in bearing grudges. I.e. is regularly unforgiving of insults, injuries or slights. Paranoid people’s mistrustfulness makes treatment of the condition difficult. Rarely will they talk casually in an interview because they are often too suspicious of the kind of open-ended questions many therapists tend to ask. Treatment with appropriate antipsychotic drugs may help the paranoid patient overcome some symptoms. However, the patient’s functioning may be improved; the paranoid symptoms often remain fully int...