Feeling so paranoid that everyone hates me. I have a lot of friends, a great support network - yet why do I feel so lonely and so abnormal/different? I recently left a job that was making me so anxious and unhappy - mainly management. Now I'm extremely paranoid that the whole organisation hates me. I know deep down that this isn't rational, but also, I've left that place now. It shouldn't matter. But it does to me. All I've ever wanted is to be understood and liked. I really worked hard there and put a lot of love and passion into my work. I also left on a positive note. Yet I feel so ridiculously paranoid and the logical side of my brain (which never seems to activate!) is telling me to stop being silly and that people have their own stuff going on. I totally appreciate that, yet I still feel dread and fear 😭 I'm sure a lot of people here can relate to this in some way. It's making me very sad.