I wasn’t diagnosed but yes i do believe i’m paranoid. Someone would say something and i’d interpret it a million ways and calculate all the outcomes and assume the worst even. No, i wasn’t always this way. You can say people made me like this. It opened my eyes to how fragile the human brain is, and how words and actions can effect one mentally. Mental trauma is way worse than the physical. Sometimes i’m aware i might only be paranoid and i stop myself from overthinking. Most times though, intrusive thoughts are accompanied with heart palpitations, dry mouth, sweat and shaking; and when it’s like that i can barely control it. But what i can say is being paranoid doesn’t always make you wrong. Most times i was paranoid i had a hunch something bad was gonna happen and it was real, not just in my head.