Paranoid Personality Disorder & How To Treat It

My name is Jim Brillon. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the state of California.

I will work to help you integrate your past with your present and your mind with your body. My approach blends developing greater self-awareness with knowledge of how the mind and emotions work, to empower you to create change in your life. I strive to help you learn to better appreciate, understand and express your emotions. And I hope to lead you to self-compassion and a more mindful awareness of your life and lived experience. I want to help you build a life you love, with meaning and an enhanced ability to cope, adapt and thrive.
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[sherrie]

Wish I had been aware of ppd years ago. My sister put me on an emotional roller coaster for decades. I coddled and tried to sooth her emotional fragility. Never questioned or pushed back but was oftentimes so angry and fearful of her. Did NOT want to be on the receiving end of her verbal wrath. One day I got the courage to question something extreme she was planning. She hung up the phone and hasn’t spoken to me in 10 years. I ran across info about ppd about a year ago. It was a relief to know there was nothing I could have done for her but sad to think what it must be like living in her world.

[teresafraser]

You articulated this perfectly!!!
I had a client with this disorder which I had to release from my life seeing she would turn on me whenever trying to help her understand her disorder....she personalized everything as though it was a always accused her husband of cheating on her as well as couldn't maintain ANY friendships because they would always walk out of her life due to self preservation. My Sister has this ad well which she's been alienated herself for decades now and instead of getting help with meds or therapy she decided to self medicate with alcohol and drugs

[warrenhebert]

Please consider adding educational content for the spouse or family members of the person with PPD. Thanks for this enlightening discussion.

[bluered]

My sister has this and everything you said is accurate the isolation the anger. She is the only person in my family who will not accept help for her illness. Everybody has abandoned her because she’s so aggressive. I only go to see her once a week because I feel so bad for my niece, my niece wants to leave her. My grandma was schizophrenic, my mother has schizophrenia and bipolar along with a few of my siblings who are ill but out of all my siblings she is the most difficult one and I feel this is one of the worst mental illnesses, she refuses all and any help. She is violent though I am the only person in the family she has struck. This has happened many times. And she definitely lacks empathy she is very cruel I never understood why. and she drinks quite abit even though she struggles financially, I help her with money as my niece lives with her but she never feels bad for taking money from me and continues to drink and smoke even though she really needs every penny

[purpleworld]

My mom have paranoid personality disorder for past few years she don’t talk with people much she thinks everyone is trying to harm her she doesn’t go out anymore she dont even talk to me most of the time. she suspects everyone and I always try my best to have patience with her to understand her but sometimes I feel so helpless knowing that I dont know how to help her and how bad she must be feeling. She is not enjoying life that makes me more sad and sometimes I just need my mom but I know i can’t ask help from her or talk to her like normal mom and daughter because she suspects everything. I m 18 and I just want my mom to be normal so she can live happily. Seeing her like that everyday just breaks my heart.I just want her to be okey again 😔

[unsearchablethings]

Thank you so much for your very accurate representation of PPD. It has been the worst thing to ever come my way, as my wife has it. It is horrific for the family.

[Steamprod]

It makes me angry that most of the people in the comment section are worried only about themselves, blaming other person with disorder. You don’t deserve ANY relationship for this kind of attitude. Stop playing a victim!

[Think_About_That.]

Oh my goodness!
Now I know, and understand.
But, mostly, I'm even sadder for my daughter.
Thank you so much for teaching.

[fpdhu]

Very very good short video which described my relationship with my girlfriend perfectly, thank you

[Tumbin_riba]

It's so hard to even go a day with this disorder, can't imagine that I'll have to live with this shit for the rest of my life

[cht]

As a caregiver of an isolating PPD spouse, I can't even entice her to even leave the house. She has cut everyone else off and only relates to me when she wants something from the store (etc). I feel like a custodian in a psychiatric unit.

[ajc]

Thank you for the very clear explanation.

[juliajohn]

I searched this vedio as I need to understand a survivor of Domestic Violence whom my team and I helped, she refused social workers and it was a new experience for me in my line of duty. She's paranoid of every little thing, at first I got angry and then I calm myself and tried my best to understand her. I gained her trust and she was open to me, she didn't want anyone else to help her as she didn't trust them, she Thinks everyone is planning something bad against her. Finally we put her a plane and send her back to Australia, she called a day later after she arrived and she's constantly messaging and calling me. And am trying my best to keep her mind at ease and calm her. She lives alone, her mind is very unstable.

[nicoleslade]

Wow... This Disorder sounds dreadful, time consuming, exhausting & fearful for EVERYONE involved.

[Ctu]

You have described a family member who nearly destroyed our family. He’s paranoid with narcissistic features. A real unpleasant person.

[AlejandroHernandez-dzzf]

I was recently in a relationship with my ex gf and I’ve come to realize that she has PPD after trying to figure out the severity of her anxiety. She left me about a month ago but we are still close as I’m trying to be there for her as best as I can to show her that there is still some good in the world. She always thought that I was unfaithful even though I never strayed, not even a like on a friend’s post to try to reduce her paranoia. About 2 months before the breakup, she thought I was poisoning her coffee every morning because she having stomach issues. I continue to try to rekindle the relationship because I truly love the person that she is and I love the person that I am when I’m with her.

My question is, how does one end up in therapy to be diagnosed? And is it possible to sustain a healthy relationship with somebody after being diagnosed? I would like for her to see a therapist but feel she might have some resentment towards me for mentioning it and may think I’m plotting against her. How would I be able to bring it up?

[nancyleung]

Then how would treatment look like if they don't trust professional?

[bonniebarber]

😮😂😊😢 Thank You for your video... 😂😂 First time seeing your video... 😊 It pin pointed me... 😮😮 I am in a good relationship.. but I flare up.. and people can only take so much before they get enough.. 😢 I've recently noticed mine getting out of hand.. I just turned 50 in July.. and it's shining bright 😮..

[SunnyITO]

I think as you said in the video, it is hard for people with PPD entering into therapy. I've been reading a lot about this personality disorder because my brother has it and he can be violent when he is distressed as you mentioned. So the thing I really want to know, and was never heard or read in books or from any psychologists is, how do we get those people to see a therapist. We all know they need to see a therapist, but how do we get them to see one? Can you talk about this in your next episode?

[dragon_fly]

A friend of mine has ist
She is sueing everybody constantly and persistently for "nothing". Since she never accepts a ruling, she continues, even sueing her lawyers, because the thinks they are conspiring against her.
She has been evicted out of 3 apartments already, because she has constant trouble with neighbours.
Her paranoia is so strong that her apartment is full of blinds, doors have several locks and during phone calls, she keeps the vacuum cleaner on, so nobody could spy on her talking.
At the same time she collects information about neighbours and friends and gossips around. Calls the police twice a week.

The tends to be narcissistic and often crosses people's boundaries.
She even sued the psychiatrist, lost all her jobs and has been living on benefits for years.
It is very sad. Her life is so difficult, but in her mind, everybody else is to blame for it