What is persecution mania?

Every person perceives reality in his own way. Unfortunately, not everyone can take reality adequately. The representation of some people about it is highly distorted, not true. As a rule, it is somehow connected with any disorders of the psyche. Against the background of their numerous phobias and mania. Both can significantly complicate a person's life.

With many mental disorders a person is constantly trapped in obsessive thoughts. They are diverse and strong. They can be divided into:

• Delusions (they consist in distortion or ortriction of reality);
• Phobias;
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder;
• Mania.

One of the most common manias is persecution mania. The reality that the patient sees can be highly distorted. In his world, everything happens differently, other laws act in it.

The persecution craze is called paranoia. Because of her, a person can start to be afraid to eat, because it seems to him that someone has poisoned her, he may be afraid to cross the roadway, because he is not allowed to think that the attackers are just waiting for the opportunity to crush him.

Persecution mania is a serious problem. A person sick of her, in fact, believes that someone is following him or even trying to kill him.

Mania of persecution can manifest itself in a variety of forms. In some cases, a person is disturbed by characteristic anxious thoughts, but the mind remains pure, the reality is perceived adequately. Some patients also face more serious problems. The persecution mania becomes so strong that all their actions are somehow connected with the desire to protect themselves or simply avoid a potentially dangerous situation.

Paranoid are sick people who need treatment.

Persecution Mania: Symptoms

Symptoms are numerous. In general, we note that they always manifest themselves in different ways. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the psyche of patients. The main symptoms of paranoia - this is an unexpected aggression, the desire to protect themselves, their homes, distrust of others, thoughts of persecution, jealousy. Patients are always on a platoon. They can not relax, because they believe that the danger never disappears. This leads to a violation of sleep. Insomnia can be very strong. It happens that people can not fall asleep for weeks.

What are the reasons for this?

The disease can appear even in a healthy person. True, not everyone will develop it in such a way that it will pose a real threat. In some cases, this ailment is not an independent mental disorder, but merely a symptom of some other. For example, schizophrenia.

Mania of persecution can manifest itself after a serious head trauma, stress. It can also occur as a result of prolonged use of drugs and alcohol.

Mania of Persecution: Treatment

If the cause is alcohol, drugs, medications - a person must abandon them and immediately undergo a course of rehabilitation. It will take time, but the disease will recede.
If it is a symptom, then all measures are taken to treat the underlying disease. There is no it - there is no mania of persecution.

Some doctors prescribe psychotropic drugs. They not only help to stop the symptoms, but also improve the general condition of the patient.

As a rule, patients deny that they have paranoia. The first step towards recovery, as in many such cases, will be the realization that there is a problem. A patient who wants to come to a normal state should visit a psychologist. Experts, as a rule, advise in such cases to seek support in the circle of relatives and friends. A person must find something that distracts from bad thoughts.