In the paranoid personality disorder, the comparison dominates: Since we live in the identity conflict, we perceive the external world as threatening. This threat is considered to be objective, absolute and certain, and not a manifestation of our identity conflict. We believe that we are unjustly victims of an hostile and humiliating world. We experience anger, resentment and irritation and react aggressively. When we feel to be excluded, anxiety and sadness prevail. Individuals with this disorder may also be insanely jealous and may suspect, without a real reason, that their spouse or partner is unfaithful. These individuals are unable to put themselves in the perspective of others and to distinguish their points of view from those of other people.

 

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