Paranoia has been known as the suspicion that there is a conspiracy brewing which is out to do one harm. It has even become classified as a psychotic disorder.
In his 1972 book The Natural Mind, Andrew Weil makes note of "Positive Paranoia" - the ideology held by those who psychologically tested as having a "W" or Whole personality type. These people were shown on tests to be mentally abnormal. In practice however, these were some of the most highly functioning individuals in the community.It's a mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
Yes and it is very difficult to differentiate when it's actually the correct time to do so. You will know when it happens
and psychiatry has also clarified this situation:
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