May 8, 2021

Hypnosis treatment for paranoid personality disorder

Treatment for Paranoid Personality Disorder

Treatment for paranoid personality disorder is challenging and not consistently successful. Paranoia is a severe mental disorder that can cause people to change the way they understand the world and their senses. The main approaches to treatment for paranoid personality disorder in developed countries are various antipsychotics, although not everyone will respond to these drugs. Other interventions, such as talk therapy, relaxation, hypnosis, and other alternative therapies, have been suggested to be helpful, especially in addition to medication.

Many different drugs and types of therapy and support can be used to treat paranoid personality disorder patients, and patients must try their options and stick with them until a treatment plan is most effective with minimal side effects.

Paranoid is a severe mental illness that cannot be cured but can be treated effectively for most patients. Paranoia can cause several symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions, abnormal thinking and speaking, unusual behavior, restlessness and irritation, shallow emotional effects, and, in some people, catatonia. The symptoms are bothersome and cause significant disturbances in social interactions, work, school, and family.

Because paranoia is debilitating and chronic, treating this condition is critical. Everyone is different and reacts differently to different treatments. The most effective way to treat paranoid schizophrenia is to use a combination of antipsychotics and psychosocial approaches.

What does being paranoid mean?

Being paranoid is a type of brain disorder that affects how a person thinks, acts, and sees the world. People who suffer from this disease lose touch with reality because they have a changed world perception. Most patients often see or hear things that are not there. They also speak confusedly and believe that they are being watched. Schizophrenic patients also believe people out there will try to hurt or kill them. Because of these strange thoughts, people usually withdraw from the outside world and live in isolation and fear.

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Researchers have long known that genetic factors and chemical changes in a person’s body significantly contribute to the development of paranoia. This mental disorder often begins during puberty. The disease often occurs in families with psychotic mood disorders. This is why a genetic cause has been suggested as one of the main factors. Note that severe stress, viral infections, and other external factors can trigger the development of a paranoia state. However, the exact cause of the disorder is unknown. Experts are still studying to find out exactly where paranoid personality disorder lies.

Many people diagnosed with this disease are teenagers and young adults who have been in denial for a while and are generally ashamed. This mental disorder can be controlled but, like many other diseases, requires continuous and thorough medication. Antipsychotics reduce hallucinations and thought disorders but do not affect social withdrawal, often the first sign of the disorder.

Signs and symptoms of Paranoia

There are five paranoid symptoms: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized language, disorganized behavior, and harm. On the other hand, the symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia differ significantly from person to person, both in pattern and extent.

Delusions

Delusions are typical of paranoia and develop in over 90% of people with the disease. Usually, these delusions involve irrational or strange thoughts or dreams.

Hallucinations

Hallucinations are usually sounds or other perceptions that are felt to be true when they exist only in the individual’s mind. Although hallucinations can include any of the five sensory abilities, auditory hallucinations, such as hearing voices or several other sounds, are typical in this state. Numerous studies have demonstrated that auditory hallucinations happen whenever people interpret their intrinsic self-language from an external source incorrectly. Hallucinations also tend to get more severe when the patient is alone.

Disorganized language

Fragmented thinking is a hallmark of paranoid personality disorder. This can be seen in the way an individual speaks. People with this condition have difficulty concentrating and tracking their thoughts. They might respond to a concern with an irrelevant solution, starting with one topic and ending with a completely different thought. They communicate inconsistently and say foolish things.

Disorganized behavior

Paranoid personality disorder interferes with a purposeful task, which leads to disabilities in the patient’s ability to take good care of themselves, work, and communicate with other people. Disorganized behavior manifests as:

  • A decrease in total daily performance
  • Unstable or inappropriate psychological responses
  • Actions that seem strange and have no reason
  • Lack of self-esteem and impulse control

Symptoms of Paranoid disorder

Negative symptoms or lack of normal behavior

The so-called “negative” signs of paranoid personality disorder relate to the lack of usual manners in healthy people. Typical symptoms of paranoid-negative schizophrenia are:

  • Lack of psychological expression
  • Loss of focus or passion
  • Lack of interest in the world
  • Speech disorders and irregularities

The causes of paranoid personality disorder are not fully understood. However, this disorder usually results from a complicated relationship between genetic and environmental elements.

Natural forms of treatment for paranoid personality disorder

If you have significant paranoia, especially if it lasts for several days, and you start to believe that people are against you, it is advisable to seek medical attention.

It is natural for people who feel paranoid about being afraid to speak up to those in positions to help, including doctors. So remember that your doctor’s only interest is to make you feel better.

Your doctor can assess your mental and physical health and advise you on the cause of your paranoia. If you’ve been taking medication, this may include a detox phase. You may not like this idea, but drug use can trigger dormant mental health problems. So, if you continue to use drugs while feeling paranoid, the consequences could be severe.

Treatment for paranoia is often effective and depends on the underlying cause of your symptoms. Pharmaceutical treatments or paranoia medications are very effective in treating the condition when it is a result of depression, bipolar disorder, or psychosis. However, only a doctor can determine the proper medication for you. Additionally, hypnosis can help with paranoia that is the result of substance or drug use, or that is a sign of a mental health issue.

Hypnosis: therapeutic approaches for the treatment of paranoid personality disorder

The latest treatment guidelines for paranoia state that medication is insufficient to treat the disease effectively and must be combined with psychosocial strategies. This includes different types of therapy. One of the most effective therapies for all mental health patients is hypnosis for paranoia, which uses mindfulness, goals, and action steps to help patients identify and normalize thoughts and feelings. Practice abnormal behaviors, practice healthy coping mechanisms, and have healthier relationships.

Deep Sleep Hypnosis

Other therapies that can help patients with paranoia include motivational talks that help a patient make positive change, solution-oriented therapy that involves setting up and working towards specific goals, and experimental or creative therapies.

During hypnotherapy for paranoid treatment, individuals generally work to develop their life skills, including:

  • Relaxation skills to reduce anxiety from paranoid thoughts.
  • Mindfulness skills to identify and avoid triggers that can cause paranoia.

Additional support treatments for paranoid personality disorder patients

The most effective paranoid treatment plans include some aspects of medication and therapy but add extra support to these two pillars of treatment. Including social support, social skills, and social and family education is very important when dealing with paranoia. This may include group therapy, support groups, social skills training, family psychology education, working with the patient’s family to learn more about the condition, and living with a loved one to support them.

Paranoid personality disorder

Treating and managing secondary problems by taking a holistic approach is also crucial to effectively managing paranoia. This can include weight loss and eating a healthy diet to counteract the side effects of antipsychotics. This includes the fight against smoking cessation, as smoking is common among patients with schizophrenia. Patients may also have co-occurring mental illnesses or other substance use disorders that require diagnosis and treatment.

Conclusion on Treatment for Paranoid

The hypnotic treatment of paranoid personality disorder is complex and multidimensional. The time it takes a patient to stabilize and maintain minimal symptoms and good overall function depends on individual factors, such as the obligation to treat, the severity of the disease, and others. Most patients benefit from an extended stay in a residential facility and receive intensive care in a hospital for several weeks to several months.

Victor Tsan, MD - Hypnotherapist, Homeopathy, Acupuncturist, Reiki Master

The most effective treatment for paranoid personality disorder is a combination of strategies to provide each individual with the most significant symptom relief, restoration of maximum function, and minimal side effects. Hypnotic treatment for paranoia thus becomes one of the essential elements of the treatment strategy. This almost always includes drugs and therapies like hypnosis, but good treatment can include other treatments, support, and education.

At the Philadelphia Hypnotherapy Clinic, Victor Tsan, MD, combines hypnotherapy treatment for paranoia with homeopathic remedies, acupuncture, and Reiki.

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