Anxiouscow
30-07-17, 16:00
There is a man who lives near me, who has a bad reputation. He allegedly beats his wife, and has been involved in something which he got sent to prison for. Anyways, he has some friends around the area and he is also friends with my neighbour, who I also talk to sometimes. My neighbour is very friendly and always asks how I am, how my family are etc.
The other day I left my house with my girlfriend and this guy (not my neighbour, the other one), was standing on the other side of the road, and he looked at me (my mind tells me he was staring, he probably wasn't). Since then, I have been worried that he is going to approach me, or that all the niceness from my neighbour is fake and they are actually not nice people.
I'm worried that they dislike me for some reason, and I'm worried about being robbed or worse (my area isn't that safe), and I've done the dreaded google search and BANG. Paranoid schizophrenia pops up. "Feeling as if neighbours are plotting against you."
I have no hallucinations and i don't believe I have superpowers etc, ive always been a bit socially awkward but no more than usual. Could this be the onset of paranoia? Or is it just anxiety?
EDIT: Currently I am not afraid to go outside but I'm worried that in the future I may have trouble going outside. I really am confused whether this is normal anxiety or something is seriously wrong with me.
The other day I left my house with my girlfriend and this guy (not my neighbour, the other one), was standing on the other side of the road, and he looked at me (my mind tells me he was staring, he probably wasn't). Since then, I have been worried that he is going to approach me, or that all the niceness from my neighbour is fake and they are actually not nice people.
I'm worried that they dislike me for some reason, and I'm worried about being robbed or worse (my area isn't that safe), and I've done the dreaded google search and BANG. Paranoid schizophrenia pops up. "Feeling as if neighbours are plotting against you."
I have no hallucinations and i don't believe I have superpowers etc, ive always been a bit socially awkward but no more than usual. Could this be the onset of paranoia? Or is it just anxiety?
EDIT: Currently I am not afraid to go outside but I'm worried that in the future I may have trouble going outside. I really am confused whether this is normal anxiety or something is seriously wrong with me.