How to cope with suspicion traits in a dear one ?

savvy_online · Dec 08, 2011 at 05:45 AM

A person close to me tends to suspect every move of his fiance and arrives at conclusions based on his own observations and ideas. In a general sense he seems to mistrust others and hold them easily at fault. He has a sense of self assertiveness and refuses to accept ideas in contrast to his and holds grudges quickly on people whom he believes have caused him damage. I read in many sites about paranoid personality disorder and believe he has such symptoms. He was engaged previously which broke off triggered by this nature of his. He got engaged again after about 8 months and the present relationship is at stake because of this. Can this condition be cured? If so how long can it take? and what would be the role of the dear ones around him?

Perna · Dec 08, 2011 at 08:54 AM

Hi, savvy_online, welcome to PsychCentral (PC).

I would point out how often things "go wrong" (break ups of relationships) for your loved one, not in a told-you-so way but in a factual, caring way and see if I could convince the person to try therapy to help understand why and how to change their life for the better. But if your friend cannot see it, will not believe there is a problem, then they are not likely to want to try and solve it?

Here's a good article on paranoid personality disorder: http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx37.htm

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