Is paranoia normal with bipolar

Support Needed :nervous:

I’m having a really hard time, I feel super paranoid and I can’t really explain why I just have this overwhelming feeling that something bad is happening. I feel really on edge and I just feel like there’s this weird fear just looming over me. I feel so unsetlled when I see myself in the mirror or look at other people, like it just feels so evil and I can’t explain it. I feel like my friendships aren’t real and I honestly haven’t talked to anyone much about what I’m feeling right now because I feel like no one will believe me. Or I feel like my friends are just fake and doing something behind my back. I don’t know why. I haven’t got more than 8 hours of sleep in probably the past 3 days. And sometimes when I’m in bed, I just feel like there’s a small insect crawling on me or something tickling me but there’s nothing there and I feel crazy. Like I feel physically exhausted but I haven’t been able to sleep. Like, at all. Last night I was so stressed out because I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how I saw a few ants in my kitchen that I killed but I cleaned my whole kitchen with bleach and I still felt so paranoid. Like I just feel it didn’t go away. I can’t explain this feeling that I’m having but I’m having sensations that aren’t real. I just don’t know how to help myself relax. I really need to sleep but I can’t.

Posted Jun 13, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

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