For those scratching heads how so many people can get sucked into a conspiracy theory-cult, consider this: "The prevalence of paranoid personality disorder indicates that it is among the most common personality disorders with recent estimates varying from 2.4% to 4.41% "
@Blackwolf BUT I suspect it has to do with being an inpatient/outpatient setting so obviously we aren’t sampling general population.
@annamuneca no it's an estimate of the population.
@Blackwolf working in psychiatric-related field I see Borderline & Antisocial PD diagnosed about 3-4 times more often than Schizotypal & other cluster A types but it might be done out of fear of pigeon-holing a patient to a Dx.
@annamuneca because they don't seek help generally...and also diagnosis seem insurance-driven these days...
@Blackwolf and some folks only seek treatment for diagnosis that can be treated with medications versus treated with individual therapy or CBT. A lot of ppl have an aversion to putting in the work in order to fix their problems.
@annamuneca UNDERSTATEMENT. Most people come into therapy with the fantasy of "make me happy"
@Blackwolf “what? I have to come back & do this again & again? Cant you just fix it?!” Hell, it took me 6 months just to start getting anywhere with therapy because I was SO resistant.
@annamuneca Lol yes that sounds about right :)
@Blackwolf You think that's enough ppl to explain the Q-anon movement, say?
@rpardee a good chunk of it!
"Paranoid personality disorder is a statistically significant predictor of disability and also associated with both violence and criminal behavior. Schizotypal, narcissistic, borderline, and avoidant personality disorder traits often comorbid with paranoid personality disorder"