10 Paranoid Personality Disorder Symptoms
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5. Substance Abuse
People with paranoid personality disorder generally have high levels of stress and discomfort due to their inability to trust people around them. They often turn to harmful substances like drugs and alcohol to cope with stress and likely won’t believe the word of their doctors and loved ones when they’re told such substances are dangerous.
This places PPD sufferers at a high risk for substance abuse. Finding a rehab center or counselor who’s trained in co-occurring disorders is critical to successful recovery.3Edited by Editorial Staff. Last Updated: June 11, 201 9: ‘How Are Paranoid Personality Disorder and Concurrent Drug Abuse Treated?’ American Addiction Centers, 11 June 2019, americanaddictioncenters.org/personality-disorders/paranoid.
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