I do not think that word means what you think it means.

[gemfyre]

I notice that more and more people are using the word "paranoid" when they simply mean "worried".

Usually this turns up in health communities. "I'm paranoid I may have so-and-so." No, you're not experiencing an irrational feeling of persecution, you're just worried, so just say that.

*sigh*

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[aurickandrien.livejournal.com]

Maybe they're anthropomorphising the problem and feel that they might be being persecuted by the world in general rather than by an actual physical entity?

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Or not...