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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[odindeathcrush.livejournal.com]

i dunno...i bet a ton of people feel some plain and simple virus, let's say, means that the world is out to get them.
i'd say if someone tells me they are paranoid, i'm gonna hear what they are saying, for whatever reason, (and unless they are a good friend) smile, and back away.