Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  After Maricha experienced Rama’s phenomenal prowess for a second time, he became so afflicted by paranoia that even hearing the sound “R” would make him fearful that Rama was coming to attack him.

Mahabharata:  Although the Pandavas were targeted by murderous conspiracies right from their teenage years, they never succumbed to paranoia; they always remained devotionally optimistic and spiritually purposeful.

Bhagavad-gita:  Paranoia characterizes a mind afflicted by the mode of ignorance, wherein one can’t differentiate reality from fantasy.