In psychology there is such a thing as “Palesturing Paranoia” or “Palesturing Paranoia.” This is when a person begins to suspect that they are being followed or are going to harm them. This usually occurs due to traumatic situations in the past, after which the person cannot fully trust people and is afraid of repetition.
The article is devoted to a new and difficult to understand psychological phenomenon - persecutory paranoia or persecutory paranoia (from the Latin *persecutor* - pursuer).
Analyzing the theory of this disease, I will rely on [popular sources](https://prosto-o-psyhologii.ru/paranoja/), as well as on the scientific journal “Medical Psychology in Russia”.