Fear is when you are afraid of a specific thing such as Spiders, ghosts, the dark etc. Paranoia is when you think that bad things that make no since are going to happen to you. Like if you are randomly afraid that you're going to fall down the stairs. Paranoia is like a mental illness like schizophrenia or O.C.D.
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Fear is a defense mechanism that is designed to keep you safe from harm.
Paranoia, is an unjustified feeling that people are out to get you.
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Fear is when you are afraid of a specific thing such as Spiders, ghosts, the dark etc. Paranoia is when you think that bad things that make no since are going to happen to you. Like if you are randomly afraid that you're going to fall down the stairs. Paranoia is like a mental illness like schizophrenia or O.C.D.
paranoia is when a fear takes hold of your whole life