Why does lonliness cause paranoia?

[red324]

Like for example if I go too long without hearing from a friend who I usually hear from regularly I'll begin to question if I did something wrong, etc. I'll also start to worry that something bad is going to happen. I don't know I think when you're lonely, you just have more time to worry about stuff vs when you're busy. Opinions?

[sage2021]

I think you didn't do anything wrong and that you should call your friend to stop the agony.

Maybe your friend isn't feeling well?

I have a lady that does my laundry af shopping for me. So many times she has made me feel like I did or said something wrong and I didn't know what it was.

Turns out she had a lot of stress from her mom being sick 🤢. Her credit card bill is really high.

So, usually it is not us.

[Nikki1989]

You probably have too much time to overthink too much.

[KillinItHard]

I don't think of things that way so I really can't say. I know that people are busy and live their own lives, I don't jump to any sort of conclusion like that at all.

[Zestyassmf1997]

Not necessarily paranoia, but it can make you feel crappy, for sure.