Important Paranoia ruining my relationships with people

[GirlInBlue]

I am diagnosed as Severe Depression with Psychotic features.
One of these little features just happens to be paranoia.
Ever since I was a little kid, I can remember being paranoid, about anything and everything. My mind went from one paranoid thought to another.
I also realize that it has gotten worse over the years.
For instance, say my boyfriend goes to hang out with one of his friends, I automatically think " he's lying to me, he's just going to cheat on me."
Yet, he's never cheated on me, he's never ever even given me a reason to think he might be.
I think everyone is hiding something important from me, their mad at me for some reason, or they are upset and not telling me.
The trust issues I have are ruining my relationships with my boyfriend.
I have to constantly have reassurance, and I know it gets tiring for him to have to listen to the same paranoid shit over and over again.
And I know it probably hurts his feelings that I think these things, because all he's ever given me is trust and love.
I can give him love, but I don't think I can give him trust, because of the way I am. I don't want to say "yes, I trust you." when in all actuality my thoughts are in a totally different direction.
Even when I walk in wal-mart, if hear a group of people laughing, I think they are laughing at me. It's just really bad.
Are there medications that help with paranoia?
Or, do you simply have to deal with it on your own?
Both?
What do you do when paranoid thoughts get you down?

I'd really appreciate some advice, thanks everyone!

[greta]

I think if it's getting worse you should talk to your doctor (or find a doctor) about getting some medicine to help you. Paranoia will ruin relationships because it's so destructive.

I'm sorry I don't have better advice but I do relate, this is something I struggle with to.

[GirlInBlue]

Yeah, you're right.
Do you know of any medications that have had good outcomes with paranoia?

[cinnamon spider]

I'm on Seroquel and it does help with my paranoia to a certain extent, at least I do not ice a difference when I don't take it. x

[GirlInBlue]

Seroquel is definitely not for me.
I used to take it, and it made me gain so much weight.
Now I am trying to get it off..ugh!

[flea]

my diagnosis is the same (though i got diagnosed with it two years ago)
i am not medicated anymore. inpatient treatment and therapy did help but now it seems to be coming back

and i think im losing my mind again
i seem to think stuff happened that never did
i am SURE, i am certain i've sent letters and emails
but they never arrived
they could've got lost in the post office or something...
but the emails as well...
and there were many
am i losing it.

[Fancy]

I think focusing on fixing the depression will help with the paranoia a lot. I'm not sure which meds would help you the most, but I think talk therapy would do a lot too because you have someone to bounce your paranoid thoughts off of for examination.