Megalomania

In "Paranoia (Delusions of Grandeur)," renowned French psychoanalyst and scholar Sophie de Mijolla-Mellor presents a rigorous clinical and psychological breakdown of paranoid mindsets and delusional grandiosity. The book delves into the inner mechanics of paranoia, illustrating how intense suspicion, persecution complexes, and inflated self-importance merge into a rigid internal logic that severs individuals from objective reality. De Mijolla-Mellor explores paranoia as a desperate defense mechanism designed to shield a fragile ego by projecting inner aggression and vulnerability outward onto the world. Beyond clinical diagnosis, the author examines the profound emotional suffering endured by both the individual and their inner circle, highlighting how paranoid thinking disrupts marriages, families, workplaces, and broader socio-political environments.

Because it offers an insightful psychoanalytic exploration of paranoid mindsets, helping readers understand the root causes of extreme suspicion, grandeur, and emotional isolation.

For psychologists, psychoanalysts, mental health professionals, students of human behavior, and readers interested in deep psychological and psychoanalytic non-fiction.