One of my employees is (maybe clinically) paranoid. What should I do?

[sasguru]

Well I suppose mental illness is nothing to take the piss about.
But what's the right way to proceed?

[AtW]

Ask HR numpty - assuming you work in a big enough "City" company to have HR in the first place.

[d000hg]

You don't have any employees. Interesting that a schizophrenic invents people who themselves are mentally ill though.

[Clippy]

Well I suppose mental illness is nothing to take the piss about.
But what's the right way to proceed?

Any examples of his behaviour.


BTW, Suity will be along shortly to deny this allegation.

[TimberWolf]

Does he think his boss talks to people about him behind his back?

[Old Greg]

Maybe you're just being paranoid?

If not, try occy health. Same if so.

[fullyautomatix]

Sneak up to him while he is taking a dump and shoot him and then flush his body down the toilet.

[shaunbhoy]

Well I suppose mental illness is nothing to take the piss about.
But what's the right way to proceed?

Here's an idea. Go and ask for advice from an internet forum full of complete strangers, the vast bulk of whom have you pegged as a sad yet pretentious c0cksocket.

[TimberWolf]

Does 'he' display these symptoms?

• Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
• Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
• Believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
• Requires excessive admiration
• Has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
• Is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
• Lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
• Is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
• Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
• Often mild to moderate paranoia, that others are out to do him in.
• Predominant "name dropper" boasting or suggestion association with people or affiliations of importance.
• Calls people cretins

If so it may be Narcissistic personality disorder

[MarillionFan]

Well I suppose mental illness is nothing to take the piss about.
But what's the right way to proceed?

You need to provide more data Sas.

Why do you believe him
to be paranoid?