Paranoia emerges in literature as a multifaceted concept that straddles both clinical diagnosis and metaphorical exploration of the human psyche. In certain works, it appears linked with other mental disturbances—sometimes being grouped with dementia praecox and described as a hereditary intellectual disorder ([1], [2], [3]). At other times, it is portrayed as a mechanism of projection or compensation, manifesting in grandiosity and fervent self-protection, as when an individual’s escalating fear is depicted as a life‐threatening force within their surroundings ([4], [5]). More modern narratives probe the broader social and technological ramifications of paranoia, suggesting that feelings of mistrust and guilt can be both a personal affliction and a collective experience ([6], [7]).