A preliminary study examining terminology used by individuals with lived experience describing beliefs about being targeted or harmed by others

-Individuals with lived experience of persecutory ideation use a variety of terms to describe their experience.-Most commonly used terms focused on the perceived source of threat, general terms for difficulty, or clinical language, typically variants of “paranoia or anxiety.”.-Of five selected terms, participants were more likely to report that “anxiety” aligned with their experience, followed by “suspiciousness.”.