Why is one of the most common paranoia in someone suffering from Schizophrenia that the Government or some corporation is tracking them and have fitted them with a device to track their movements

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It could be a generalisation at my end, but from what I have seen and heard a lot of people with schizophrenia have a similar paranoia and my question is, is why is it specifically about someone (mostly government) tracking their movements? Why isn’t it about something else?

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My full time job is with a schizophrenic man.
His delusions vary over many topics. There are a few set delusions however. I would say whatever he can get reference from, can become his delusion.
With Covid being all over the news for the last few years, he’s heavy on scientists/ experimentation delusions.
When he plays lots of PS games he focuses on mafia/ crime/ gang delusions.
When there is movies on war, or commemoration news about WW1 or WW2, his delusions are all Nazi focused.
He has had ‘tracking’ delusions over the years but haven’t heard them for awhile. He linked that to “having a tracker inserted in his brain”.
He has a few different brain delusions (depending if it’s an ape, girls, child’s brain).
So, whatever he becomes hyper-focused on is his current delusion.

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