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Offline franksolich

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paranoia on the rise, experts say
« on: November 12, 2008, 03:57:23 PM »
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/12/paranoia-on-the-rise-experts-say/

Oh my.

As if we who watch the primitives on Skins's island didn't already know.

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Paranoia on the rise, experts say
The Associated Press

Wed, Nov 12, 2008 (7:24 a.m.)

If you think they're out to get you, you're not alone.

Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought.

According to British psychologist Daniel Freeman, nearly one in four Londoners regularly have paranoid thoughts. Freeman is a paranoia expert at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College and the author of a book on the subject.

Experts say there is a wide spectrum of paranoia, from the dangerous delusions that drive schizophrenics to violence to the irrational fears many people have daily.

"We are now starting to discover that madness is human and that we need to look at normal people to understand it," said Dr. Jim van Os, a professor of psychiatry at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Van Os was not connected to Freeman's studies.

Paranoia is defined as the exaggerated or unfounded fear that others are trying to hurt you. That includes thoughts that other people are trying to upset or annoy you, for example, by staring, laughing, or making unfriendly gestures....
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2008, 04:06:51 PM »
The rrest of the research team refused to provide their names.
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2008, 05:17:31 PM »
I'm not paranoid.  They really are out to get me.
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2008, 09:42:57 PM »

Even paranoids have enemy's.

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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2008, 09:46:42 PM »
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2008, 12:44:16 AM »
Quote from: CharlesD on November 12, 2008, 05:17:31 PM
I'm not paranoid.  They really are out to get me.

I read per capita..... Britain has more "big brother" cameras, than any other country in the world!

Can't imagine why their subjects might be paranoid! :yourpoint:
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2008, 01:44:07 AM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on November 12, 2008, 04:06:51 PM
The rrest of the research team refused to provide their names.

Heh, H5 for that.  :-)
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2008, 11:28:09 AM »
They're two real simple cures for Paranoia.

For liberals, it would consist of a shink and pills.

For conservatives, it would be more guns and ammo.

...and I feel a case of Paranoia coming on....in my 13 yr. old son......any recommendations....got a .410 and some 22's....time for him to get real sick. :-)
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Re: paranoia on the rise, experts say
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2008, 03:57:38 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on November 13, 2008, 11:28:09 AM
They're two real simple cures for Paranoia.

For liberals, it would consist of a shink and pills.

For conservatives, it would be more guns and ammo.

...and I feel a case of Paranoia coming on....in my 13 yr. old son......any recommendations....got a .410 and some 22's....time for him to get real sick. :-)

Worked my grandaughter up to a .20 guage, and a .243 for deer! She'll be 13 next week!  :-)
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