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Jul 2 2011: When someone is paranoid, diplomacy will only get you so far. You can give it a shot, but they'll likely see threat in every noble gesture. [view in context] 5358
Jul 2 2011: The safest way to deal with the paranoid is just get away. Slip out quietly if you can but run if you need to. 5359
Jul 2 2011: As soon as a paranoid detects you pulling away from him, he'll get even more paranoid—and violent—so you need to get away FAST and FAR! 5360
Jul 2 2011: The paranoid sees such great threats against him that any response seems like reasonable self-defense, hence the violence. 5361
Jul 2 2011: The "paranoid transformation" can turn even the most benign gesture into a threat. 5362
Jul 2 2011: "I'm afraid of losing you." + paranoia = "You're leaving me, but I'm going to get you first!" 5363
Jul 2 2011: "I love you." + paranoia = "You can see I'm dependent on you and are trying to take advantage of me." 5364
Jul 2 2011: A gift of flowers + paranoia = "What is he trying to get from me?" 5365
Jul 2 2011: A smile + paranoia = "Why is he giving me that fake smile?" 5366
Jul 2 2011: Paranoia is a mechanism that assures a person's success in the outside world does nor rise above his inner self-esteem. 5367
Jul 2 2011: Paranoia accounts for most of the violence of the world—lashing out at an imaginary threat. Much more common than goal-directed violence. 5368
Jul 2 2011: .@polkadotminerva "what if you lack paranoia?" <== Drugs can help with that! 5369
Jul 2 2011: Anger is the first defense of the guilty. The second is to accuse others of the same crime one is guilty of. 5370
Jul 2 2011: Paranoia can rise and fall but is chiefly a function of personality. It is a factor we must evaluate in everyone we deal with. 5371
Jul 2 2011: If someone is inherently paranoid, you must be careful about the information you give him, because it could be used against you. 5372
Jul 2 2011: #### End. 1-hour essay: "Paranoia" [view in context]
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