I guess I’m a skeptic at least according to its definition, which now has me thinking that maybe I should look into techniques people might already be using to negate that first instinct. But also where’s the line between paranoia and philosophical skepticism? I guess logic and reason should be enough to prevail always and paranoia is purely an emotion?
Anybody else ever feel or know that there’s something underhanded going on? A cloying feeling that is triggered by conventional means of sense and detection eg body language, micro expressions, anachronisms. If so how many factors do you consider before you allow a belief to consume you? What factors are they? Or if you do at all, what does it take to persuade you otherwise?
O yes sir. I think it was a part of the paranoia. I just didn’t know that at the time. Work with your doc and I hope all that stuff fades away. But it can take time. Peace.
Anymore I bounce it off other people, get different opinions, especially my therapist. I’m not near as skeptical as I used to be, with my tendencies towards paranoia it was better to view things more balanced.
Parnoia can cover a lot of ground. It can be a very subtle insidious thing eating into how your experience the world. I think skepticism is good for schizoprenia. Having a reasonable attitude to symtpoms helps you be aware of them. Watch for those subtle little tells. It doens’t have to be all out parnaoia that someone is out to get you.
