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Paranoia on the rise, experts say

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:49 PM EST
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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.

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{"commentId":4055248,"authorDomain":"StellaCa"}
StellaCa

I knew it!  I just knew it!!

:-)

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  • 7 votes
Reply#1 - Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:33 PM EST
{"commentId":4063010,"authorDomain":"lkessler41"}
Lkessler

See, it explains why the voices in my head have been getting louder lately...

*that was totally facetious, Stella* And yes, we knew it--we should've made a bet--it would've yielded some serious Xmas shopping money...  :D 

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  • 5 votes
#1.1 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:29 AM EST
{"commentId":4063082,"authorDomain":"ElliePhat"}
ElliePhat

Oh, stop!

Who said that?

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  • 5 votes
#1.2 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:35 AM EST
{"commentId":4063111,"authorDomain":"lkessler41"}
Lkessler

We are so bad ladies...  Ok, if I go to jail, I expect the two of you to break me out... *lmao!*

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  • 5 votes
#1.3 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:37 AM EST
{"commentId":4064761,"authorDomain":"Extremist-Moderate"}
Extremist Moderate

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

Well, so much for feeling special....

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  • 6 votes
#1.4 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:19 PM EST
{"commentId":4067076,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}
Red Wolf

The voices in your heads aren't necessarily your own voices.

Last year, one moronic company thought it would be a really clever use of technology to advertise one of those lame paranormal television shows with a billboard in New York that beams the sound directly into your head as you walk past.

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  • 7 votes
#1.5 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:53 PM EST
{"commentId":4067149,"authorDomain":"StellaCa"}
StellaCa

Sheesh...and I only thought negative ads did that.

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  • 6 votes
#1.6 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:57 PM EST
{"commentId":4080460,"authorDomain":"patriciaad"}
patriciaad

Whoah, Red Wolf - that's bizarre...

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  • 4 votes
#1.7 - Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:45 PM EST
{"commentId":4088224,"authorDomain":"inghar2004"}
gladbutterfly

Wow, Red Wolf, talk about invasion of privacy. I had never heard of anything like that. I think the author is right about in-dream advertising. Pretty soon, even our thoughts will  not be our own.

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  • 3 votes
#1.8 - Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:26 PM EST
{"commentId":4088452,"authorDomain":"redwolf"}
Red Wolf

I believe the same technology was originally developed as a weapon.

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  • 3 votes
#1.9 - Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:53 PM EST
{"commentId":4088524,"authorDomain":"renderedtruth"}
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{"commentId":4064023,"authorDomain":"StellaCa"}
StellaCa

Wull, yeah Kessler, but everyone's looking! Can't you SEE them?!?

Wait - who said that!? Ellie, tell the voices to STOP!!!

Why am I so itchy?

I think the CIA can hear me... Shh! SHHHH!!!!

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  • 6 votes
Reply#2 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:32 AM EST
{"commentId":4064850,"authorDomain":"ElliePhat"}
ElliePhat

Those voices mind as well as my kids, unfortunately.  Put your tin foil hat on to block the CIA listening devices....also protects against alien brain drain!  :)

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  • 5 votes
#2.1 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:26 PM EST
{"commentId":4064892,"authorDomain":"StellaCa"}
StellaCa

Gottem!

Glasses of water, too!!!

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  • 4 votes
#2.2 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:29 PM EST
{"commentId":4065789,"authorDomain":"lkessler41"}
Lkessler

I swear I have nanoprobes all over--probing all form of communications from me--Ow!  Quit it I said!!  Quit!

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  • 5 votes
#2.3 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:26 PM EST
{"commentId":4066959,"authorDomain":"StellaCa"}
StellaCa

ROLF!

Ughh...

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  • 2 votes
#2.4 - Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:46 PM EST
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{"commentId":4088519,"authorDomain":"icyn22ro"}
KLconsiders

ohhhhhhhh, he's just paranoid

besides there were no normal people to compare to!!!

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  • 1 vote
Reply#4 - Sun Nov 16, 2008 5:01 PM EST
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