Paranoia is a human trait that destroys the lives of many,
cripples the lives of more, and is misunderstood by everyone
else. It is not what you feel when you get stoned. It is not what
you feel when you are caught in a lie; these go away. If you are
paranoid in the truer sense then this block of text and all other
blocks of text are about you. Boy, that commercial for tooth
whitening paste really has you pegged. Never mind Copernicus’
balderdash about you around the sun; everything revolves
around you. You’re falling into their trap. Paranoia is the
inability to define a thing; it is the ultimate in relativism. It’s
enough to make laughter sound like gritty, grinding hate; they
are laughing at you, can’t you see?
When you pulled into that parking spot awkwardly the man in
the building across the street threw his hands in the air while
facing away from you the entire time because he couldn’t
believe that you would do such a thing. When the teacher told
you that your paper was nice she lied so that you would give
her a high rating. When your mom said that your hair looked
nice she lied so that you would be kindly towards her and not
abandon her when your father died, and you could bring her food
so she could live. Living, to the paranoid, becomes a selfish
and viral activity. The term “paranoia” was made by the
government. Do not sign your name anywhere. Anything you
say can and will be used against you by your close circle of
friends. Paranoia is the obsession with latent motives. It is the
denial of sincerity and the soul of the last three centuries of
reason. Paranoia is a fifth grader checking his shirt every day
while walking to school to make sure his mom didn’t wiretap
his shirt.