It started to get better…… But then life said, “LOL NOT THIS TIME!”

Consider this:

Lots of other people out there are paranoid too. Perhaps there is justifiable reason to be so.

If so many people have so frequently encountered untrustworthy individuals, then it makes sense that no one wants to trust anyone… and so, many of us are guarded and suspicious, and if everyone is suspicious of each other, it can create a sense of social paranoia.

Too many people have encountered too many reasons to be wary of others. Many of us realize that sometimes, you have to lie to avoid problems (as crazy as that sounds). We know we must sometimes lie, and that others must as well. It’s hard to justify expecting the truth from everyone else, if you know you have to lie sometimes, and why.

Social expectation imposes requirements for us to portray illusory images of ourselves; we are compelled to “go along, to get along.” Most people either know this explicitly, or feel it implicitly. So… how can anyone reasonably not be “paranoid?” I think all you can really do is accept that not everything people say, will be true. Expect to be lied to. Sometimes, it’s really not the liar’s fault (more sounding crazy!). Sometimes it’s just what’s expected, and deviating from that expected norm, will only attract more of the wrong kind of attention. It will make those who go along to get along, not want to trust you at all… because you can’t even be trusted to perpetuate the unjust social requirements of falsehoods.

Deciding to just be truthful, is a way to release yourself from a heavy layer of false-construct-requirements… but it’s not without its own disadvantages. It makes some things harder, but at least it’s one less thing, one less lie to have to carry, dragging it behind you like an anchor.