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ABC-Clio LLC Understanding Paranoia by Martin Kantor
In this insightful book the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness. Kantor also explains to us other facets of the Paranoid Personality including suspiciousness hypersensitivity extreme vigilance simmering anger and a tendency to blame others for and absolve oneself of almost everything. How does such paranoia affect ones life? Whether one is a paranoiac wanting to recover from the emotional disorder or a person looking for the best way to deal with a paranoid husband wife friend boss or acquaintance this book offers understanding and guidance. As Kantor explains the term paranoid should not be used as a hurtful epithet. Paranoid individuals are no more or less evil than persons with any other emotional disorder or for that matter persons with a physical disorder. Paranoia is a disorder of the mind not a flaw of character says Kantor.Paranoid individuals are not invariably social misfits. They are found in all walks of life and in all professions suffering from this disorder that distorts behavior and affects those with whom they come in contact often in devastating ways. Politicians who write attack ads spouses who beat or kill their partners people in road or supermarket rage incidents are all among the possibly paranoid as are students who perpetrate violence at their schools and fired employees who wreak violence at their former workplaces. Recognizing and treating paranoid behaviors can prevent or reduce antisocial activity and violence against individuals and society.show more