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05 Nov 2023, 4:44 pm

I've always had this thing where I'm not paranoid that people are out to get me as such but I'm paranoid that people think that I'm out to get them. I wonder if there's a name for this or does it just come under paranoia.

It's like a double loopy whammy paranoidy type thing.

I'm gonna speak to my T about this tomorrow.

I think it stems back to when my mother always thought I was gonna harm her so she would get in first with her f*****g poison and whatever else she had up her sleeve. How on earth is any child supposed to survive this kind of sh*t and come out the other side as a good f*****g upstanding citizen in the world.


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05 Nov 2023, 5:09 pm

Its not everyone.

Its just the paranoid folks.

Theyre all out to get me!



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05 Nov 2023, 5:37 pm

babybird wrote:
I've always had this thing where I'm not paranoid that people are out to get me as such but I'm paranoid that people think that I'm out to get them. I wonder if there's a name for this or does it just come under paranoia.

It's like a double loopy whammy paranoidy type thing.

I'm gonna speak to my T about this tomorrow.

I think it stems back to when my mother always thought I was gonna harm her so she would get in first with her f*****g poison and whatever else she had up her sleeve. How on earth is any child supposed to survive this kind of sh*t and come out the other side as a good f*****g upstanding citizen in the world.


I don't think you are out to get me, babybird.

That is one person at least! :)



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05 Nov 2023, 5:40 pm

Just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean they aren’t watching you…



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05 Nov 2023, 5:48 pm

DirkGently69 wrote:
Just because you can’t see them, doesn’t mean they aren’t watching you…


I thought the saying was:

"Just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't watching you".

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06 Nov 2023, 12:36 pm

I'm not mad. It's been confirmed.


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06 Nov 2023, 2:13 pm

I've got a lot to absorb from today's therapy session. It's not easy to listen to his unofficial yet professional assessment of me so far even though I knew most of it anyway. It's still hard to hear someone kind of confirm it all.

I feel like I'm in some kind of metaphorical wasteland ATM. I need to find a way forward from all the f*****g destruction.

The main thing I took from it all was that I've done really well in staying out of prison all these years and even better in breaking the chain of abuse. I didn't know I had done that part but apparently I have.

Oh and I don't exhibit paranoia. I'll take that.


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06 Nov 2023, 2:15 pm

babybird wrote:
I'm not mad. It's been confirmed.


This is encouraging news. :)

babybird wrote:
I've got a lot to absorb from today's therapy session. It's not easy to listen to his unofficial yet professional assessment of me so far even though I knew most of it anyway. It's still hard to hear someone kind of confirm it all.

I feel like I'm in some kind of metaphorical wasteland ATM. I need to find a way forward from all the f*****g destruction.

The main thing I took from it all was that I've done really well in staying out of prison all these years and even better in breaking the chain of abuse. I didn't know I had done that part but apparently I have.

Oh and I don't exhibit paranoia. I'll take that.


I am glad you have stayed out of prison. Well done for keeping on the straight & narrow.



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06 Nov 2023, 2:18 pm

That will be a life long struggle for me unfortunately. I don't think there's really a cure for antisocialness when it's ingrained in your personality. That's the hard part.


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06 Nov 2023, 2:19 pm

I'm f*****g exhausted


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06 Nov 2023, 2:23 pm

It is pretty confronting when you hear conformation of what you kind of already knew. I didn’t think it would hit me as hard as it did. It’s only been a few months and I’m still trying to work out who I really am as a person. My T keeps telling me how resilient I am, but that’s just a word to me. I don’t feel resilient? I also didn’t manage to stay out of prison unfortunately, but that is over and done with, and I try not to think about it. It’s just going to take time and effort to sort through it all.



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06 Nov 2023, 2:39 pm

Yeah I've still got a lot of work to do.

Thanks for all your support both of youz


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06 Nov 2023, 2:46 pm

babybird wrote:
That will be a life long struggle for me unfortunately. I don't think there's really a cure for antisocialness when it's ingrained in your personality. That's the hard part.


I have always thought you as being sociable online at least. I suppose you could be different in person? :)



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06 Nov 2023, 2:46 pm

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Yeah I've still got a lot of work to do.

Thanks for all your support both of youz


No worries, BB.



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06 Nov 2023, 2:58 pm

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babybird wrote:
That will be a life long struggle for me unfortunately. I don't think there's really a cure for antisocialness when it's ingrained in your personality. That's the hard part.


I have always thought you as being sociable online at least. I suppose you could be different in person? :)


I'm a work in progress. I do my best to be pleasant. I'm not a malicious person and I have no reason to be mean to people on an internet forum. It's in real life where I struggle. I just tend to prefer to do the wrong thing. I don't think I'm necessarily horrible or nasty to people though.


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06 Nov 2023, 3:06 pm

I feel guilty when I don't spend any time on my interests or hobbies (except the internet), and then feel frustrated when I do spend time on them but don't feel any real joy from them.