If you think the world is out to get you, you’re not alone! Paranoia is on the rise:

 

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5143036/paranoia-on-the-rise-experts-say/

 

It’s the negative face of the Law of Attraction – we notice what we are programmed to notice. With governments warning us to be alert for suspicious activity, we are doing just that – and the result is a threefold increase in paranoia amongst “normal” people.

 

It seems we are very vulnerable to paranoid thoughts. It’s part of the fight or flight survival mechanisms that keep us alive. But taken to excess it can damage our mental and physical health by keeping us in a state of constant readiness.

 

What should we do about it? For a start, reduce exposure to news broadcasts. One dose of the “bad news” each day is quite enough. Try not to go looking for trouble. And most importantly, don’t rush into acting upon a paranoid thought.

 

It’s okay to be a little bit crazy. It seems to be a part of the human condition. But be aware that rising levels of paranoia do not indicate that there is an ACTUAL increase in threats, despite the fact that “news” broadcasts manage to give us exactly the opposite impression. We never hear about all the people, the vast majority, who lead peaceful, trouble free lives. The bottom line is that good news does not sell.