As our environment becomes complicated, our fears become paranoid.

“Being slightly paranoid is like being slightly pregnant–it tends to get worse.”
— Molly Ivins

Balance is the first thing we lose when our mental health begins to fail. Balance is a combination of appropriate awareness and response. Appropriate refers to things that are effective in bringing one back into balance. This definition is recursive because balance is recursive. It changes as situations change. Call it resilience: an ability to return to an effective, functioning state.

Persistent fear indicates we are unbalanced. It’s difficult to know if this is a failure of the environment or a failure of your mind. If the problem is the environment, then the solution will lie in taking action. If the problem is with your mind, then the solution is to get help.

Balance
Conspiracy Theories
Unidentifiable Threats
Flat Earthers, Chem Trails, Racism, Sexism, Factionalism, Culture Wars, Cold Wars, and Real Wars
Psychopathy
Paranoia
Social Forces
The Risks and Benefits of Fear
Finding Alternatives
Changing Minds

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