This episode features ideas intolerable to the ego. From George W Bush bombing the Middle East, to the bloke in the office who complains about everyone else being rubbish, we are all paranoid. But is this such a bad thing? Is it better to understand your paranoia, or live in perpetual defence? Who should take responsibility for their own paranoia…? It's not me, it's you. We discuss: Anxiety from within and without.How the subconscious creates a paranoid perspective.Why this is comforting/cathartic.The process of recognition.Individual and societal paranoia.Bullying.Resentment of institutions. Quotes from 'Paranoia' by David Bell, which is an excellent short book.

Hysteria

Just about sufficiently entertaining and somewhere on the path to fascinating information about the mind, Private Practice Podcast is tantalisingly close to being exactly what you need to improve your own conscious state of mind. This is your non-existent super-ego telling you to join Dan Brown and James Hall on a quest to explore how the ideas in psychotherapy can be considered outside of the therapy room, leading to a more complex and enjoyable life. Your negative thought patterns might be telling you right now that it's not worth your time, but my moderate ones are saying this is by no means inevitable. Go on, treat yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.