Widespread paranoias

By at 6:47 am Friday, Jul 7

A new scientific study reveals that people in the UK are more paranoid than you might think. Psychiatric researchers from King's College London surveyed 1200 people. "We were astonished at how common paranoia and suspicion are amongst the population," researcher Dr. Daniel Freeman told the BBC News. From the article:
* Over 40% of people regularly worry that negative comments are being made about them

* 27% think that people deliberately try to irritate them

* 20% worry about being observed or followed

* 10% think that someone has it in for them

* 5% worry that there is a conspiracy to harm them
Link to BBC News article, Link to Dr. Freeman's Paranoid Thoughts site (via Mind Hacks)

David Pescovitz

Collector of anomalies, esoterica, and curiosities.

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