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What's Paranoia Among Friends?
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What's Paranoia Among Friends?

Understanding Suspicion from the Benign to the Malignant (Vol. 3; Issue 19)

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Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
May 18, 2023
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Requiring months of recovery and reminders, my propensity to overshare information about friends and family persisted for way too long. I still feel embarrassed, ashamed about it. One friend, first complimenting me on my personal transparency, then scolded me for projecting same onto others, proclaiming:

It’s up to me to share the horrors of my divorce.

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