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Hello Psychris -- I assume your studies are coming along nicely.

I would caution the previous poster that people who do suffer from paranoid delusions actually believe them. Any shred of evidence that supports their claim, they take it as a sign of absolutely certainty.

Here's a story for you...

Imagine that you take a trip to the country of Italy. When you get there, you realize that you cannot communicate with any of the people because you don't speak the language.

Some clinicians "speak the language" of schizophrenia and psychosis very well; some because they too were initiated into the experience and others, because they have immersed themselves so thoroughly into the culture they've become climatized to it.

John Weir Perry is one clinician who was particularly gifted at reading and speaking the language. You may find him to be an informative read. Here's an introduction: [b]The Far Side of Madness