I could be called a conspiracy theorist. Oddly enough I am a retired Psychotherapist, I'm not crazy either. Maybe I am a conspiracy therapist. Now theres a th

I could be called a conspiracy theorist. Oddly enough I am a retired Psychotherapist, I'm not crazy either. Maybe I am a conspiracy therapist. Now theres a thing There is always a nugget of truth in conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories lay on the edge of paranoia. Humans need some paranoia it keeps us safe, it is healthy to experience paranoia. A poor example; Take the paranoid psychiatric patient who is convinced that their psychiatric team is trying to kill them by over prescribing their medication. The facts are there. The psychiatrist has been increasing the dose of anti-psychotics. The patient has been feeling very unwell and frazzled. The patient is experiencing pressure from the clinical team that insists the medication must be take in line with the psychiatrists recommendations. The patient insists that they felt OK before the increase in medication. There is clearly a nugget of truth in what the patient is saying even though the clinical team and psychiatrist are convinced that the patient is Paranoid. Does the patient actually have paranoid delusions or are the psychiatric team just following protocols and not listening to the patient, by doing so creating an environment where paranoia can run out of control.