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The kernel of truth that we all are being spied on in some way is what makes the delusion so hard to deal with
I think most victims won’t initially think you’re in on it unless you’re making a stink about it on spaces dedicated to gangstalking. As long as you don’t try to invalidate someone’s existence they won’t dislike you which is also a general rule in life.
Mental health services are beyond most TIs budgets anyway.
Most TIs that I’ve met have been fairly nice people, albeit a bit withdrawn.
I knew someone who thought that they were being gangstalked. They they thought that everyone around them was putting gay thoughts into their head.
It’s not US exclusive. I’m in NZ and I spoke to a guy once who claimed to be a victim of gang-stalking. He didn’t call it gang-stalking explicitly, but the things he was describing pretty much lined up with the gang-stalking conspiracy.
I have a soft spot for the gang stalking people. Before I learned more about programs like MKUltra I was much quicker to just dismiss all of their claims. I’m hesitant to label all of it a side effect of mental illness, because if I was legitimately being fucked with and no one believed me I’m sure my mental health would rapidly deteriorate.
The whole thing is very sad and it breaks my heart to see people suffering like that regardless of whether it’s a delusion or not.
I’m hesitant to label all of it a side effect of mental illness, because if I was legitimately being fucked with and no one believed me I’m sure my mental health would rapidly deteriorate.
It’s hardly mutually exclusive.
People living in high stress situations tend to develop cooping mechanisms. And if you’ve been assaulted by the police before, that’s bound to create some lingering PTSD. How many times do you need to be Rodney King’d before you start jumping at shadows?
On the flip side, if you express symptoms of a mental health crisis, then it’s possible you’re attracting attention from law enforcement. Police see your paranoia as suspicious activity and end up reinforcing it. Particularly true in neighborhoods that already employ Broken Windows policing and Stop And Frisk police harassment.
