Why Paranoia is not always a bad thing

"Ugh, why are you so paranoid? There's nothing to get worked up about."

"Don't worry about it, it's just a small matter."

"This paranoia fear of yours is getting the better of you. Don't let it rule your life."

Okay. So 'being paranoid' basically means being constantly worried about a certain thing that may or may not happen. People most of the time tend to freak out over what most assume that there is no real trouble, and that they are just "overreacting" to a certain situation.

But why is overreacting such a bad thing?

If you think about it, the only downside about being paranoid is having this worried feeling inside of you constantly. And okay, this COULD lead to bad health effects, and eventually lead to something serious. But I'm not saying you should let paranoia dictate your life. All I'm saying is, it can't hurt to be paranoid every now and then.

At least you're prepared before a worse case scenario could happen.

So yeah. Let paranoid people be.

In other words, let me be.

Of Flaws and Imperfections

Let's face it; we all want to believe we are special. We want to appear original and different from everybody else in the world. In other words, we all want to have our own special identity. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Is there?

Of course not. But we haven't talked about HOW a person intends to reach that imagined version of himself or herself. Creating an identity for oneself often leads a person in creating a version of themselves with high standards. To achieve this, they become extremely self-conscious with their current self and eventually...begin to hate themselves. Why? Their current selves are not up to par with the identity they wish to be. It's not because people don't try, it's because they try too hard in the wrong way. I'll explain this later. But the case is that the standards are set way too high for it to be achieved. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm all for dreaming big and reaching for the stars. But when you set up an identity which portrays yourself as this flawless, perfect human being, you give yourself a very hard time in fitting into that identity.

But like I said, it's not our fault.

The thing is, being identified as the perfect human being, in our minds, equals to having the perfect life in this world. We envision ourselves surrounded by adoring friends, straddled with bundles of cash, excelling in our careers, and having the time of our lives. Take me for example. I'd very much like to be referred to as an 'intellectual, beautiful, confident young woman' rather than 'blur girl' by my peers. If I wanted to, I can become what I aspired to be. I can read more books to become intellectual, I can take care of my appearance enough to feel beautiful, and I can speak out more often to increase my confidence. All this requires only one thing: Effort. And that is something which is sorely lacking in our generation. We want everything to be served to us on a silver platter. We expect the transition into our better selves will happen over time, with no effort whatsoever being put into becoming a better person. We think we are trying, when we are actually lying to ourselves.

If I could address the entire generation, I would say this:

Wake Up. Don't set yourself up as this loser that needs an upgrade. You are the upgrade. All you need is the effort to ignite the light within you. Let the others think what they want of you. Social status isn't everything. Be the best you can be, and that might just be enough to make YOU feel happy. And your happiness matters. You matter. Hang in there.

Well

Hey

Oh. My. Word.

Wow. 31st October 2013. That was my last post!? That was over a year ago! 

Great deduction, Sherlock. 

And my blog design...I am literally cringing. Looks like there's lots of work to be done. 

I'm gonna try and make a post at least once every week. This time, it's going to be about my rants. 

So, if you DO happen to read them...bear with me, okay? 

I can be a real tough cookie.