To: nuvupsy@sjuvm.stjohns.edu
Subject: Re: Cure for paranoia!

Francis Lotrich <lotrichf@OHSU.EDU> wrote:
> I've seen a similar cure for depression: a situation often consisting
> of a morbid preoccupation with worthlessness, feelings of sadness--and
> all for no aparrent reason (otherwise the label is bereavement).  The
> cure is to kill the patients family and friends and/or cause other bad
> things to happen to them.  That way the patient has a reason to feel
> to be depressed.

Yes.  And the killing itself serves as therapy for a second patient.
Murder is an excellent cure for unjustified feelings of guilt.  Those
strong guilt feelings will be unjustified no longer, as the second
patient now has something to feel justifiably guilty about.