Adam, (all) RE: “The Neuroticism Obsession vs the Oppression Obsession” 1) The m

Adam, (all)
RE: “The Neuroticism Obsession vs the Oppression Obsession”

1) The majority of studies, (and my own research) suggest that the incentive to pursue conspiracy theories originates in feelings of alienation and being out of control in life – because they are true. As such conspiracy theories are means of self-sedation. And that sedation can evolve into an obsession – or what’s a form of addiction.

2) Feeling out of control, paranoia and self-sedation is consistent across sex differences with conspiracy theories on the right, and male, and oppression theories on the left and female. (Sexes differ in means of expressing antisocial behavior. And the variation in cognitive and emotional dimorphism is evident in the distribution of biases and behaviors in the population.)

3) The diagnosis of Narcissism is being delegitimized in the vernacular. First, it’s natural for people to disagree. Natural for people to place higher confidence in their bias over that of others. But more so because it is a coping mechanism (means of self-sedation) against developmental challenges or trauma.

4) So while the claim of narcissism (largely a male behavior) is common, the evidence is that the female oppression narrative is much more endemic, females have and express higher trait neuroticism, magical thinking, and hysteria, and female mental illness and obsession with oppression narratives are one of the most significant mental health crises of our age.

The question is only why conspiracy theories and oppression narratives are necessary for sedation in a population, and whether the increase is material or one of visibility, and whether it’s caused by alienation isolation and a failure to replace religious indoctrination as the traditional prophylactic with some substitute such as stoicism or Buddhism (and physical fitness for that matter).

Cheers