Matthew Parris Matthew Parris

Don’t knock paranoia. It may be terrifying — but it could save your life

A couple of years ago, trying a freefall parachute jump for the first time and experiencing a new way of hurtling through space, I also discovered that I was a potential paranoiac.

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