they're not out to get you.

[flavius_m]

Pronoia: “the delusion that others think well of one, the unreasoning belief that your superiors think you are indispensable, that your colleagues adore you, and that you are doing brilliantly in your work"
a word coined by Fred Goldner, in an article in Social Problems (1982) -nicked from a music theory site.

Comments

[gothic_violin]

Ah, that's where I've been going wrong. I'm not paranoid (or maybe I now realise I am??!!!), but I heavily feel the opposite. Can they distill this excellent stuff - I could do with a few gallons!!! ;)

[ngarara]

That delusion generally lasts right up until they give you your P45.

[drreagan]

And these days, that can even be rationalised away by blaming the economy ;-)