Pronoia (psychology)
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pronoia describes a state of mind that is the opposite of paranoia. Whereas a person suffering from paranoia feels that persons or entities are conspiring against them, a person experiencing pronoia believes that the world around them conspires to do them good. The belief can be an irrational belief subject to medical diagnosis, or an enthusiastic, spiritual belief. It's also akin to a highly optimistic view of life and its circumstances. The word appeared in the psychological literature in 1982, when the academic journal Social Problems published an…
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