stackyFACTSImagine the sheer logistical nightmare of believing one single stalker is running around putting on millions of incredibly elaborate disguises. This hyper-connective psychiatric misfire causes patients to perceive a single persecutor hiding behind the faces of every mailman, barista, and stranger they meet.
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