Espionage
Ex-CIA Officer Claims Anxiety Is Targeted as Superpower in Recruitment
Everyday Spy
CIA Spy: Give me 20 minutes and I'll delete your fear of failure
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"CIA wants people that carry a certain level of anxiety, because when you carry anxiety, you're naturally paranoid, which means you have heightened observational skills. Anxiety is a superpower through the eyes of the CIA. I would take somebody with anxiety any day over somebody without anxiety, 'cause anxiety keeps you alive."
A former CIA operative revealed that the agency actively seeks recruits with anxiety disorders, viewing the condition as an operational advantage rather than a liability. He explained that anxious individuals possess heightened observational skills and natural paranoia that keep operatives sharp and alive in the field, contradicting mainstream mental health narratives that frame anxiety solely as a disorder to be treated.
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- Everyday Spy
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- CIA Spy: Give me 20 minutes and I'll delete your fear of failure
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