How do you survive in this game we play?
Be paranoid, be very paranoid. Paranoia is what keeps you safe on this playground.
Might not hurt to rent
Men In Black and watch it a couple of times. Watch shows like Criminal Minds, NCIS (especially NCIS Los Angeles). See how they can track people, yes, usually terrorist, but is you start to think Big Brother is always out to get you, you will learn to hide in plain sight, to create that other persona.
And we wonder why so many people, of both sexes, are bi-polar and suffer from schizophrenia around here.
As I bounce off the walls of my little padded cell.