a siege mentality

the belief that you must protect yourself because other people are going to attack you Many designers develop a siege mentality because they're terrified someone will steal their ideas.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thanatos	-	Greek Mythology
Arkady	ahr-KAH-dee	Russian
Ioudith	-	Biblical Greek
Zohar	-	Hebrew
Nairyosangha	-	Persian Mythology
Eteri	-	Georgian