Is it normal that i think people are watching/controlling me?

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Okay so i don't know if you've ever seen a film made in 1998 called "the truman show" but basically this man's life is televised to the world and everyone he thinks he knows are actors, the producers of the tv show control everything that happens in his life. Sometimes i will spend a few hours completely convinced that something of a very similar nature is happening to me, however sometimes i even go as far as to think that they can read my thoughts and plant thoughts into my head. this will last for a few hours often causing me to become rather distressed and then it will pass and i can look back on it rationally and with clarity realising it is unrealistic. the problem is that in the moment i am absolutely convinced, it usually happens when i am alone and i can find it quite scary. Also i don't know if this is related i anyway but i also get very scared of someone being in my house or under my bed with the intent of killing or raping me, this causes similar feelings to "the truman show" problem. So please can someone tell me if i should seek help or just try my best to ignore it? will it get progressively worse? can i do anything to help to improve it?

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  • poopshipdestroyer
    11 years ago

    I don't think it's normal, but I can tell you, I've experienced the very same thing you just described most of my young adult life (I'm 25} and its very difficult to live with. I have honestly felt the very same thing about The Truman Show, except I'm not often convinced someone else has control of my thoughts, more so that they are audible to someone else. I have been so convinced at times that I've kept knives within reach of my bed while I sleep and played out scenarios of how I would have to react to an intruder. Like I said, it's not normal, but you're not alone. The only thing that's helped me is (don't laugh) meditative/relaxation techniques where you actually have to go inside your own mind, grab those thoughts as if they're menacing teens vandalizing your property and face them with whatever reality you can still see at that point. If you've never tried meditation or did and found it silly, I don't expect you to take me seriously, but it's actually helped me a lot.

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  • Papers
    11 years ago

    I have the same thing, that movie is weird.

    Well anyways, it is normal to me, but you should still find help.

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  • commoner
    11 years ago

    you should feel like someone is watching you..

    you are being watched...

    you are being watch, tracked and analysed by various government agencies.

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  • Wendell
    11 years ago

    Yeah, these comments aren't real. We hope you know that.

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  • HelterSkelter
    11 years ago

    i have similar ideas, but they are just ideas to me, they never really take control and seem real. i would go see a psychiatrist.

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  • 123helpme
    11 years ago

    thankyou, but who do you suggest i see? shall i talk to my gp? or go straight to a specialist?

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      11 years ago

      Just go straight to a specialist. I would recommend that you find a psychiatry clinic and look into therapy, put off trying medication until your therapist recommends it. Your GP might be able to recommend someone, but it is not necessary to have his advice regarding this subject unless you have a medical condition that you have been treated for. In that case, it might be wise to contact him and ask him if that condition could be responsible for that thoughts that you are having. Probably not, but you never know.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I think you should see someone. You know it's not right.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    only be afraid of things with eyes is my advice, the rest is a waste of time , good luck to u and yr ants

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