Thought thieves

[sfree]

Have you gone through a situation where you suspected someone was reading your mind? Were you sent into a psychiatrist or mental ward because of that?

 

[motyxia]

Every day I think. Always worrying about it. Sometimes I stop talking to people because I think they are one of the people doing this. Idk how to be sure it's right or not. I stopped talking to my online friend a few times because I thought he was reading my mind, then I think he's not & I feel bad so I talk to him again. I feel really bad for it. He doesn't deserve it. Sometimes when someone looks at me I can feel them in my head and it scares me so much, I want to scream or punch to make them look away but I'm scared to. Those times I'll stay in my room where no human can look at me, I can't go get food or water because if I go to the kitchen I might be looked at, but I still feel watched & reading my mind anyway. I didn't go to the psych ward for this. It hurts to live like this. Sometimes I get a break, usually when I'm high/drunk or listening to music. I have no proof of this, there's no scientific evidence this is possible, so I try to remind myself of that, but it doesn't make it stop it just stops me from doing dumb things usually. The burden of proof is on me. If I could forever believe this is real with no doubt, or not real with no doubt, I'd be really thankful. Then I can do whatever I need to do to stay safe without feeling bad, or be calm. But the times I believe either don't last.