For as long as I can remember, i have felt like I am never alone. I find myself talking out loud when no one is around because i feel like someone can hear me. I can't go to the bathroom without checking to make sure someone isn't in the shower, and i don't like to change my clothes; i will find ways to cover myself as i take my clothes off. Sometimes it is worse, sometimes better. I am fine in public and with other people, this is not a feeling that i am being judged. I thought this was normal for a while but it's really not. I am 22 years old. Please help.
2007-10-02 01:55:43 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Don't let anyone call you crazy, because you're not. There are always varying degrees of everything in life. As long as you aren't actually overwhelmed by any negative mental problems you may have, everything is alright.
What you have is paranoia, this is true; however, what you experience is very common among a lot of people.
When you're by yourself and walking through your house to the bathroom, your subconscious shoots thoughts that someone else MIGHT be in there. So, of course you have to check JUST to make sure!
The sheer fact that you're fine around others proves that it's just your mind trying to play tricks you on. A lot of people, even if they wouldn't admit it, go through this all the time. It's just a part of living, unfortunately.
I'll admit that I get freaked out when I'm by myself, thinking that there's someone around me. When there definatley -is not.- So, no worries. Don't think it's not normal. :p
Edit: But, seriously. Is this honestly affecting you? So what if you get a little freaked out sometimes? That's not the biggest deal in the world, at least for me. If it is for you, that's another story altogether. This isn't a serious mental issue, from what I can tell. I wouldn't worry about going to a doctor until it's obvious that it's negatively affecting you. From what you've said, it doesn't strike one as a serious thing. Good luck.
2007-10-02 02:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Erin M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes me too. the watched feeling has been going on for years. I feel like my property is being watched. When I go outside there is a strong feeling of being watched. I swear I'm being watched! Some days are stronger than others. I've thought about keeping a diary of when it happens. To see if I can detect a pattern of it. And figure out whose doing it. I'm beginning to think the gov. has spy satelites in the sky that can focus in on your place if and when they choose. I live in a rural area. So there are no cameras on the street like in some cities. But maybe there are some in the sky. Its a creepy feeling. When the watched feeling comes its a strong creepy feeling I just can't shake. I'm not sure what it is. But I know its there. Sometimes I feel it coming from a certain direction. Some days I feel terrified to even go outside. If I tell myself well whoever is watching me must be bored. That helps a little. But the watched feeling won't go away on some days. It can be a serious problem. Especially when you start to avoid doing things or going outside because of the watched feeling.
2016-05-19 00:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh, i was recently suffering from the same thing. Ok, i have a solution. This is paranoia by the way. Stop watching tv. Download a bunch of music and go for a run. Run everyday. No tv for a week. Get a girlfriend or boyfriend. Start going out every weekend. The being watched feeling will slowly wear off. Did you ever feel like there were cameras in the corners of the walls too?
2007-10-02 02:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As far as I am concerned there is nothing wrong with you. I have had those feelings off and on for over 50 years. I attribute it to being able to see and/or feel people and things in another dimension or alternate reality. When other people tell me I am weird, I just remind them of Henry David Thoreau's quote: There is more in the Earth, then the minds of Men can conceive.
This usually puts even the naysayers away.
2007-10-02 02:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You subconsciously know that Britain is tnow he most heavily recorded country by ccTv, so relax..... its all quite normal.
Also the talking to yourself-- please disconnect the headphones and microphone, that is called a mobile phone --it is connected to-- switch it off. Talk to the person next to you, outside your list of phone contacts. That is called interaction, again a normal human response.
You also seem to suffer from a large guilt complex because your parents didn't train you correctly-- thats normal as well-- most parents make mistakes that they teach their children.
It is now only after my fifteenth child that I can get it right--but I am now too old to bother about this and now I also think that they do not have the right to be perfect, so I will continue to give them different hang ups -- like my parents did too me.
Why should you be different-- again it is quite normal. Youth will magnify this bad feeling with insecurity, age will reinforce it because of vulnerability and illness. Again all quite normal. Don't worry.
Do people say you have a big nose? or Hairy arms? Oh well if not , you're lucky. If you do-- find someone out there that likes big noses or hairy arms. There will be someone somewhere, they may be blind or incontinent, or both-- Don't worry-- it's quite quite normal-- really.
It seems to me you are quite normal to be asking me this question. All you need to do is find another member of the opposite sex to co-habit with and ignore through a long and tedious relationship , then after children you will realise that all these points are quite normal. quite quite normal.
2007-10-02 02:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Glen nelg 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Paranoia
2007-10-02 01:58:35 · answer #6 · answered by brian777999 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
omg i have finnaly found someone like me. yes i feel the same way. and its so annoying because i always wanna look my best for the people that arent there. its so annoying ae. its called paranoia and no there are no people out there just us being crazy.
2007-10-02 02:06:54 · answer #7 · answered by Elena D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your psychic like Allison Du'Bois and being narrow minded you feel but haven't seen the ghosts surrounding and watching you
2007-10-02 02:58:45 · answer #8 · answered by Riley 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paranoia.
2007-10-02 01:57:32 · answer #9 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well I think you should go to a psychiatrist, and find out the real root of this problem, I'm sure it can be taken away if you go to a specialist.
good luck and take care
2007-10-02 02:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by Sorry deleted 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋