Afraid of people reading my mind

[see121]

I am suffering from thought insertion and intrusive thoughts. I have a fear of people reading my thoughts they tend to look down on me .

[Loke]

Don’t worry about it. We’re all mentally ill here. So even if we can read your mind we’d be alright with it.

[justann]

Judgment is inevitable, ignore about what they say and try to live your life to the fullest.

[Mason_Forest]

Yeah I’ve hade that ran out of a job because of that my thoughts were so loud and I was afraid people where plotting against me

[Tyme]

The government probably can.

[77nick77]

They read mine and laughed hysterically for ten minutes. But I completely understand because I was thinking of when I saw the Spice Girls movie.

[anon99233869]

Just to say it, that was a really cool response by Loke.

I have a very similar problem. Intrusive thoughts of a homicidal nature and other very uncomfortable thoughts that I do not want at all. And then I, much like you, fear people can hear these thoughts and are judging me harshly. Physically, It affects my tone of voice and my posture. Mentally it makes me tell myself to shut up and to hate myself.

As real and upsetting as these can seem, you can’t let it control you. Try asking others (people you trust) if they can hear your thoughts. This only helps temporarily, while in the moment of conversation, but the more you do it the better you will become at trusting other people’s answers.

Also, a method I am trying out is the “I don’t give a ■■■■” method. Try becoming comfortable with your thoughts, even if you feel they don’t coincide with your personal beliefs, you do not have to agree with them, simply become okay with them because really it’s just your subconscious being loud and breaching the gap into your “live” thoughts.

Feel better.

[dbzmatt]

People can read my mind too. You are not the only one. It’s really mostly embarrassing and I don’t want to hurt people feelings if I judge their appearance. Nothing I have tried has made it stop.