Do you often misinterpret things as people making fun of you or mocking you? Do you think this is just another bit of paranoia? Am I just being too sensitive?
It seems to happen to me often and I don’t know what to think.
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I do this anytime someone points out a flaw to me, but I think this is just general hypersensitivity on my part.
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It happens to me all the time. I think I’m being mocked, but really, I’m just bad at interpreting text. It seems to be confined to internet/text messaging. I never have this problem face-to-face.
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This happens to me sometimes.
Thankfully not often.
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Sometimes I question peoples motives and can over read situations. To be honest I put it down to paranoia on my part. I tend to over analysis things.
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It also mostly happens to me over text, but sometimes people in real life will say things that make me feel dumb and it feels like they’re making fun of me for it.
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Your far from dumb, I read your responses to others posts and I find them very helpful.
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Yes, I do. All the time, but most of the time they are. Just been fooling around with the computer. (the selfie)
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Thank you. That’s very kind of you to say. Not to be arrogant, but I used to be quite intelligent. This illness and the meds have taken a large part of that from me, though, so it’s really easy for me to see and feel what I’m missing. Especially when it comes to my memory.
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I think most of us can relate a little bit.
Over text everything I say comes off more aggressive than I meant it,
So does everything I read.
It’s a combination of misinterpreting and being sensitive.
And for the record,
I’ve never felt that you wildly misinterpreted a situation and have certainly never come off as dumb.
You’re an intelligent woman, @LED,
You may not feel like it all the time,
But that doesn’t change the fact.
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I do this sometimes. I try not to jump to conclusions but sometimes I feel a bit off at the mere possibility of them making fun or whatever. I dont know if that’s a good thing if it makes me feel a bit off.
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Maybe it’s just being human
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Your intelligence shows it self in the way that you have educated yourself about your condition and how you relay this information to support others. I can relate to the memory problems in that I personally struggle with reading. And I miss being able to read books.
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You’re sweet to say so. Thank you. Being slow is a big part of why I feel so dumb. I guess it’s not necessarily a lack of intellect as it is a difficulty with processing information, interpreting it correctly, and responding appropriately in a timely manner.
It makes conversation nearly impossible. I get frustrated and react instead of responding, which just makes me regret how I say things and feel dumb for not being able to think clearly.
So when people question things that I say or question why I don’t remember something, it feels like they’re making a jab at me because I can’t think quickly enough to respond so I just bubble and end up not having any defense.
Ugh. It’s my biggest bashing feeling that makes me question getting off my meds. I won’t, don’t worry, but the meds significantly slow me down.
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You don’t come across as slow at all!
But yeah, I feel that way too. Here, at least, I’m a mod, so I know most of the time someone is talking ■■■■ about me 
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Thank you, I guess it’s all relative.
And yes, I definitely don’t know how you do it. You must have armor for skin to put up with the awful things people say about you guys! I modded for a couple forums a while ago but that was for normies and it was definitely easier than what you guys put up with!
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I never feel that people are mocking me, but I’ve had the opposite situation.
I know of one person (she shall remain nameless) who became hysterical when I spoke to her. I think she thought I was mocking her, which I wasn’t.
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Also, since starting the higher dose of haldol I’ve had a harder time detecting sarcasm, so I’m always questioning if someone is serious or not.
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Most people can misinterpret text, to feel they are being put down.
It’s when that one sentence stays at the front of your brain as the number one thought…when it should be thought number 1002…that you can run into problems.
I had problems with ‘delusions of reference’ and ‘delusions of persecution’. I felt the whole world was mocking me at every turn. It was exhausting.
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What are delusions of reference? I read the Google definition but I’m not sure I understand. Do you have any examples?
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