We all suffer from this to some degree, right? Everywhere I go I think everyone knows me. It causes me to not know how to talk to people or what level to engage with others at. I think everyone is in on it and I feel like I’m being watched all the time. I feel like everyone knows things I don’t and it is making me utterly miserable. It has sucked the joy out of everything and I am suspicious of everyone. I feel like everyone is telling me to run away but I have been all over the country and don’t see any way out of this place. I don’t want to end up alone but I don’t want to live a lie. This has gone on so long that I have a hard time knowing what is real anymore. I’m just looking for you guy’s thoughts on this.
Hi. Welcome to the forums. If it’s affecting your function then you need to get it checked out professionally. A referral to a psychiatrist is a good start. Does sound like some paranoia and it can be very subtle and not just about people being out to get you.
Not me, my delusions are like X-files with aliens, but with worse writing than you’d see on the show. Fortunately my symptoms are very well managed now. (Schizophrenia can be very treatable and you can have a great life with it.) There are definitely a few others here who share your issue vis-a-vis Truman delusions. In any case, you’ve found the right community, we get where you’re coming from.
I’ve been treated since 2013. I’ve been through all the meds including clozapine. I’m currently on invega sustena because that’s the newest and has the least amount of side effects
It is. I have some beliefs that overlap with the Truman Show delusion, but probably because of my lack of paranoia I don’t feel observed or recognised by others. @Om_Sadasiva is the local authority on this delusion.
