Does anyone else ever get the feeling that people on tv are reading their minds and judging you? Everytime I watch TV I feel like the people on it are in a mental interaction with me. I can’t watch TV anymore unless it’s cartoons.
I’ve had that to a small extent. Also had the feeling where I could influence the people on the screen, especially on live television or online livestreams.
Just maybe if you exposed yourself enough, it would fade.
It’s been going on since 2021. It was really bad back in the day but now I just watch cartoons.
I feel like I’m missing out on Soo many good shows and I get my feelings hurt Everytime I see a person on tv. I know it’s crazy. Anyways…I have to find a way to face it
Yup, ive had that too. Its got better over the years though. What helped me was rationalizing that it was impossible. Now i can watch people talking on youtube, but i still kind of believe it, but can brush it off.
Oh yea… It happens in public too. I was thinking you were saying if I watched in public I might be able to differentiate between real people and delusions lol
I’ve had this before. I think it’s called “thought broadcasting”. I also believed my neighbors could communicate with me in my mind, and just people I knew in general.
For me it got better with time and meds, but I understand it causes a lot of anxiety and doubt when you have it.
Hopefully things get better for you as well. Good luck
I sometimes hit the mute and pretend the newscasters suddenly turned into a pair of monkeys doing exactly what they were before, with just as much seriousness, and suddenly I get the point of watching TV: monkeys clowning around for the benefit of being taken seriously.
The mute button and a little imagination makes everything better. Almost as bad as Hollywood.
People on news shows do something called predictive programming, where they spin narratives in order to get people to accept future events with less recoil. Not surprised if it causes people mental distress. Once again, see the point above.