I'm so paranoid.

[fabulouskilljoy]

My paranoia has been getting worse and worse lately. I don't remember quite when It started, but It's been some time. I think that when people are laughing and they're behind me, it's them laughing at me. I think as soon as I leave the area that I'm in, they gossip about me and say rude things.

I worry over everything, I always second-guess myself. When I'm on my iPod touch and on Facebook, I always have to keep checking to make sure I didn't accidentally like/comment something I didn't mean to, because on two occasions I had before, and It wasn't a good place to like/comment either.

And then, I feel as if people can actually read my mind. Stupid, I know. I feel like I'm not safe even inside my own head. The only time I feel 100% safe is when I'm alone in my room, or with my headphones in.

I just want to stop thinking like this.

[steve1234]

Reading your post sounded like something I would write.

If people laugh, and they are behind me, I also think it is about me. The same goes about people reading my mind. Its getting really annoying. If ever I do feel like this, I do say to myself that they are NOT laughing about me and it is IMPOSSIBLE for people to read my mind. It does help, but only slightly.

Basically I am always paranoid about what people think about me. It might not be as bad as other people paranoia, but it definatly affects me daily, and i'm sick of it.

I've kind of learnt to live with it, and I am really trying to stop being paranoid. Truth is, not everyone is looking at you, laughing at you, judging you etc, but its just convincing yourself that they are not - thats the problem (for me anyway).

[fabulouskilljoy]

Exactly, I keep telling myself the same thing afterwards. And like you said, it does help, but only some. It's good to know I'm not the only one who thinks people can read my mind (but know they really can't at the same time.)

[Mike321]

I feel like this sometimes, I always think people are talking about me if I walk past a group of poeple in the street for example.
I'm also quite 'jumpy' sometimes, becuase I got out for a walk/run of a morning when its still dark, and I have to keep checking behind me becuase i'm convinced someone is behind me.
I dont know if your like that too, and I've always worried what people might think of me, even though I know that their probably not.
So I dont really know what adivce to offer but like Steven said, keep telling yourself that its impossible for them to read your mind, even if it helps a little bit, its better than nothing