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Is there a name for this?

Postby canyouhelp3 » Sat Jun 14, 2014 8:54 am

I literally feel like the only person who has this problem because I haven't came across anyone who does.

I've always had this problem since I could remember. I remember having it as a very small child in kindergarden. I would think people were able to, and were constantly sometimes, reading my mind. So over time I thought thoughts of things I wanted people to think, like that I'm good or that I'm smart or something and think really smart things or stuff I wanted them to think of me, because I 100% believe with no doubt that people hear my thoughts and see the images in my head.

Whats this called specifically? I know its delusional, I just wonder if there's a name for it? And if anyone else has this problem or know someone who does?
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Re: Is there a name for this?

Postby Exiled. » Sat Jun 14, 2014 9:34 am

The name is just "delusion of mind being read". Wish I could throw out a really awesome sounding name... Feel like I'm failing somehow...

It isn't that uncommon of a delusion. I've never experienced it personally, though.
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Re: Is there a name for this?

Postby Sunnyg » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:26 am

Look up clairvoyance, ESP, or telepathy. I think your symptom would be described as a subset of one of these things. Note these are not confirmed by the scientific community.
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The term clairvoyance (from French clair meaning "clear" and voyance meaning "vision") is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses,[1][2] i.e., a form of extrasensory perception. A person said to have the ability of clairvoyance is referred to as a clairvoyant ("one who sees clearly").

Claims for the existence of paranormal and psychic abilities such as clairvoyance have not been supported by scientific evidence published in high impact factor peer reviewed journals.[3] Parapsychology explores this possibility, but the existence of the paranormal is not accepted by the scientific community.[4] Parapsychology, including the study of clairvoyance, is an example of pseudoscience.[5][6][7][8]
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