Haha i used to think that i was on the truman show at one point - nothing actually quite seemed real, no one was actually saying what they truly meant, it all felt staged and as you said - warped. Its got better now, of course people manipulate and have ulterior motives, but thats their issue and unless its directly affecting me, i try and leave the issue well and truly alone otherwise it just feeds more and more into the paranoia. Good luck.