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Originally Posted by middlepath
Dark Heart...I can totally relate to your feelings. I have been that way before, too...but I never had a plan to figure out if the person was talking about me. I just confronted him and he said it was "possible" that he said what I thought he said, but he didn't think that he said it. I guess that left me still confused weather it was in my head or real. I am sorry you have to go through all that. It can be crushing to feel like people don't lke you or are talking about you.
Habitual Quitter, i was debating getting that book, so I will totally get it now based on your req. thanks : )
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The thing with my thoughts is they become an obsession. This obsession can last for months on end, and it's a distructive force, pulling all of my energy into itself. It can be based on something as innocent as two co-workers laughing within earshot of my desk. That one thing can set me off for months. And it escalates from just thinking people are talking about me to feeling like everyone is against me. I will have very clear ideas of what I think is being said, and that people are plotting to take some type of action against me. It's a different action depending on the people. At work it would be plots to get me fired. At home it's plots to get rid of me (like a divorce, or abandon me while I'm at work, just disappear.)
So, reality checking is very, very important.