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Old Oct 30, 2013, 09:33 PM
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So, I'm in a bit of a pickle here. I also don't know where else to put this thread so it will sit in here.

I call this a long-term delusion but the main problem with that logic is that I recognize how irrational it is.

1.) For a very long time, years now, I have believed that any picture that involves something staring directly at me is sort of a real person. This is SO HARD to describe.
I often feel as if the pictures are watching me, as if they have a sense of being, living, or thought. They can see and understand what I am doing or saying. I'm very self-conscious in front of them and tend not to get naked in front of one.
It started when I got my MUSE (a band) poster with all three members looking at me. When I stepped out of the shower the same night I hung it up I felt like I couldn't take my towel off in front of them. So, I got dressed behind my bed. This charade went on FOREVER.
Also, it's worthy to note here that I often talk to these posters or pictures. Nowadays I can come home from school, walk in the door and just start talking because no matter what I do a face is looking at me from somewhere.
It's also worthy to note that I've never been physically or sexually abused.
Now, my conscience tells me that I'm crazy for thinking this and that it's just a poster/picture/book/DVD cover/etc. but I can't stop these thoughts!

Can someone help me out here? What is this all about?
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