I'll ask other people, especially auditory things. I try not to make a big deal of it. "Do you hear music?" Just kind of in a relaxed tone.

Other times I have to do reality checking on my own. It's like a series of questions. Regular people don't appear then disappear, for example.

But hallucinations are easier, in my opinion. Paranoia is harder.

When it comes to thoughts it's hard. Does this make sense? Is not always an easy answer. Are there really spies around the office who report back to the front desk about how long people are in the bathroom? Or is it just coincidence? That's a hard one. I go back and forth. Are they spying on me or not? Did the receptionist send them or not? Is she keeping tabs on everyone or not? And it's hard because she does tattle about things like dress code. So and so got in trouble because she forgot and wore the wrong shoes. We all know who went and told HR.

So, you can see why it's hard. Reasonable or unreasonable? I can't always tell.