Thread 33577350

What should I do if I constantly feel like I have "main character syndrome"?
I always catch myself thinking that people are looking at me, that their glances aren't random, and that every passerby is secretly falling in love with me. No matter how hard I try to stop thinking this way, I just can’t.
It’s not that I have an inflated ego or that I look like a celebrity — I don’t. But somehow, I still can't stop feeling like I'm the center of the universe.
I know, logically, that people don’t really care about me at all — yet I keep building entire storylines in my head involving strangers I’ve only seen once in my life.

>>33577350 (OP)
>main character syndrome
cope used by NPC unable to introspect

this is going to sound like a troll but it reall isn't. a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD can help a lot with this.
do your own research of course, this stuff is dangerous and illegal everywhere.

>>33577350 (OP)
The fact you are self-aware of this is what separates you from actual narcissism so well done. I think it comes from a simple lack of knowing your self identity clearly honestly. When people struggle to figure their own shit out they have a tendency to immediately just focus on other people and what other people may think of them or feel about them as a way to sort of get social or mental feedback so they can figure out who they are, a bit like using other people as a mirror to see your own reflection if that makes sense. I think that's okay and has its uses but it's just a useless exercise to do with strangers because you won't get an accurate read of yourself from them on top of potentially opening yourself up to be exploited if someone begins to suspect you are depending on others too much for feedback. Luckily for you though you are also self aware enough so it means you've been developing and growing already. And you also have the good senses to ask for feedback in low-risk ways like on here for example.

Honestly OP I think this problem irons itself out over time, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

>>33577350 (OP)
>every passerby is secretly falling in love with me
lmao lol, this never happens get real you have to be real delusional to believe such things

>>33577350 (OP)
It sounds like you have too little problems in your life. Do something with your brain before it drives itself crazy.