People imagine other people are thinking about them more than they are.

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People imagine other people are thinking about them more than they are.

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  2. Leafan101 Avatar

    Not that one person I think about all the time.

  3. tobotic Avatar

    “You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.” -Olin Miller.

  4. Davis1236 Avatar

    Meanwhile everyone else is just wondering what’s for dinner.

  5. Konzmetrik Avatar

    On the other hand I am thinking about other people a lot.

  6. NYVines Avatar

    Unless you go viral, then you may not realize how many people actually are thinking about you.

  7. Perle1234 Avatar

    Particularly adolescents. It’s called adolescent egocentrism and is a stage of development.

  8. malsto97 Avatar

    999% time allí the scenario are worst that the reality at list.
    Thanks the brain ^^

  9. quiteawhile Avatar

    oh my god this triggered me, yesterday someone said I look like a character “in a good way” and I’ve been grinding my teeth thinking wtf does that mean when in all likelyhood bro just said something that popped into his head

  10. nucumber Avatar

    I’m not much, but I’m all I ever think about

  11. Xay_DE Avatar

    That’s exactly what a mind reader that wants to know my secrets would say

  12. ElmiePaw Avatar

    Exactly. Most people are too busy thinking about themselves to be thinking about us. It’s weirdly comforting when you really let that sink in.

  13. ILikeCreepers Avatar

    A lot of us are conscious because we think that other people are always observing and judging what we do, what we say, and what we look like. And while this might be true in a sense when you’re a grade schooler or high schooler where your world is so small that everybody notices everything, it’s not likely to be true when you’re in college or when you’re an adult.

    While there are a few bullies or gossipers who make it a point to mind the business of others, many other people are just trying to make an effort to reach their goals or have fun or even simply to survive, so not everyone has the energy to be interested in how others are behaving or looking.

  14. OmegonAlphariusXX Avatar

    I know no one thinks about me, cause if even my “friends” and family don’t check up on me after I tell them about a medical emergency then why would strangers bother lmao

  15. Aggressive-Pen-327 Avatar

    I dunno. I feel like you are thinking of me right now

  16. Independent_Cup7132 Avatar

    this is so true, and it’s so hard to escape from this feeling, you can’t even imagine

  17. Aardvark4352 Avatar

    Were you thinking about me when you came up with the idea for this comment?

  18. FilthyUsedThrowaway Avatar

    I assume no one ever thinks about me unless I hear that they do or some event occurs. I don’t mean this to sound like people don’t care about me, I just don’t assume they think about me unless they have a reason.

  19. the_mess2the_masses Avatar

    No one looks at you as deeply as you look at yourself.

  20. TheMaeztro Avatar

    Because we are too worried about what people think about us than what we actually think about ourselves…

  21. Acceptable-Market915 Avatar

    Not really. It’s actually a never-ending paradox, butterfly effect, etc.

    Person A is thinking that Person B is judging them. But Person B is thinking Person C is thinking about them. Then, Person C is actually obsessed with Person A.

    When Person A finds out about Person C’s obsession, they start to think the idea of Person B judging them is true. Person A then acts odd with Person B. Person B then thinks Person A is now judging them.

    And on and on it goes. Person C is just obsessed with Person A. So they don’t care generally what others think. Only Person A’s thoughts matter.

  22. ToastNGlitter Avatar

    I’m pretty sure the only thing people think about me is how I manage to trip over air. But hey, at least I’m memorable.

  23. Krescentia Avatar

    I guess maybe I have the opposite-ish problem. I always think no one could or does ever think about me. It’s always really weird when someone says something like “I thought about you the other that.” Or similar. Lol.

  24. Spiritual_Citron_833 Avatar

    Definitely. Like when my girl asks why people are looking at her. They’re not, she just happens to see them when their gaze passes over her

  25. SlumberSakura Avatar

    Exactly most people are too busy thinking about themselves to notice every little thing you do

  26. CarnationFoe Avatar

    People think about others thinking about them more than others think about thinking about them.

  27. Blanpneu Avatar

    That’s the opposite for me…

    I always thought I was more invisible than i actually am. I am always when people say the talk about me when I’m not in there.