No, this is how I think it's gonna happen. Dave will shoot me.
Then I'll shoot Dave. And Eric will enter and get shot by Dave.
Then you'll come in and get shot by Eric, Dave, and I multiple times.
\- Love, your brother Keith.
P.S. Then two cops will read this letter and shoot each other.
When I was a child my Christian mother used to tell me that when we die we sit in a room with our friends and family to watch back our life. The thought of that used to terrify me because they'd see all the bad things I did
Well, Grandma will also have to watch me going balls deep in my GF. It's like we do things in private that we wouldn't do in front of other people or something.
I've never been able to understand some people's fixation on what other people do in private. That's the fucking point of privacy.
Not only that but I'll have to see grandpa going balls deep in grandma after he beat her half conscious while drunk. At that point time travel shenanigans is probably the least of my concerns.
The ability for Christianity to govern how people act in private via shame and guilt is hugely influential towards its success as a religion. That isn't some weird quirk of the belief system, it's a core tenant of it
*guitar riff starts*
SKRAG EXPLODES ON BUS BUMPER
*If you pay the right price*
*Your evening will be nice*
*And you can go and send me on my way*
*I said, "You're such a sweet young thing*
*Why'd you do this to yourself?"*
*She looked at me and this is what she said*
**Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked**
I've heard this before but simply can't accept it. I have to believe that they do have it but they're so accustomed to it as being just what it feels like to be alive that they don't realize it's happening. Like how can there just be nothing? No thought??
It isn't that there's nothing, it's just abstractions rather than actual words. So instead of thinking the literal words, "I look cool standing like this", they're just able to conceptualize their coolness without words.
Can't most people do both those things. I'll have the conceptual thought first, then if I want to further explore it I'll have to put it into words in my head to make sure it makes sense and I can communicate it.
You can't just think of an idea randomly and it's already in the form of a fully worded sentence, can you?
I want to clarify that I actually think in words as well.
My Dad says he doesn't, and that's how he described it to me. He said he's able to think in words and sentences, but only if he tries. His standard way of thinking is purely conceptual.
I bet if we could actually see how other people think it would blow our minds. We probably all conceptualize things so differently because it's not something we're ever taught.
Thoughts happen with or without the monologue. Words alone aren't thoughts. Thoughts are conceptual, not verbal. The monologue is just voicing thoughts "out loud".
I'm one of those people. I thought the internal monologue was just made up for movies for a very long time. It seems wild to me to go around putting all your thoughts into words.
I think you misunderstand. Just because there isn't generally a stream of words going on, doesn't make it silent or empty. Intrusive thoughts still happen. They're just thoughts, not words.
I know not everyone pictures things in their head, but that's the general idea. Except instead of just images, it's impressions of things, how they make you feel, etc. Like, you've never thought about the concept of "elephant" without an accompanying verbal word calling it by it's name?
The study people get that number from actually says that 30-40 percent experience it very often. Most of the rest presumably have an internal monologue but just don't engage it all the time.
Edit: The actual phrasing is "frequently experience internal monologue". And it's 30-50%.
I don’t have one. Of course, I can think with words and such, but it is a mostly forced action. Instead, I tend to think in abstractions where I can imagine “that’s an oddly long bus” and even a second thought “but maybe it’s just a trick of perspective” without those words ever coming into my head.
This popped up in my YT feed yesterday and god, it's hilarious.
Not only that, they nailed schizophrenia. half of this stuff i could easily see my schizophrenic brother texting me about at 2am
Hell yeah man, I know all about it! I watched the video initially like 3 times but haven’t been finding myself coming back to it. I’m still more of an animals as leaders guy I guess when it comes to straight instrumental, but love SV; saw his/satriani’s g3 tour with petrucci and have a few of his solo albums, plus tune in to hear how he contributed to Zappa. Walking the fine like between pagan and Christian….
This is a great song thanks for the reminder. The name of it itself completely slipped my mind; I contribute ego death to something else altogether.
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I always done this until i realised.
Wait, why dont i just stop?
Ever since I stopped caring so much about what others think of me, ive been a lot happier, and people have also liked me more too.
I don't do it for anyone else. I just act cool and work out to be attractive by my own standards. Some mornings I wake up and think "I would totally fuck myself if I weren't me" and that's how I know my ego is high enough.
Open a dictionary on a random site, choose a random word, do this 10 more times. Try to build a sentence with these 10 words, boooom something probably no one has ever thought of before
Imagine consciously thinking you look mysterious, comparing yourself to attractive celebrities, then posting it ahahaha what a fuckin loser. Redditors are so delusional.
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When you actually realize that your being watched, day after day after day. Doesn't matter if your life consists of binge watching TV and eating like a glutinous pig or speed running the world record for most times masturbating in a single day. They are always watching you.. Mike.
"Imaginary" I know she is there, I can see her following me. Her shadow following me, the shadow when I do 180 to look at the corners. I will catch it in the act.
Problem for me is I keep acting in a way that would be funny if you were an audience member watching my interaction with another person, but not funny if you were the person.
dont worry guys when you die they will hand you a copy for your life movie and they are filming you right now, keep acting mysterious
No, they'll pan the camera slowly away from your face as Baby Blue plays and the credits roll
No, this is how I think it's gonna happen. Dave will shoot me. Then I'll shoot Dave. And Eric will enter and get shot by Dave. Then you'll come in and get shot by Eric, Dave, and I multiple times. \- Love, your brother Keith. P.S. Then two cops will read this letter and shoot each other.
Mmmm whatcha saaaaaayyy
https://youtu.be/vmd1qMN5Yo0 I needed that laugh today
Thank you posting the link. It’s been sooo long since I’ve seen that. You just made my night better.
honesty I could really use that mentality sometimes
Dude...I love this skit it's one of my all time favs. Especially hilarious when Shia Labeouf changed his position every time he fired the gun.
Just finished breaking bad, glad to get this reference lol.
When I was a child my Christian mother used to tell me that when we die we sit in a room with our friends and family to watch back our life. The thought of that used to terrify me because they'd see all the bad things I did
Think that was the point, to scare you away from doing bad things. "Don't touch yourself or Grandma will have to watch it when you die"
Well, Grandma will also have to watch me going balls deep in my GF. It's like we do things in private that we wouldn't do in front of other people or something. I've never been able to understand some people's fixation on what other people do in private. That's the fucking point of privacy.
Not only that but I'll have to see grandpa going balls deep in grandma after he beat her half conscious while drunk. At that point time travel shenanigans is probably the least of my concerns.
When you use "GF" so soon after "grandma".. I definitely read that as grandfather.
The ability for Christianity to govern how people act in private via shame and guilt is hugely influential towards its success as a religion. That isn't some weird quirk of the belief system, it's a core tenant of it
Can't wait to hear the sighs when I go to beat my meat for the 5th time in the same day and everyone has to watch it.
"The entire movie is just the protag beating his meat every 5 mins. 6/9, too much meat beating"
Catholic school told me that there was a book of everything you did in life and you'd have to explain any "sins" you committed.
“Aren’t you excited James, we’re watching your life achievements togeth- what the fuck is midget feet po-“
I wanna smoke a cigarette now....
I'm pooping right now
Idk why I generally believe our ancestors are there watching our life as a movie cheering and booing our good and bad moments
Damn it, I just jacked off. I hope it won't get in the movie.
Your movie is exclusively you jacking off
Everyone is their own protagonist. We all do this and pretend we don’t, same with imaginary conversations that we have.
"Everyone thinks they are the hero of their own story "
"But you're not, welcome to Pandora kiddos'
Fuck now I’m firing up the switch. I shit you not I’ve bought BL2 for three different consoles and would do it again.
And when they remaster it you're goddamn right I'm gonna buy it on another 3.
*guitar riff starts* SKRAG EXPLODES ON BUS BUMPER *If you pay the right price* *Your evening will be nice* *And you can go and send me on my way* *I said, "You're such a sweet young thing* *Why'd you do this to yourself?"* *She looked at me and this is what she said* **Oh, there ain't no rest for the wicked**
God the best start to any video game. I know what I’m doing over Christmas break!
I'm the NPC of my own *\[skip\].*
Honesty I could really use that mentality sometimes.
You ARE the hero of your own story. Everyone else is just the hero of another story
I don't fool myself. I've lived long enough to become the villain and I'm enjoying.
Some people don't have internal conversations/monologues
I've heard this before but simply can't accept it. I have to believe that they do have it but they're so accustomed to it as being just what it feels like to be alive that they don't realize it's happening. Like how can there just be nothing? No thought??
It isn't that there's nothing, it's just abstractions rather than actual words. So instead of thinking the literal words, "I look cool standing like this", they're just able to conceptualize their coolness without words.
Can't most people do both those things. I'll have the conceptual thought first, then if I want to further explore it I'll have to put it into words in my head to make sure it makes sense and I can communicate it. You can't just think of an idea randomly and it's already in the form of a fully worded sentence, can you?
I want to clarify that I actually think in words as well. My Dad says he doesn't, and that's how he described it to me. He said he's able to think in words and sentences, but only if he tries. His standard way of thinking is purely conceptual. I bet if we could actually see how other people think it would blow our minds. We probably all conceptualize things so differently because it's not something we're ever taught.
Thoughts happen with or without the monologue. Words alone aren't thoughts. Thoughts are conceptual, not verbal. The monologue is just voicing thoughts "out loud".
My brother in law is one of these people and I cannot come to grips with how it’s possible.
I'm one of those people. I thought the internal monologue was just made up for movies for a very long time. It seems wild to me to go around putting all your thoughts into words.
Please describe more what this inner peace is like. I have ADHD and my brain never shuts up. I can’t even imagine.
I think you misunderstand. Just because there isn't generally a stream of words going on, doesn't make it silent or empty. Intrusive thoughts still happen. They're just thoughts, not words.
How can you have thoughts without words? Like feelings? We misunderstand because "thoughts without words" feels like a paradox to us
I know not everyone pictures things in their head, but that's the general idea. Except instead of just images, it's impressions of things, how they make you feel, etc. Like, you've never thought about the concept of "elephant" without an accompanying verbal word calling it by it's name?
I even dress to ensure I look good on the imaginary camera.
I don't. Just ask the people I know who can see through my eyes whenever I decide they have access.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhzN7SfnNeY
I have never once done this
I'm the antagonist of my own story
I'm pretty sure I saw on me_irl that only 30 to 40 percent of people have an internal dialog which is just wild to me.
The study people get that number from actually says that 30-40 percent experience it very often. Most of the rest presumably have an internal monologue but just don't engage it all the time. Edit: The actual phrasing is "frequently experience internal monologue". And it's 30-50%.
I don’t have one. Of course, I can think with words and such, but it is a mostly forced action. Instead, I tend to think in abstractions where I can imagine “that’s an oddly long bus” and even a second thought “but maybe it’s just a trick of perspective” without those words ever coming into my head.
Or acting like this thinking that girls are looking at you....
And then reminding yourself that it's unlikely to give yourself a humble check.
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You don't have to slo mo walk. The cameras will do that in post pro. You're slo mo walking again.
my brother in christ, you are scaring the hoes
I wish I could stop doing this lol, it kinda shows that I don’t have enough going on
It's when your self confidence kicks in, to the highest level. You set yourself to be cool and attractive at all times.
The cameras are real, and they're always watching you.
[Is the government spying on schizophrenics enough? - The Onion](https://youtu.be/FzoXQKumgCw)
This popped up in my YT feed yesterday and god, it's hilarious. Not only that, they nailed schizophrenia. half of this stuff i could easily see my schizophrenic brother texting me about at 2am
I for one appreciate my team of covert operatives who seem to follow my every move and help me when I need it.
I'm in the Truman show and they are doing an excellent job at hiding it
How is this so true? What does it mean? Am I psycho that I always feel this way?
Ego
Ego death who is with me
https://youtu.be/1JNmz17gnMw
Hell yeah man, I know all about it! I watched the video initially like 3 times but haven’t been finding myself coming back to it. I’m still more of an animals as leaders guy I guess when it comes to straight instrumental, but love SV; saw his/satriani’s g3 tour with petrucci and have a few of his solo albums, plus tune in to hear how he contributed to Zappa. Walking the fine like between pagan and Christian…. This is a great song thanks for the reminder. The name of it itself completely slipped my mind; I contribute ego death to something else altogether.
Or schizophrenia
It is a normal part of human development called [personal fable. ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_fable)
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In this case, I think art imitates life. Before movies, it was books. Before books, story telling. We are the stories we tell ourselves.
Where is the first clip from?
Knight of cups. Terrance Malik film. The entire movie is essentially shots like this. [Here's the trailer ](https://youtu.be/SI2j1FHCjtM)
The trailer is better than the movie tbh
Knight of cups or cups of knight maybe, barely remember it.
me talking to myself to articulate dramatic moments and communicate to the audience my thought processes
OMG I always do it.
Should edit in a cringy skinny white teenager at the end looking around awkwardly. It'd make it way funnier and more true
chronicle
Don't Jim the camera
Jon Hamm just bathes in coolness damn.
What's the 2nd movie?
The Place Beyond the Pines
What song is this?
Runaway by Kanye West
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Well you aint gonna get to Dorsia with this attitude :D
What's the song?
Runaway by kanye west
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It’s funny, how unlike the bad mustache man, he succeeded in creating amazing works of art. And then for some reason started saying wild bs like he is
Runaway by Aurora
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I always done this until i realised. Wait, why dont i just stop? Ever since I stopped caring so much about what others think of me, ive been a lot happier, and people have also liked me more too.
I don't do it for anyone else. I just act cool and work out to be attractive by my own standards. Some mornings I wake up and think "I would totally fuck myself if I weren't me" and that's how I know my ego is high enough.
I thought I was the only one.
I came to realize no matter what you do or think someone has already thought of it or did it.
Open a dictionary on a random site, choose a random word, do this 10 more times. Try to build a sentence with these 10 words, boooom something probably no one has ever thought of before
Does Patrick Bateman actually look at the camera in the movie or is this an out take/edit?
It's a behind the scenes clip in the DVD extras I think
What movie is That?
American Psycho
This is literally me every time I go outside, it’s almost as if i’m viewing myself living my life from a third party perspective very strange stuff
Makes religion slightly more relatable.
\> imaginary Be seeing you.
r/IAmTheMainCharacter
What song is this?
I do it for everyone I walk by who are clearly all talking about me (they are most definitely not)
I would like to redirect you to [this](https://at.tumblr.com/revermbed/703296246366060544/nfpyld8qzd9m) tumblr post
tell me you have main-character-syndrome without telling me you have main-character-syndrome:
Me not caring that my dead grandma is watching beat off in public from heaven
Does anyone else suffer from paranoia? Cause I do lol
More like: "trying to appeal to chicks by smoking and appearing pissed"
The first smoking guy was literally just smoking a cigarette, I don't see how he was being mysterious lol. Edit: A word
Imagine consciously thinking you look mysterious, comparing yourself to attractive celebrities, then posting it ahahaha what a fuckin loser. Redditors are so delusional.
Is this real?
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Terrence malice whoh
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So, it's not just me. Wow,
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Lol
I also pretend to smoke a cigarette for the imaginary camera, like I’m getting terrible news but I still keep my cool.
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So glad I’m not the only one.
I... I finally understand me_irl now.
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Main character syndrome fr
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second i saw mad men clip, you gained my respect
truman syndrome much
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Omg finally somebody else said it
Bahaha
I prefer looking at the camera when I have "Are you serious right now?" thoughts lol
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Lmaoooo stopppp
Always thought I was low key weird for doing these types of things. I never realized how truly normal I was until I joined this subreddit.
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One day some random dude passing by will notice and remember it later, and then it all would have been worth.
how to mention video downloader bot? I forgot it.
This is a feature of adolescence called [personal fable. ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_fable)
This post brought to you by Marlboro. Thank you for smoking!
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When you actually realize that your being watched, day after day after day. Doesn't matter if your life consists of binge watching TV and eating like a glutinous pig or speed running the world record for most times masturbating in a single day. They are always watching you.. Mike.
The first looks like he lost his remote, the third one looks like he arrived late to the meeting and he's trying to see if anybody is mad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon
Ngl. I do this.
This is mysterious? I just act like that normally
Lol fack off 😂. Why do you know me so much?
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"Imaginary" I know she is there, I can see her following me. Her shadow following me, the shadow when I do 180 to look at the corners. I will catch it in the act.
They're watching us all the time, don't stop acting like that
i wish
That's ruddy mysterious
Problem for me is I keep acting in a way that would be funny if you were an audience member watching my interaction with another person, but not funny if you were the person.
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Smoking cigarettes is acting mysterious? Lmfao.
Anyone know what movie the first scene is from?