The Truman Syndrome

When I was younger I used to fantasise that my entire life was a movie. I used to occasionally create dramatic background music and narration in my head.

Maybe this is quite common and I can see how it could develop into some kind of full blown delusion for someone.

IM NOT?!

what is reality?

If it's true, wouldn't they notice the incessant Phillip Glass music? I mean seriously, minimalist composers are great, but after going your whole life hearing only three musical notes over and over, you'd have to know something was up...

not gonna lie...that movie made me kinda paranoid...nots so much that i think im part of some grand reality show thing...just that what if i could be and not know it? i mean id never know if that was the case, right?
50 1st dates kinda made me think too...what if that was my life? id never know. crazy stuff to thinnk about.

This was probably around for a long time before the movie but now it has a name, it would be a weird condition to suffer from though.

this happens to me but strangely only when i masturbate

but i guess that's more info than you all needed

They should make a reality show following people who have Truman syndrome ... and so the cycle continues

Depends on what you would call a "modern" phenomenon. I seem to recall an early 60s black and white Twilight Zone episode that was just like the movie. And I assume that idea came from something similar even farther back.

Besides, I might actually watch a reality show if it was in fact a reality show!

After watching that movie, I have pondered it! Actually is this just being clipped while you all laugh in your homes about me questioning being on your TV set. Seriously it has crossed my mind.

Gotta say I love the movie. Oh I may add in that I don't watch Reality shows, well apart from "The Ultimate Fighter"

This is sad. This is what a decade of reality TV will do to people. They are unable to seperate reality from the ficticious reality on TV.

But wouldn't it be f*cking hilarious if it turns out to be true in some of the cases?

As a director, I've been secretly creating a Truman-like movie following unsuspecting suspects via the internet...but, instead of broadcasting it in live/episodic TV show form, we have just been following these specific "interesting" people and saving the material to put into movie form later on...

No, just kidding kids. I'm just f*cking with you. Christ, I hope I didn't just propagate someone's imaginary epic saga further...

I could see how the internet and things like MySpace and public blogs could cause such a phenomena though. It reminds me of a PSA I saw warning kids not to put all their information on display in public b/c random people could strangely know who they are and start causing weird interactions when out and about.

Trippy huh?

When people put their lives out in the unknown public domain of the internet, God only knows who could follow that, and that could easily lead to a form of "celebrity-type psychosis". If you are an ultra-popular, mini-celebrity type for one reason or another, who's to say your random friends and fans aren't secretly following your every move?

I would liken it to the way celebrities behave when they are hounded by the paparazzi. If random strangers are following your life, but you're not getting paid for it or inthe mass-media spotlight like the mainstream celebrities are, it could still lead to paranoia or even full-blown psychosis in certain circumstances.

...or maybe it's just the weed.

Well, if even Britney temporarily lost it (I blame the paparazzi, bad influences, isolation, and drugs), maybe it's a sign of the times.

...and you thought technology was your friend...

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't watching/following you."

Not unlike here on current. Doh.

I think iPods contribute to this. It's like walking around with your own soundtrack.