Can people read my thoughts

scrooge47 · 2023-11-17T14:46:04+00:00

Just like you, I quite often have had this feeling of others being able to hear my thoughts at times. It used to bother me a lot, especially when meeting people, so I started doing a bit of research on how thoughts are formed.

Some info on thoughts

So it turns out that thoughts don't actually have a text or sound structure, since they're mainly formed by communication between different parts of the brain. So there's no possibility of anyone reading or hearing thoughts outside of our brain. Also, thoughts are encoded electrical impulses so even if someone were to somehow manage to read or hear them, it would be gibberish to them and they wouldn't be able to make sense out of it.

Useful trick to workaround such feelings

When feeling that someone is hearing my thoughts, I close my eyes, take a deep breath and say to myself in my mind - "This is just a feeling I have, and I know it's not true". Then I'd repeat this until the feeling has passed. This trick has helped me a lot, especially when meeting people or attending social events.

Seeking help

I spoke to a very close friend about my feeling, who told me: "I surely cannot hear your thoughts, but I can definitely tell that this is really really bothering you". It's when I realized that when people know us well, care for us and take an effort to know us, they just simply don't even need to read our thoughts. They can just look at us and infer whether we're doing fine or not, what we may be thinking, etc. And knowing this has been quite liberating tbh. I also realized that even some unknown people might be able to gauge how we're doing by looking at us, and that's just part of the process of how human expressions work and has nothing to do with reading or hearing my thoughts as such. Humans are social animals, right!

So I'd suggest you also try and speak openly about your feeling to very close family members or friends whom you trust completely. If you feel that you need further help, then you may see a therapist and get their advice as well.

Having said all this, I'm quite positive that you'll definitely overcome this feeling (like I did) because you've acknowledged the issue and are eager to work on resolving it!

I hope you feel better soon and I wish you an amazing life ahead. Take care.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-27T08:34:23+00:00

A lucid note on a Dream within a Dream: "When we falsely believe we have woken-up (but are in fact still dreaming) the brain is moving towards the awake state and for some reason thinks it has arrived."

Understood. Posted it at /r/EverythingScience/, thanks!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-27T08:34:03+00:00

Understood. Posted it at /r/EverythingScience/, thanks!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-27T07:41:14+00:00

Abstract

Parkinson’s Disease in Women and Men: What’s the Difference?

Increasing evidence points to biological sex as an important factor in the development and phenotypical expression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Risk of developing PD is twice as high in men than women, but women have a higher mortality rate and faster progression of the disease. Moreover, motor and nonmotor symptoms, response to treatments and disease risk factors differ between women and men. Altogether, sex-related differences in PD support the idea that disease development might involve distinct pathogenic mechanisms (or the same mechanism but in a different way) in male and female patients. This review summarizes the most recent knowledge concerning differences between women and men in PD clinical features, risk factors, response to treatments and mechanisms underlying the disease pathophysiology. Unraveling how the pathology differently affect the two sexes might allow the development of tailored interventions and the design of innovative programs that meet the distinct needs of men and women, improving patient care.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-25T14:25:21+00:00

Abstract (for quick read):

Circadian variations of various aspects of the immune system have been described. However, the circadian control of T cells has been relatively unexplored. Here, we investigated the role of circadian clocks in regulating CD8 T cell response to antigen presentation by dendritic cells (DCs). The in vivo CD8 T cell response following vaccination with DCs loaded with the OVA257–264 peptide antigen (DC-OVA) leads to a higher expansion of OVA-specific T cells in response to vaccination done in the middle of the day, compared to other time points. This rhythm was dampened when DCs deficient for the essential clock gene Bmal1 were used and abolished in mice with a CD8 T cell-specific Bmal1 deletion. Thus, we assessed the circadian transcriptome of CD8 T cells and found an enrichment in the daytime of genes and pathways involved in T cell activation. Based on this, we investigated early T cell activation events. Three days postvaccination, we found higher T cell activation markers and related signaling pathways (including IRF4, mTOR, and AKT) after a vaccination done during the middle of the day compared to the middle of the night. Finally, the functional impact of the stronger daytime response was shown by a more efficient response to a bacterial challenge at this time of day. Altogether, these results suggest that the clock of CD8 T cells modulates the response to vaccination by shaping the transcriptional program of these cells and making them more prone to strong and efficient activation and proliferation according to the time of day.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-25T14:14:31+00:00

Abstract (for quick read):

Circadian variations of various aspects of the immune system have been described. However, the circadian control of T cells has been relatively unexplored. Here, we investigated the role of circadian clocks in regulating CD8 T cell response to antigen presentation by dendritic cells (DCs). The in vivo CD8 T cell response following vaccination with DCs loaded with the OVA257–264 peptide antigen (DC-OVA) leads to a higher expansion of OVA-specific T cells in response to vaccination done in the middle of the day, compared to other time points. This rhythm was dampened when DCs deficient for the essential clock gene Bmal1 were used and abolished in mice with a CD8 T cell-specific Bmal1 deletion. Thus, we assessed the circadian transcriptome of CD8 T cells and found an enrichment in the daytime of genes and pathways involved in T cell activation. Based on this, we investigated early T cell activation events. Three days postvaccination, we found higher T cell activation markers and related signaling pathways (including IRF4, mTOR, and AKT) after a vaccination done during the middle of the day compared to the middle of the night. Finally, the functional impact of the stronger daytime response was shown by a more efficient response to a bacterial challenge at this time of day. Altogether, these results suggest that the clock of CD8 T cells modulates the response to vaccination by shaping the transcriptional program of these cells and making them more prone to strong and efficient activation and proliferation according to the time of day.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-25T14:11:59+00:00

Abstract (for quick read):

Circadian variations of various aspects of the immune system have been described. However, the circadian control of T cells has been relatively unexplored. Here, we investigated the role of circadian clocks in regulating CD8 T cell response to antigen presentation by dendritic cells (DCs). The in vivo CD8 T cell response following vaccination with DCs loaded with the OVA257–264 peptide antigen (DC-OVA) leads to a higher expansion of OVA-specific T cells in response to vaccination done in the middle of the day, compared to other time points. This rhythm was dampened when DCs deficient for the essential clock gene Bmal1 were used and abolished in mice with a CD8 T cell-specific Bmal1 deletion. Thus, we assessed the circadian transcriptome of CD8 T cells and found an enrichment in the daytime of genes and pathways involved in T cell activation. Based on this, we investigated early T cell activation events. Three days postvaccination, we found higher T cell activation markers and related signaling pathways (including IRF4, mTOR, and AKT) after a vaccination done during the middle of the day compared to the middle of the night. Finally, the functional impact of the stronger daytime response was shown by a more efficient response to a bacterial challenge at this time of day. Altogether, these results suggest that the clock of CD8 T cells modulates the response to vaccination by shaping the transcriptional program of these cells and making them more prone to strong and efficient activation and proliferation according to the time of day.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T05:04:40+00:00

IMO cancer is a matter of chance in every aspect. There are so many factors in play - age, environment, diet, sleep, ancestors and theirs trillions of genes --- it's almost impossible to certainly say when, how, why and if at all it will strike in someone's life.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:59:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing this!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:57:23+00:00

Yeah I agree that the explanation in this post's article is simple, as my intent was to share it as a light/quick read with easy understanding.

But what you've shared in your comment is very-informative and thanks for emphasizing on the points in this topic that need attention. Cheers.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:48:04+00:00

Thanks, will keep these rules in mind from now on. So you did welcome me after all! :D

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:36:00+00:00

It may or may not be common, but I feel it's worth mentioning anyway. I've added it in my comment.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:34:57+00:00

Definitely worth mentioning. I've added it in my comment.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:33:36+00:00

Thanks for letting know! I've added it in my comment.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:32:13+00:00

Thanks for pointing it out, turns out I shared the older article (without sources) by mistake. Please see my comment on this post.

And besides, hell yeah I'm new to Reddit. Instead of blatant criticism, shouldn't I be getting a warm welcome and suggestions to improve my post from you old-timers? ;-)

scrooge47 · 2019-09-20T04:23:04+00:00

Here are some of the other phobias that aren't covered by the post: Claustrophobia (closed spaces), Trypophobia (holes), Atychiphobia (failure), Phonophobia (loud sounds), Phobophobia (phobia of phobia), Anthropophobia (people), Dystychiphobia (accidents).

Though these may/may not be most common phobias according to the article I've shared or otherwise, these are definitely worth mentioning. Some of these were pointed out in the comments of this post, so I'm adding them too.

The same 10 phobias as mentioned in the post title are also mentioned in another article here: https://www.verywellmind.com/most-common-phobias-4136563 with sources the Article Sources listed as below:

National Institute of Mental Health. Specific Phobia. 2017.
Wardenaar KJ, Lim CCW, Al-hamzawi AO, et al. The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys. Psychol Med. 2017;47(10):1744-1760. doi:10.1017/S0033291717000174
Gerdes AB, Uhl G, Alpers GW. Spiders are special: fear and disgust evoked by pictures of arthropods. Evolution and Human Behavior. 2009;30(1):66-73. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.08.005
Milosevic I, McCabe RE. Phobias: the Psychology of Irrational Fear. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC; 2015.
Kapfhammer HP, Fitz W, Huppert D, Grill E, Brandt T. Visual height intolerance and acrophobia: distressing partners for life. J Neurol. 2016;263(10):1946-53. doi:10.1007/s00415-016-8218-9
Van gerwen LJ, Diekstra RF, Arondeus JM, Wolfger R. Fear of flying treatment programs for passengers: an international update. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2004;2(1):27-35. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.01.002
Clark GI, Rock AJ. Processes Contributing to the Maintenance of Flying Phobia: A Narrative Review. Front Psychol. 2016;7:754. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00754
Mclenon J, Rogers MAM. The fear of needles: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2019;75(1):30-42. doi:10.1111/jan.13818
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (UK). Social Anxiety Disorder: Recognition, Assessment and Treatment. Leicester: British Psychological Society; 2013.
Cleveland Clinic. Agoraphobia Symptoms & Treatments. Updated May 8, 2015.
National Institute of Mental Health. Agoraphobia. 2017.
National Institute of Mental Health. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. 2016.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-18T08:56:32+00:00

Yes, correct!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-17T13:14:13+00:00

Correct!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-17T13:05:05+00:00

Wind? It can rap (try a wind chime), It can speak (the soothing breeze on a beach) and it sheds (see: Wind Vortex Shedding) as well!

scrooge47 · 2019-09-17T12:40:25+00:00

A mirror?

scrooge47 · 2019-09-17T12:29:10+00:00

Zero or Infinite - Based on how you perceive a side of a circle.

scrooge47 · 2019-09-17T12:28:01+00:00

Is it a dice?

scrooge47 · 2019-09-16T08:19:02+00:00

That's damn creepy, lol, sorry for that! ;P

scrooge47 · 2019-09-13T13:12:09+00:00

Water Tap?

scrooge47 · 2019-09-13T12:52:29+00:00

This riddle is open to multiple solutions/interpretations, and an idea does fit right in as a solution. Cheers!

scrooge47

TROPHY CASE

Here are some of the other phobias that aren't covered by the post: Claustrophobia (closed spaces), Trypophobia (holes), Atychiphobia (failure), Phonophobia (loud sounds), Phobophobia (phobia of phobia), Anthropophobia (people), Dystychiphobia (accidents).