Twisted Perspective: Is it normal to imagine, that someone is watching through my eyes?

I use it as a way to self-judge my actions perhaps… I have been doing it for a long time and it feels kind of normal to be honest, but at the same time as something not many, if at all besides me, do.

Yes, that’s normal. It’s one way to enact a conscience. If overdone, it could constrain you from doing things that are fulfilling or important for you. If you find those thoughts intrusive, constraining, or limiting and would like to stop but can’t, I recommend talking to a counselor who could help you find new ways to think about what you do. If you’re at BC: bit.ly/BC-counseling Otherwise, know it’s just a normal thing many minds do & don’t worry about it.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.