The Truman syndrome, believe it or not it is an actual condition. A human construct developed in the mind, fueled by television, the media and the never ending train of thought that is our psyche. The syndrome itself being a direct reference to the movie is a psychological delusion where the individual is convinced that they are living in an artificial world where all their movements are being documented and watched by either a live audience, or by the government. This day in age television has become a part of our everyday lives; a hundred years ago I doubt any psychological disorder like this even existed. Society has changed quite a bit over time; egocentric individuals are born every day, that and in combination with our mind melting media, and never ending stream of reality television and propaganda I can see how such a disorder came about.
The site I used to research this was A. Google which led me to the site wise geek. After watching the Truman show, and then hearing about Truman syndrome it wasn’t hard to imagine what it was. I believe the site I used was trust worthy because the information given made sense and coincided with all preconceived notions I had.
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