Am I a SIMS character?

Do you ever feel like you’re a SIMS character? Is it actually possible that people would sit behind their computer screen, somehow watching a real-life person and interfere with their notifications, pretending they were controlling this person? Crazy right?! Yes, indeed it is crazy. It’s difficult to say what has led me to think of such bizarre circumstances and something any well-versed mental health professional would stamp as delusional. Still, it’s a satisfying theory to explore and most definitely, crying out to be exposed.

Let’s imagine a hacker has access to your device’s microphone and camera. One day you are feeling angry and express verbally. A moment later you receive a notification from youtube referring to anger. The next day you are verbalising your decision about which take away to order. Another notification from youtube. This time referring to indecisiveness. And it continues. You notice that your behaviours are being mirrored through your notifications. Ok. Yes. Very strange and super fulfilling to delusional definitions.

The element of control is at work for the SIMS player. Basically, watch, observe and attempt to wield the character to affirm their belief system. The difference here being, humans are not attracted to being told what to do and when to do it. And if you treated a human being like a SIMS character you would certainly be charged with harassment and stalking!

If a human were a SIMS character, I imagine they would feel quite frightened, violated, helpless, voiceless and exhausted. “Please, I’m a human being, leave me alone, let me live my F#@&ING LIFE!!” And the funny thing is, they are living their lives, and thinking their own thoughts. When the SIMS player is living their lives, the SIMS character is also living their lives. So, who is in control of who?

We are only capable of controlling ourselves. The good news and the bad news. Bad news because we can no longer be lazy and attempt to control the external (particularly people). Good news because we have everything at our disposal when we choose to master ourselves.

I have experienced many controlling situations. And, many have been attempted through fear, violence, criticism, oppression, belittlement and so on. All while pushing agendas to affirm the offender’s belief system. I can’t help but wonder, what if this energy was geared towards love? Can influence infiltrate a human’s life so as to invoke joy? Well, this is something I know that is possible <3

So, while you continue to think you have power over another human being, remember they are continuing to live their life, have their own thoughts and engage with those that they love.

Perhaps it may be greatly more effective and less harmful to put down the controls and talk to people.

:) <3 xx