I feel like I’m living something straight out of Black Mirror. And the most unsettling part is that I can’t find an explanation — but I do have a theory. This is real, and it’s happening to me right now. It’s not just strange, it’s terrifying.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve experienced something impossible to ignore. It’s subtle at first, but it’s becoming more and more undeniable. My thoughts — random, fleeting ideas — seem to immediately show up in my social media feeds. And not just in vague, indirect ways. I think of something specific, like a particular image or memory, and within seconds of opening my apps — whether it’s Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, or TikTok — there it is. That exact thing. No search history, no voice assistant interaction, no obvious triggers. Just pure thought, then immediate manifestation in my feed.
It’s not like I’m just thinking about general interests or things I’ve recently Googled. It’s the kind of thing that would be impossible for a typical algorithm to predict. It’s like my brain is connected to my feed, and it reflects what I’m thinking in real time. This has happened too many times for it to be a coincidence, and the timing is too precise to ignore.
Now, I’m not claiming to be experiencing a delusion, and I don’t take drugs, nor am I suffering from a psychological disorder. This is something real, and it’s too specific to just be a weird coincidence. The more I think about it, the more one terrifying possibility stands out — and this is where I get to the most unsettling part: Could a brain chip or some form of neural technology be responsible for this?
I’ve heard about brain chips before, and from what I know, these kinds of devices generally require surgery to implant directly into the brain. But I’ve never had any procedure like that. No implants. No chips. So, it doesn’t seem likely that’s the cause. However, I’ve been told that it might be possible for such technology to be implanted somewhere else — perhaps in the spine, or even in the ear? I’m not sure about that, but the idea is out there.
What scares me, though, is that I might not have any clue how this could have happened. And that’s where things take a darker turn. I know someone. Someone extremely skilled in technology, programming, and manipulation — a person who knows me very well. A person I used to live with, someone who is now a complete psychopath. I can’t ignore the possibility that this person could be capable of something like this — using technology to track me, control me, and manipulate my thoughts. I have no proof, but I fear this might be the explanation, and it’s the only one that makes any sense to me right now.
I don’t know if this kind of technology could exist without surgery, or if something like a “brain chip” could be operational without being directly implanted into the brain. I’m not an expert in this field, so I’m asking for help. If anyone here knows whether something like this could be possible — a technology that could work in this way but without requiring surgery — I’d appreciate hearing from you.
The example I gave of my thoughts reflecting in my feed is just one small part of what I’ve been experiencing. It’s just a fragment of what’s been happening, but I’m too broken right now to explain the full extent of it. I’ve even had ChatGPT help me put this text together because I’m struggling to organize my thoughts clearly.