This person feels as if their body image is constantly being judged, that the world we live in today is very much about knowing someone based on their appearance rather than who they actually are which cannot be seen with the naked eye.
They explained that they do not like being a part of video calls other than ones for university due to watching Unfriended and Truth or dare both horror films. So this person, in my opinion, has been highly influenced by films and by today’s society and how they are very quick to judge.
I also asked my boyfriend the same questions, and funnily enough, he did not feel this way at all until he had to set himself up as self-employed. Not long after this he started to feel very paranoid and started remembering everything he may have done that they could catch him out for, even though he did nothing wrong. He felt as if the government were watching his every move. Although even after this feeling, he still does not have it now that he has sorted it all out.
I set up a few questions and polls on Instagram to see the different responses and I was quite pleased and interested in the variety of responses that were given.
Form reading the responses, the idea I got from some was that, some feel that people feel they are being watched through guilt, some feel as if they are being watched due to having watched horror films or films which imply being watched within them, others suggested they feel this way due to the amount of CCTV cameras around and device cameras, as well as being heard by social medias who have very often heard something you have said and then given you a personalised ad for this product not long after.
I was quite surprised at the amount of people who say they do not feel they are being watched, I suppose because I have felt this way since a very young age, it is difficult for me to understand what it is like to not feel like I am. I am glad that there are people who are able to get on with their daily lives without feeling this way. I am glad I did this survey as it has made me feel as if my project idea has a lot of different stories and meanings behind it as everyone will experience is differently.