Do you think im mentally ill maybe...?!

Do you think im mentally ill maybe...?

these days...well actually since bout 10th grade (i just passed out from 12th) i do this weird thing - the photographs in my room, even the faces on magazines and all and photos n all...i feel like they r watching me...n whenevr im doing something i feel the nned to turn them all away in a direction so they can't 'see' me....it used to be much worse..i remember, im 10th or 9th there was a time i felt i couldn't strt my work until i turn all the 'faces' away from me. its much better now...and had stopped complety until just yesterday,i found myself turning the mags in my room so tht the 'cover girl' wd quit looking at me...im spooked out. is this a sign of mental illness?..im 17yrs old. i dont wanna go crazy! i just got thru the college of my dreamz....its only the best design school in the country!
shd i worry?...wht do i do? my parents wd NEVER agree for a mental check up...
actually i think this strange behaviour may hv triggered as early as 8th or 7th grade. wht do i do???

2 weeks ago
cn something like paranoia happen at such an early age??

2 weeks ago
no the pictures rn't doing anything except look at me..they used to make me feel embaressed n guilty

2 weeks ago
y do u think i feel embarrasses(sp?) n guilty??

don't worry your not going crazy. It's just like a habit. Some people (even adults) are scared of the dark for example. Even though they no nothing evil is there to get them they still feel scared. This doesn't make them crazy, it just makes them scared of the dark. All it takes for you to break your habit is to 'face your fear'. Tell your self your just being silly. Stare that cover girl in the face. Slap her if you like (especially Paris Hilton). Sorry.
Anyway, if you're still worried something is wrong, nothing is stopping you from having a mental check up or talking to a professional counselor. Your parents don't need to know about it if you don't want them to. Like you said, you're 17. I'm sure you're perfectly capable and responsible enough to make your own decisions and do things you want to do. Your parents love and care for you but they don't own you.
Best of Luck!