my mind playing tricks on me

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What does this sentence mean? "my mind playing tricks on me"Thanks!

Ruslana · Accepted Answer

This is my mind playing tricks on me. I'm tricked (deceived, cheated) by my mind.

CalifJim · Answer

It's my mind playing tricks on me / My mind is playing tricks on me usually means you have made mistake about something you've seen or heard.

If you are alone at home at night and you hear strange noises, you may begin to believe that someone is trying to get into your house and do harm to you, even though no one is there. It's your mind playing tricks on you.

If you are walking alone in a forest, and you see a movement in the branch of a tree, you may believe you've seen a snake that's going to strike at you, even though it's a harmless vine moving in the breeze. It's your mind playing tricks on you.

If you place your car keys on the table among your papers and books, you may come back later and not see them among all the other things on the table. You may believe you have lost your keys. You may look all over for your keys, only to discover later that they were right where you thought you had put them. Your mind was playing tricks on you.

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