questioning one's sanity theme

A character questions whether their beliefs are really rational.

52 total · 1 choice · 19 major · 32 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ent3x16 choice Phlox thought his sighting of T'Pol and Xindi insectoids aboard Enterprise may have been a sign he was delusional.
ahp1x02 major We understand at the end that Kim's "premonition" amounts to him thinking he might be as crazy as he in fact is.
ahp1x10 major Mr. Pelham variously thought something was wrong with him, or that he had a mischievous double - others clearly thought he was behaving oddly.
ahp1x14 major King manipulated Mr. Stepp into thinking that he'd hallucinated himself shooting Mr. Baldwin dead. In fact, Mr. Stepp had done the deed.
blackmirror7x02 major Maria was left to second guess her own memories when Verity started secretly manipulating physical reality with the expressed purpose of making her appear bat shit crazy.
futurama2x18 major Bender began to question his own sanity.
movie: A Scanner Darkly (2006) major Prolonged use of the powerful hallucinogenic drug Substance D left Bob Arctor wondering whether or not he's lost his mind.
movie: World on a Wire (1973) major Dr. Stiller something pondered whether or not he might be crazy because of all the computer glitches he was experiencing.
nightgallery2x08a major Holly spoke to psychiatrist about whether she was going bonkers.
nightgallery2x14b major Ann came to question her own senses what with the mysterious time travel and all.