MEME REFERENCE

Are they in the room with us right now?

Use Are they in the room with us right now? when someone suspects an unseen observer, motive, or threat.

What it expresses

Suspicion under uncertainty: the therapist’s literal check on an imagined adversary represents a moment where someone suspects an unseen observer, motive, or threat.

Example

For example, a vague calendar invite appears after a secret reorganization; the visual analogy is the therapist’s literal check on an imagined adversary, signaling that someone suspects an unseen observer, motive, or threat.

When not to use it

Avoid when the evidence is clear and trusted; the therapist’s literal check on an imagined adversary would incorrectly signal that someone suspects an unseen observer, motive, or threat.

• suspicion
• uncertainty