<human>: Throwaway, because I have friends who use Reddit and not all of them are close enough to me where I want them to know what's going on in my head. 

This has been an ongoing problem but only recently did I start to realize that this wasn't normal. I've been ignoring it, but I'm tired of the hurt it causes me and I want it to stop. 

This happens when I am around large groups of people: strangers or people I know (parties, using mass transportation, etc). Any situation where there are conversations going on around me, but because of noise/distance I can't clearly hear what is being said. Yet, I still 'hear' conversations that are focused on me, and never good things. They are always very negative and insulting. 

It's been going on since I was in middle school, basically as long as I can remember. As I've gotten older, I realized that there is no way that those conversations are actually happening. They always focus on what I'm feeling particularly insecure about in that moment as well. 

So Reddit, any advice on how I can make this stop? I'm 21 years old (if that helps).

Can you provide a brief rundown of the text in within 3 sentences?
<bot>: In public situations I hear people saying insulting/negative things about me when there is no way that is always the case.