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Much like the time she went on [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|TV Tropes]], Alice's [[Power At a Price|gift]] has [[Blessed with Suck|ruined her life]]. She might opt on never using her powers in hopes of not alienating herself any further. If she's really unlucky, she [[Power Incontinence|won't be able to turn her power off]]. In this case, Alice will probably end up becoming a [[Break the Cutie|jaded misanthrope]], a doleful hermit, or maybe just become [[The Woobie|really depressed]]. It's certainly understandable that Alice may wish to [[I Just Want to Be Normal|remove or disable her powers somehow.]]
This trope is a prime example of [[Humans Are Flawed]]. In more extreme examples, this trope might be evidence of a [[Crapsack World]], and you can expect [[Humans Are
[[Dirty Mind Reading]] is a [[Sub-Trope]].
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* [[Kim Newman]]'s Richard Jeperson, agent of the [[Diogenes Club]], developed psychic powers at school, where he was horrified to discover that many teachers fantasized about killing the boys. He soon realized that the ones to [[Beware the Nice Ones|really be wary of were the ones who didn't]], since they had the same frustrations, [[Stepford Smiler|but no safe release for them]].
* [[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]] discovers several things that he didn't want to know, though they inevitably help him save the world, through Dumbledore's pensieve. On one occasion, what he sees tarnishes his image of his father.
* [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]] quite a bit in [http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2881798/1/Reading this]. The telepath's abilities have caused her to become a misanthrope, but since she has always been able to read minds, she actually considers it a benefit, as it allows her to know people's [[Humans Are
* The world of [[Chaos Walking]] is one where everyone hears everyone's thoughts. There is no off button. Most of the people there are used to it {{spoiler|but when newcomers arrive on the planet, they... have a little more trouble adjusting.}}
* In [[Mephisto In Onyx]], Rudy Pairis is a telepath who has yet to encounter a mind that doesn't make him want to vomit. Unfortunately, he frequently finds himself in situations where he is tempted to reach out and touch some mind. The story gets rolling when a friend he can't turn down asks him to read the mind of a convicted serial killer to prove him innocent. [[It Gets Worse]] from there.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Martian Manhunter]] goes through this from time to time; his ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'' incarnation almost left the team because he was so depressed at hearing the selfishness of human and [[Humans Are
* Variant: In ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'', Timmy wishes to get mind-reading, and unfortunately, the banal thoughts of everyone around him overload his head.
** Specifically, he's abusing his power and doesn't care about the consequences, but then his psycho fairy-obsessed teacher gets everyone to stand around him and think. He then has to find Cosmo to [[Reset Button|unwish]] his wish by [[It Makes Sense in Context|trying to use the ability specifically on various green things until he 'hears' elevator music]], because [[What an Idiot!|instead of thoughts to read all Cosmo has is]] [[It Makes Sense in Context|elevator music]]. He looks for just Cosmo and not Wanda because that causes him to be easier to find.
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