Am I the only one?
As I was writing a story, I started to wonder how many people had imaginary friends as a kid, and how many of them still have them as they grow up.
What the internet mostly has to say about imaginary friends is ghost stories, as if they're all a sign someone is haunted and might die in a paranormal experience, but... It's not really like that. Not for me, at least. As long as I can remember, I'd talk to fictional characters as if they were my friends. And I dare say it's thanks to that I survived growing up. Have you ever done this? I'd like to find more people who view imaginary friends positively. No more weird looks or pauses when I tell them this.
Tl;dr: been reading since young, fertile imagination, befriending fictional characters. Who else did this?
I have so many imaginary friends. I even made them brothers and sisters so they won't fight for the attention. I don't constantly talk to them but when you are alone with no one to talk to, it is a great coping mechanism. It makes you feel loved and it gives me strength.
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I have so many imaginary friends. I even made them brothers and sisters so they won't fight for the attention. I don't constantly talk to them but when you are alone with no one to talk to, it is a great coping mechanism. It makes you feel loved and it gives me strength.
16 03,2020
It's true, imaginary friends give lots of strength. Having someone by your side at all times, even if imaginary, to support you, is probably something many wish for. I also have a lot of them! More than my imagination can handle, actually. Brothers and sisters are the ones who fight the most, though...
I try not to do dat or even talk to myself because I feel like I would just lose my mind and it make it difficult to actually grasp reality that we are living in and for me to actuall make imaginary friends is something I don't want to do
Well... I won't deny it's not hard to lose the concept of "reality" and "imaginary". That's up to you and your mind. You might be comforted or hurt in having imaginary friends, it depends on life circumstances that formed the type of person you are now, really. It's possible you notice all the good feelings the fantasy gives you, and think "this is not real, but aren't those feelings real?". It's just as possible you feel the emptiness at trying to hug an imaginary friend and feel down, because "it's not real. What is the point of this, even?"
That's why, I'm not encouraging you to make them. Instead, my curiosity is towards people who already have been through the experience.