Is it normal that i care more about fiction than real life?

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I really adore manga and anime. I get quite invested in them and cry at the sad parts and squee and dance at the happy parts. I also care a lot about the characters.

But sometimes I feel like I go to far with this. When I'm reading a manga and the main couple is facing challenges and have broken up or something like that, I feel like I care more about the fate of the couple than I care about the real life fate between me and my crush. Also, if two manga friends are having a spat, I sometimes feel like I want their friendship to work out more than I want my own friendships to work out. In sum, it's almost as if I would let my own relationships crumble around me so long as I can open a manga and find that the main character has repaired relations with her crush and her friends.

Is it normal? Should I do something about it?

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  • Pika-girl
    9 years ago

    I just watched Clannad again after three years... Brings back memories of fandom... And made me cry.

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  • alv1592
    12 years ago

    It's okay to be a fan of whatever you want, and have favourite characters, but don't let it get in the way of your real life. Like seriously, how would you feel if you drifted apart from your friends or your crush?

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    • Fleck
      12 years ago

      Thank you, but in all actuality, I think I'd be okay. I'm not a loner, per say, and I do like my friends and my crush, but in Summer, I completely forget all about them and manage just fine.

      Though you're right about in school. It'd be terrible having to go through school without friends. :)

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  • kismetie
    12 years ago

    I get super caught up in my anime/manga and things like that. I mean I don't think I'd pick it over my friends but once I find a new one I won't stop til I'm done and when I'm away from it all I usually do is talk about it to my friends lol but they're use to it. Worst case scenarios for me included the anime Clannad, Full Metal Alchemist, manga Peach Girl, fruits basket, korean drama Sang-doo Let's Go to School. Man lot's more but that's just a few :p

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  • squirrelgirl
    12 years ago

    I understand how you feel. I have always been really emotionally invested in fiction. I've never been able to relate very well to people in the real world, but I always come to love my favorite fictional characters as though they were real people. It's gotten especially intense ever since I left school 5 years ago.

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