Is it normal that i pretend i live in a different world

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So I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. I'm an only child and was alone quite a lot when I was younger, as you can imagine I made up imaginary friends and situations.Then it went up a level, I started to pretend I lived in these situations. For example, I would pretend I was in a girl band and then I would put my headphones in and then pretend to preform with the other girls to a stadium, when in fact it was just me in my room alone. This became a routine, or I would pretend to date a celebrity. I know this seems like something any kid would do but i still do this to this day. When I'm alone I pretend I'm with my "friends". Whenever I was in a relationship I would continue to do this and I would compare my real boyfriend to my imaginary boyfriend and usually end up dumping my real one for my imaginary one. I'm afraid I'm completely insane, if so please don't be too brutal in the comments. Please try to be constructive and not just down right horrible.

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  • MR.mr
    7 years ago

    I've never dumped a real girlfriend for a fake one but aside from that I still do most of what you're describing.
    I pop in my ear buds listen to random music and let my mind wander into a made up reality as I walk arround my room.

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  • gingers
    7 years ago

    No this is not normal. It sounds like you were very lonely growing up and in the place of having siblings, you created an imaginative world to cope with the loneliness or maybe a different traumatic even that happened in your life? I would definitely recommend seeing a psychiatrist as they can assess your mental health and write prescriptions for medications that will stop these imaginary thoughts. Although I am not a doctor, your symptoms seem like Schizophrenia. This mental illness can sometimes create a fantasy world that you are describing. Take time to research this disease and also find a support group to hear other people's stories to see if you're experiencing something similar to them. This is serious and i hope to God you tell someone so you can get the proper help. Remember, this illness doesn't make you weird or unnormal. Let me know if you need further advice.

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  • hgjukbjk
    7 years ago

    I think so because I don't think most things are normal.

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