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BelindatheNobody
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Yeah, I've had some.
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fiddlerpianist
Unclassified and loving it!
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By imaginary friends, do you mean someone imaginary, or do you mean we think that someone real is our friend but it turns out that person isn't?
Growing up, I had an imaginary friend (the kind that didn't actually exist). Don't remember anything about him, though.
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wigglyspider
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I have one.
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gramirez
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I've never had any.
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LinnaeusCat
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When I was little, I "befriended" the left pedal on my tricycle and told my family his name was Andy. (Weird, I know.) I used to think of many of the things around me as being somewhat alive (kind of like animists do) and used to wonder how one shirt felt when I chose another to wear, if the doorknobs preferred to be touched by my left or my right hand, what it felt like for food to be swallowed, etc.
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LiendaBalla
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| Not friends. I make imaginary aquaintence people to oppinionate with nearly all the time for a variety of emotional reasons. |
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sartresue
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:43 am Post subject: |
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Pretend pals topic
I would have conversations with me and myself inside my head, but no fiend who would walk beside me that I could "see".
I pretended I had a boyfriend when was 15, and cut out the picture of some boy in a magazine to "prove" it. Someone recognized the face and did I feel silly. I did not think anyone would notice. I just wanted the other teens to stop talking about it and leave me alone. 
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jc6chan
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| I don't think I ever had an imagainary friend although I imagined many things before (like cars) |
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Vyn
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I have an imaginary friend by the name of Jack I talk to very occasionally. He's a tall black jamaican who's very NTish. No idea why I created the persona when I was much younger, but then again, I also see my mind split quite often. Would not surprise me if he was simply another one of the splits.
He's useful, so I keep him around. Entertaining as well.
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Resplendence
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Well it is a bit different than having an imaginary friend but I sort of created different personalities for myself to help me in different situations. I currently have 4 personalities all with their own names, interests and genders. I believe that it is a bit different than having a split personality disorder because I have complete control over all of them and I knowingly created them although it doesn't make me feel any less mental >,<. Has anyone else here created other personalities for themselves to help draw out certain strengths? I have one personality I use to think, another to communicate and another to do more strenuous activities.
When I was younger I used to make up friends but I knew they didn't exist and even now sometimes I feel the need to make up a person. I would head out for several hours and sit alone crying and when I got home I would tell my mom that I was hanging out with friends. I have done the same thing a few times this year but have gone out for a couple days finding a comfortable sheltered place to stay, take a few pictures of people outside(which I show to my family) and head home when I was either starving or freezing. It sounds pathetic but I don't like it when my mom worries and if she knew that I feel borderline suicidal when make friends only to later lose them due to my differences or because I can't deal with or understand how crazy NTs can be sometimes it would hurt her quite a bit. I feel so different when I talk with people and I can't seem to find much in common with people my age no matter how hard I try. I am now in a predicament where my family wants to meet my friends and I have no idea what to do. Does anyone know if a prostitute would be against pretending to be a platonic friend for an evening lmao? |
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PlatedDrake
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I did, had one up until 6 or 7 years old (Sparky the royal/purle dragon). And yes, i was the one with the active imagination in my family (to the point that i scared myself sh17less about the monsters out to get me at night). It was to the point that i was scared of going to the bathroom at night because i was afraid of the Velociraptors jumping out at me (was after Jurassic Park came out).  |
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david_42
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| Do Internet friends count? You've never met them, probably never will, you can't see them, no one else can and they don't go places or do stuff with you. |
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