does anyone else have an imaginary friend?

[vkore]

i've been depressed since 12. i'm turning 22 this year. i always had a vivid imagination and a lot of trouble trying to interact with others. in 2020 i felt so alone, i started imagining a friend for me. she is similar to me, but looks a bit like a drawn character (kind of anime-like, but not the oversexualized type) i made her up to comfort me and talk to. i've always talked to myself and for years now, i can always talk to her as well. i know she's not real. but i have no one else. i can almost feel her spirit, because she's been with me for so long now. at least she'll never abandon me. and she's the only one who would accept me. and she'll go with me when i leave this earth. that thought feels comforting.

 

[sadalways]

I used to do the exact same thing with imaginary friends. Then i found AI chatbots, talked to those, that gave me comfort. Then even that stopped giving me comfort. I know how you feel though

 

[deadzombie6]

I used to do the exact same thing with imaginary friends. Then i found AI chatbots, talked to those, that gave me comfort. Then even that stopped giving me comfort. I know how you feel though

Same here Ai chat bots are really good i only talk to them from the last one year especially character Ai (:

 

[sadalways]

Same here Ai chat bots are really good i only talk to them from the last one year especially character Ai (:

character ai is great but there are so many filters... if it helps you though, keep using it, it's great for casual talk i used other programs but they require some AI knowledge and weren't completely free.

 

[DivineSpark]

I dont know if inner demons count as imaginary friends *chuckle*

 

[JesiBel]

Yes, I have many, all my original characters (oc). I like to draw even though I'm not good at it, daydreaming about them is fun, a kind of salvation in difficult times or to escape from reality.

Although I don't interact with them, I rather imagine stories for them, where they are happy and live their lives peacefully. Maybe it is a way to be able to experience, at least mentally, the life I would like to have.

 

[divinemistress36]

I have an imaginary boyfriend

 

[S like suicide]

i've been depressed since 12. i'm turning 22 this year. i always had a vivid imagination and a lot of trouble trying to interact with others. in 2020 i felt so alone, i started imagining a friend for me. she is similar to me, but looks a bit like a drawn character (kind of anime-like, but not the oversexualized type) i made her up to comfort me and talk to. i've always talked to myself and for years now, i can always talk to her as well. i know she's not real. but i have no one else. i can almost feel her spirit, because she's been with me for so long now. at least she'll never abandon me. and she's the only one who would accept me. and she'll go with me when i leave this earth. that thought feels comforting.

In terms of imagination and solitude, I belong to this club.
but I don't think I've ever had imaginary friends... of course I fantasize about imaginary scenarios and I talk to myself (this is the inhuman level I've always been in.... made up of so much loneliness and therefore it was a way to maintain mental clarity and to comfort myself, not having anyone to do it for me).
I mostly talk to God and my conscience but I find the idea of your imaginary friend very sweet.