Is it normal that i have an on-going story in my head where i'm the hero?

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Ever since I was in the 3rd grade (I'm almost 18 now), I've had this made-up story in my head where I'm the protagonist (savior of the world, woo!).

It's very Hollywood-action/thriller-like. I like to believe that the images in my head are being watched by the entire world like on a movie screen, and that everyone is cheering for me, naturally.

Anytime I hear a song I like, I like to correlate it to a new scene I can think of. I'm not capable of listening to a song on my mp3 unless it's associated to my story in some way; that's how I ''feel it'' and get myself into it.

I don't think I hope on any of it to actually happen in real life; a lot of the elements in the story are fantastic/magic, and could never happen anyway.

And I don't necessarily think of myself as having low self-esteem either, even though this whole ''having everybody watch'' aspect makes it seem like I'm a huge narcissist with a small ego who wants approval, basically.

I'm genuinely curious; is this common? Does it resemble any type of personality disorder lmao? Do any of you think of stuff like this?

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  • Britt4prez
    11 years ago

    It's completely normal... Almost like an ongoing daydream. Means you're still every in touch with your imagination. As long as you don't lose your touch in reality you're perfectly fine :)

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  • KeddersPrincess
    11 years ago

    You kind of remind me of Doug :D

    ...But, anyway, ever since I was a kid, I always imagined my life being a TV show sitcom that is more popular than any show in history and also the longest running live action sitcom (with "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) and on the side of that I was a musician. I always imagine that after my show went off, I would become a platinum artist and filmmaker (I guess that's why I want to go into filmmaking so bad, or the other way around) and I would be a legend by the time of my death.

    I don't think there is anything wrong with you imagining yourself as a superhero. I think a lot of us have an image of how we see ourselves or what we wish to be :)

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  • shuggy-chan
    11 years ago

    Of course u do

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    • NotFloydzie
      11 years ago

      Asshole Shuggs.

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    • thejabberwocky
      11 years ago

      ? I don't get it. Yes I do.

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  • RobynFlyte
    11 years ago

    I've actually daydream about things like this when i'm in school/on the bus etc... It's great for killing boredom.

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  • Papers
    11 years ago

    Oh, try to write those stuff down. You could direct a movie man.

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    • thejabberwocky
      11 years ago

      I think it would be way too cheesy for that. It's the ''unspeakable''. Something that only sounds good to you, but would never come off as actually good or believable, because the hero is way too overrated.

      But hey, have fun I guess? LOL

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  • Papers
    11 years ago

    You are my hero. Now I have a new hobby! I love imagining stuff like that. Thanks for saving my boring life. You are a hero!

    But hey, that's awesome right. It gives you a boost ;)

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  • valisque
    11 years ago

    You ain't had a child hood until u had something like this running for some years.

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  • alison2000
    11 years ago

    Completely normal IMO. Most of people have the stories in their heads where they're hero, princess, king or whatever they like daydreaming they are.

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  • Hunterhemsworth
    11 years ago

    When i listen to screamo or dubstep, i sometimes imagine myself going on a rampage flipping cars with my bare hands or something. Actually, sometimes i like being the antagonist. Anyways, its normal

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    11 years ago

    I have an ongoing story in my head. Well, a few, actually. While I am not the focal point of the story, one of the main characters is usually an off-shoot of myself.

    I imagine it as an anime. Not one of those wildly popular ones like Naruto or One Piece, but one of those kind of cult classic animes that have a lot of very loyal fans but aren't as flaunted like Evangelion or Chobits. Popular, but nothing like DBZ or something like that. Does that make sense?

    Sometimes, when I hear a certain song or something, I imagine a scene that would correlate with it or a character that jives really well with that song. They all have names and backgrounds and the people that read it or watch it really appreciate the characters. I play out the scenes in my head and man...

    Compared to how intricate my little "animes" are, what you do probably seems a lot more normal.

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    • thejabberwocky
      11 years ago

      That's interesting. Some of the elements in my story do revolve around anime as well.

      Actually, they revolve around any movie, anime, show, or cartoon I've ever watched, from the age of 8 as I said. What started all of it was actually a cartoon show, the Winx Club, so it revolves a lot around fairies and magic.

      As I got older, the themes got more ''mature'' I guess. But there is still a lot of fantasy left to it. If you could imagine a mash-up of several shows and movies, that's what my story would look like, roughly said.

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