Is it normal to treat life like a story?

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So i've figured out that i'm a narrative person, meaning i narrate in my head what i do instead of feel it-- sometimes 1st person, sometimes 3rd. that's the problem. i'll start narrating in 3rd person subconsciously and realize it, then scold myself because it's weird as fuck and really annoying once i realize i'm doing it. i'll often do things to make the story more dramatic such as thinking certain thoughts, making myself have realizations, perhaps looking for signs of symbolism in life around me, doing certain actions, etc, etc... i hate it. i hate it. does anyone else do this? is this normal? can i make this stop? please help.

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  • SkullsNRoses
    2 years ago

    Why do you hate it? I imagine myself as a character in a story a lot and when I tell stories about my life people praise my narrative and characterisation.

    I’ve never seen viewing this way as a bad thing, I actually can’t fathom not doing it.

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    • IDontWannaTellYou
      2 years ago

      it just... like, why? idk, it weirds me out when i realize im narrating in 3rd person. feels like people arguing in my head. one is telling stories all the time, blablahblah. one is cussing at them and telling them to stfu. one is looking for signs as i said earlier, and crying when someone takes the slightest rude tone but hyperly happy when someone says 1 kind thing in the real world. one is on the sidelines, laughing ruefully at it all. i hate it.and this is all just a metaphor, i dont have did or anything. that's the storytelling one making this shit up and it sounds dumb and i hate it.
      still nice to hear someone else does this, though.

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  • Tommythecaty
    2 years ago

    Bpd.

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    • IDontWannaTellYou
      2 years ago

      borderline personality disorder, or bipolar disorder?

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      • Tommythecaty
        2 years ago

        That is the shortening of borderline.

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        • IDontWannaTellYou
          2 years ago

          as well as bipolar, they have the same shortening which can be confusing. sorry about that. somehow i soubt i have either of these, though

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  • Somenormie
    2 years ago

    Your life is a story it has its past and present.

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  • [Old Memory]
    2 years ago

    I like to think of my life as a story. I mean it's like one of the few things that are uniquely mine. No one else is going to see or hear my story. Like those moments where some mother fucker tries to pull some janky shit and I can reason my fear into bravery and tell them to fuck off or something, I get the same feeling like when Nick Burkhardt decapitates a particularly trying wessen or when I listen to certain OSTs from anime. For me it kinda helps making executive decisions. How long do I let this guy try to hustle me, should I restrain my frustration with this customer, do I do what my boss says or try to talk my way out of it? I can usually apply some form of media or school of thought to any person or situation. My most profound story making thoughts are when my brain secretes adrenaline, my eyes dilate, and my heart rate picks up. This is when I psychoanalyze the other person and totally put all my morals and ethics against whatever this other person is trying to do, and usually I make moves I'm proud of that are also uncharacteristically bold of me. These moments help reinforce things that I've integrated mentally, like having honor and integrity.

    I also do lighter story telling like what you wrote about, that's just a cure for monotony though

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