Is it normal i'm obsessed with fictional people?

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Okay so for as long as I can remember I have been obsessed with fictional people. The earliest I can remember is when I was about seven. I use to go out in my back garden almost every day and play Scooby Doo on my own. I use to pretend they were talking to each other outside and I would do nothing for hours and just stand still, maybe walk about. Pretending they were there. Another time was when I was about eight or ten, I use to pretend to be the Bratz outside, again on my own. Just pretending they were there. But I can take that as being an child. I was not really affected by it, I still had friends and that.When I got to High School that is when it became an problem. As first I was obsessed with an couple from a soap. I use to watch them and when I was 12. I kind of got goosebumps thinking about them in class and I didn't always listen to the teacher. Then another couple from an different soap became my obsession. They were even worst, as I use to watch them on YouTube as well. Think about them. Though even then, it wasn't as bad as now. Now on my new couple of another soap. I think of them, I pretend their there. I cry over them sometimes, write fanfiction of them. I use quotes from one of them in my life. I even call people by their names sometimes as I'm still in an trance. I'm even listening to them right now as I write this like it's an radio show. I have no real friends, I'm distance from my family because all I want is them. I want to listen and watch them 24/7. Is this normal?

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  • disthing
    10 years ago

    It seems like your emotional investment in and dependence on these fictional characters is a means of compensating for your lack of real-world relationships. You yourself say you have no real friends and are distant from your family.

    Most humans have an inherent desire to be part of a social group, to have emotional bonds, to interact and communicate with others. So I think it's normal that, in the absence of these, you have become so involved in the characters of these soaps.

    However, having no friends and no bonds with your family is not so normal. I think if you desperately seek these kind of platonic relationships, it would be healthy to try and form some with real people. Join a hobby group, an extra-curricular club, see who you can meet and connect with. You could even use your obsession with this soap as a means of connecting with people; interact with other fans on forums, share your fan art and talk to like-minded artists.

    Remember, these characters are written by writers, they're temporary, they aren't substitutes for real people, they can't offer you the emotional or material support and comfort real people could. That's why I recommend you seek friendship.

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    • lifebattler
      10 years ago

      Nicely said.

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    • tardishedgehog
      9 years ago

      I think you are completely wrong.
      I am a fan of many tv shows and movies and I love writing about my favorite characters and stories.
      There is nothing wrong with being obsessed with a fictional character, and it does not mean you are not able to make real life friendships/relationships. I have many friends and I have MADE many friends by sharing my "obsessions".
      The fact that we love these fictional characters so much is because we can relate to them a lot. In fact, we tend to exclude people who look down at us because of our obsessions. The real beauty of a story, even if it's fictional, is that we can escape this damned world and let our imagination take us to places we love and cherish.
      When we cry over these stories, or things that have happened in the fictional world, is because we let that fiction part of our life slip into the real part of our life. And i believe there is nothing wrong with letting your imagination run wild. There is no extent and no boundaries to these things. Don't ever think that if you are so addicted to these stories, you need to get "real friends".

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      • disthing
        9 years ago

        OP said:

        "I have no real friends, I'm distance from my family because all I want is them[the fictional people]. I want to listen and watch them 24/7."

        Sacrificing real life relationships and substituting them for fictional characters you are obsessed with is not normal - in my experience of the world anyway.

        I think it's great that people can become emotionally invested in the stories and characters others invent; much of our greatest art relies upon this ability. But there is a degree of emotional investment beyond which it starts to become unhealthy and indicative of mental health problems.

        So I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago

    I love Chunli and Cammy and Mai Shiranui so what?

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  • nelly96
    10 years ago

    I went through a stage where I was obsessed with a fictional character so much that they were literally on my mind 24/7. Before I did something, I would stop myself and as "is this what "" would do?". Then one night I got to the point where I started having conversions with them, imaging they were there.
    It was right at that moment that I decided that I'd gone too far. So I stopped watching the show. I restrained myself from the internet so I could stop googling stuff about them, and I was in high school at the time so I had to do homework by hand for a while. Every time my thoughts would go to the character, I'd stop myself and think of something else, like homework.
    I still really like that character, but now, I'm completely over the obsession.
    It's definitely not normal, but I think that with the right amount of will power, you can beat it. If it becomes too much, give in and try again or speak to a professional.

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  • suckonthis9
    10 years ago

    It is normal for a child to sometimes have pretend friends. It is not normal for this behaviour to continue on into adolescence. An adolescent should be able to distinguish clearly, the difference between what is imaginary and what is real.
    There is nothing wrong with having a vivid imagination through adolescence, or throughout adulthood, but not recognizing fact from fiction is a problem.
    This could be a result from not having enough exposure to real experiences, in your early childhood development.

    I think that seeing an expert in Sociology is sound advice for you, as others had alluded to.

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    • WhitneyMcDonald
      10 years ago

      I do know the difference between real and fiction

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  • SangoNyappy
    10 years ago

    I always think about fictional chracters too but I don't really "hear" them. You should talk to someone.

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  • Short4Words
    10 years ago

    I think you need to see someone. This isn't normal and I don't think this is healthy for you.

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    • KaffeInjection
      10 years ago

      It's called having a bright & great imagination.

      But........ In this case, something is wrong and you are right.

      You must get help.

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      • Short4Words
        10 years ago

        I know what having an big imagination is like, and it's things like this that make me wish I didn't.

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        • KaffeInjection
          10 years ago

          What i ment was.. I fully understand you, something is wrong with OP....

          Even though... I do have thoughts about isolating myself completely from the world only to watch my favorite Tv-Series 24/7... X-files.. 90210 etc (More of course)..

          But.. It's not something i can't stop thinking about, it's not something i desp- need lol... That would be kind of sick, which it is in this case.. Sick. OP needs help.

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  • Dot123
    10 years ago

    I used to pretend I was a Digimon destine.

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  • tardishedgehog
    9 years ago

    I feel exactly the same and I have been for years.
    I just want to escape the real world, even though it's impossible. Ugh.

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  • NotStrangeBird
    10 years ago

    "Now let's pull off this mask and find out who the ridiculous rule and language correction monster really is"

    *the mask is pulled off, everyone gasps in unison*...

    "Suckonthis9!!!"

    "Yes it is I. And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling birds!"

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    • TRUECRISTIANJESUS
      10 years ago

      Dear Godmocking Maggot;Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule of worshiping satan and being sodomized by strangers in public toilets to post this hateful message. The Holy Bible tells us that we are actually Blessed by your persecution! Thanks for proving that we're right

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      • NotStrangeBird
        10 years ago

        Clown.

        Thank you for taking the time to create a new screen name for your absurd babblings and blasphemous bullshit.

        Religion does not apply to birds. I am not insulted, merely sad for you and proud of myself for irritating you.

        You need to go over to that other thread and attempt to make fun of me there with your phony-ass alter-ego.

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  • dirtybirdy
    10 years ago

    Come back here, so that I may brain thee!!!

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  • 2_damgud_4
    10 years ago

    yep .. whatever ..

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  • 2_damgud_4
    10 years ago

    Can somebody say "straightjacket" .....

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