Is it normal to create stories for myself?

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Okay, so, I make up stories about myself in my head. I sometimes pretend I'm a famous author on a talk show & will actually talk out loud as if I'm answering the interviewer's questions or I pretend in my head that I'm a famous person, or dating this hot guy or something. Now, I have no confusion about which life is real, I know what is & isn't, I just sometimes feel as if I'd rather be anyone else than myself. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with my life, I guess I just want to be more than I am. When I was younger, my friend & I even made up these fake accounts online & pretended to be other people. I've stopped now, but is this normal?

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  • karmasAbich
    12 years ago

    Curiosity is normal. Just avoid extremes. Balance is a good quality to have. I often wander, or picture myself being a Tibetan Monk, meditating in a peaceful monastery, on a cliffs edge. It would be fantastic. I believe what you are experiencing is normal. You like to express yourself through avatars, or a false persona, in order to feel okay with saying/doing what you say/do without being judged directly, putting little dents on your ego. A lot of people do this.

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  • suckonthis9
    12 years ago

    You had said that you had pretended to be other people. This is called a 'pseudo persona'. It is like a pseudonym (used by many writers), or a stage name often used by actors or musicians. There are other descriptive words or phrases that are similar or allied to this.
    You make an interesting remark, that you know which life is real and which isn't. This is very important for anyone who uses these types of 'false' devices.
    It is acceptable to use these devices as long as you can understand the preceding. Also important is to conjecture what the past, present and future implications might be.

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  • Downcast7
    12 years ago

    I tottaly agree with this. I like write stories based on me and how i feel, and I add bits of action into it, so it spices it up. Sorta like scott pilgrim or an anime show maybe but much more darker XD

    Id rather be anyone then myself. Id rather be me weiding a bo staff, or shooting freakin wind out of my hand.

    *sigh* dream on little dreamer....

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