Is it normal to make people i know into imaginary friends?
Since I was young I enjoy imagining myself being friends with some people I know. I make up stories that happened from my imagination and talk about it to people.
For example when i was in 5th grade, I lied to my friends that I was BFFs with this child star and they would ask me for updates everyday. And in 6th grade I lied to my bestfriend. I told her I had a distant cousin that I visit every vacation. I bragged about our fun experience which was not real at all because theyre just a product of my imagination. I never had a cousin whos close with me i just wanted it to happen.
I continued doing the same thing even after I became an adult. I always talked about my imaginary world to someone else who doesnt know the person and who has no idea that the events never happened. I even made fake fb accounts of my imaginary friends. They have their own life and own personalities that I made up.And people would believe me when I talk about them. It makes me feel better when people listen to my fantasy like its real but ultimately I stopped lying because It takes some effort and thinking to back up my stories and sonetimes i dont even remember them. And people dont really care about it anyways. But sometimes I fear that maybe they found out I was lying so I just keep it up to myself and stopped telling people about my imaginary friends.
But even I stopped lying, im not sure if im normal because I started to fantacize of my acquiantances. I often imagine having close relationships with some people i am in good terms with but dont have the chance to be close with them irl. i also dont have currently satisfying relationships with people who are close to me right now and my life is always boring and uneventful so I like my imagination more. is this normal? am i crazy