Is it normal to pretend to be someone else

When I go to sleep I can't sleep if I think about real life. But if u make up a story and put myself in it I fall asleep right away. So dose anyone else have this problem?

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Based on 59 votes (48 yes)
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  • lunchbag

    I wouldn't really call it a problem, it's just fantasizing about life on different worlds. Almost everyone I know does this, and personally I can't sleep without it

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  • Ldizzy1234

    I often times do this. I've actually been doing this since I was a child. I think its normal. You're just fantasizing, I guess.

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  • anti-hero

    I do it all the time.

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  • Mellifluous

    I think it's normal. I don't know if you see it this way, but I find myself to be a pretty boring and awkward person, so pretending to be someone different makes me feel much better than being who I really am.

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  • SAbot

    You shouldn't laugh at others. It is very rude to do that. Don't you realize that people have feelings?

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  • Sure, it can be fun. I think that's why actors like acting so much because they can pretend to be someone else for a change.

    I worked as a secretary for a year once, for some shady people working a telemarketing company. I answered incoming calls from customers who had questions about the merchandise they ordered. My employers wanted it to seem like the customers were calling a larger call centre, so they had me answer the phones pretending to be a different person each time I answered. I had about six different personae made up, each with a different background and I even used different accents and voices. Holy shit, I hated that job so much! The pretending part was the only fun part of the job.

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