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I usually pretend someone else is there when I'm alone. It's usually someone I already know, someone whose opinion really matters to me.
I don't talk to "them" or anything, I just act the same as I would if they were really there.
When I'm not pretending someone is there, I don't really pay attention to the way I carry myself or act.
When I'm alone in my room I shape my blanket into a human like figure and I hug it.. Pretending it's my boyfriend. I feel it!
I used to imagine a person sleeping with me when I was young. Nothing sexual just someone an imaginary boyfriend cozy in my bed with me...sometimes I'd pretend he was there in the morning while making breakfast too...aw what a romantic!
i do the same, when i'm alone in my room i pretend a certain person is there too. i have talked to "them" a few times, it's not an imaginary friend, it's an actual friend of mine. i sometimes pretend to kiss them and things, i suffer from schizophrenia which probably explains it. there's nothing wrong with acting like you're in a social situation.
I do the same thing. I have been doing this since the 6th grade and when I would have to do things that I didn't enjoy or found hard to do. My "Bestfriend" who was the opposite of myself (resembled who I would like to be) would be the one doing those things in my head. Not myself. Hard to explain:s I have not been diagnosed with schizophrenia, as I have never told anyone the thoughts in my head. However, I have always wondered if I was alone on this one :s
Hey i feel for you, whenever im in Iraq and i have to go on a misson alone i usually pretend that i have one of my men there with me to help me through it.
I've been doing this as long as I can remember. It's usually pretending a favorite celebrity or someone I respect and would want to respect me is watching me. It's not usually as myself either, at least not always. I usually pretend they're watching me as my alter ego (which is a male version of myself with a very different life and personality from mine, although not quite opposite of mine). Sometimes when I'm alone I will even pretend like I'm in some dramatic situation (like taken hostage or something) and the person is watching. I've developed quite a detailed story going along with this alter ego, a lot of it based in traumatic events that he has to overcome. I never experienced serious trauma as a child, and while I suffer from chronic depression and generalized anxiety I'm pretty certain I don't have schizophrenia. Sometimes though I do simply just pretend someone whose opinion matters to me is watching me (actual me, not alter ego me). I could go farther into detail with this but I've already written a lot lol. Btw I'm 21.
I do this. I talk to them, but in my head - not out loud. I don't think it's schizophrenia as I don't hallucinate or hear voices or anything of the like, just my imagination.
hmm...i have mind conversations with people i imagine are there. or, i imagine a situation and imagine myself talking to whomever or what im going to do. does that count?
I do this too, I haven't been diagnosed with anything though so I'ma call it an active imagination :3
I've been starting to do that... I call it remaining in character, because when i'm slopping around the kitchen by myself i'm not really being "who I am"
It's good because I'm better off when I am with people.
Absolutely. I think it's very healthy. Helps with self-control. I actually aim for doing this. The goal would be to get used to act your best and stop needing to think there are other people to achieve this. So you will do it just for yourself. That should be good for your self-image. I guess.
That's schizophrenia, friend. and yes, normal. I think. Or, at least the voices say it is, so I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and say "yes".