Do you sometimes pretend in your head that you have friends? What are you imaginary friends like?
like anime characters
>>84328396Why in the fuck would I want friends?
I'm a diagnosed schizo. I'm never alone. My "friends" are akin to ghosts who want me to be miserable and die
>>84328396I used to but I stopped doing it 5 years ago because it was causing problems for me when I was in public or around people.
no but i do pretend that i'm well liked and popular sometimesalso i do have friends but i'm at the bottom of the hierarchy, even including the two zoomers that joined our group
(bocchi is my daughter btw)
>>84328396I daydream eyes shut before I fall asleep. It helps me lie still (the key to falling sleep quickly) and gives me something to think about that isn't negative or unpleasant in any way. I have characters and settings I reuse and do different variations. Only takes about 15 minutes and I'm asleep. Pretty good coping mechanism rather than just brooding on about how much real life actually sucks.
>>84328396no but i act as if my internal monologue "me" and the me that moves my body are separate entities
>>84328396I had a dream I had a friend. But man did that girl have some fucked up yellow teeth. I don't know why my subconscious made her like that
>>84328525Well that artist likes to draw shortstacks
>>84328396yes but only in the form of a girlfriend
>>84328396no but i pace around talk to myself a lot. it's always just me pretending to explain a subject i find interesting to someone else or talking to them about a game or a book i recently finished.i zero friends and socializing online non-anonymously gives me anxiety. i could easily just try discussing this stuff on relevant 4chan boards but i don't. maybe i'm scared i'll just be ignored or someone will call me a retard and then ignore me
>>84328396>What are you imaginary friends like?My old real friends. I still go on walks like we used to and pretend they're with me.
>>84328396Isn't this just the first step to making a tulpa and giving yourself schizophrenia?
>>84328396dunno, i have full conversations with myself because i am so lonely, but i don't consider myself my own friend...i mean yeah, i do, but you know what i mean!!!
They are photocopies of real people I know. I imagine talking to them about my interests and them showing interest in me. But when I see them in person they are not interested in me.
