Imaginary people??

Hi there. This is my first post and I wasn't sure where to put it so I hope it is in the right place! When I was younger (early teens/teens) I was a loner, which I now contribute to an undiagnosed anxiety disorder and depression. I made up this world where I was friends with famous people and I would pretend they were hanging out with me, following me around school, everywhere. I stopped doing that for a long time and then just the other day while I was food shopping I nearly stopped dead in my tracks when I realized I was doing it again. The scariest part for me was that I couldn't remember if I was talking aloud to myself (them) or not in the store. I got really anxious and nervous, finished my shopping and booked it outside to my car. Did anyone else have thoughts like this? I have never told anyone this before it is too embarrassing for me. It was just so weird that out of nowhere in the store it happened again. I felt like I was going crazy, pretending that I had my favorite band walking around the store with me.

i used to do that when i was a kid. i had a whole imaginary tv show with characters and plots and i would just live in this alternate world in my head. why was it so frightening when it happened to you? did you feel you didnt have control over it? did anything trigger this? id love to know more about it

This is what I do. I have a large group of imaginary friends in my head. It's like I never grew out of this behavior and now I am making an effort to recognize it and move on. Thanks for posting your experience - it gives me hope that I do not have to live this way any more.

Kate

Oh god, yessss. I know what you mean. Look into Tulpas and see if you want to make any of them "realer"

Hi,

I looked up Tulpas and really don't know what to make of them. Was Buddha delusional like me? Did his imaginary friends turn into a religion?

Kate