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Oct 21, 2009, 02:02 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
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Hmmm....occasionally I will pretend someone is with me....like a friend, if I am home alone...or bored. I get anxious being alone and even feel uneasy when I'm bored too. This is an active choice however. I'm aware that these people aren't there....that I am just pretending to help me feel better. I have done this a little since I was a child. I was constantly alone when I was young...and I was constantly anxious. It was a coping mechanism to help quell my anxiety.
Is this acting out your daydreams an active choice, like you decide in your mind you are going to act out and you do....or is it more a passive thing where it just happens and you don't realize you are doing it until you notice your friend(s) looking at you, or something alerts you and brings you back to the present?
It almost sounds like a kind of flashback to me...but depending on whether it is more active or passive acting out, it also seems like it could be a little bit dissociative as well.
Do you have a T? If you do, I would suggest checking in with them about it. They will not think you weird or crazy and can help you figure it out. If you don't have a T, you can always talk with your primary care provider as well.
Keep posting if your comfortable, and know you're not alone. 
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Last edited by Elysium; Oct 21, 2009 at 02:15 AM.
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