Yes, I do have imaginary friends, and I have always had them. I have never been able to make friends and socialize like others can, so I developed this as a coping mechanism for extreme isolation and loneliness, which is still how it is now. The imaginary friends seem real to me a lot of the time. I can have entire conversations with my imaginary companions.

I’ve also spent a considerable amount of time around venomous arthropods, which can be like my own world.