Having imaginary friends is nothing to be ashamed of in my opinion – I am 21 years old and I have them. Unlike others that have had the fortune of having friends and being able to socialize with others, I have been alone for most of my life, and having imaginary friends have often been the only friends that I have had to talk to. For me now, I am either sending someone an email, on PsychCentral, or I am talking to imaginary friends, because there are the only outlets I have to socialize and interact with others.