...And I hope it makes sense. Here I go...I've had this "issue" since as far back as I can remember. At first; they started out as characters from childhood movies that I loved. But I believed these characters to be real and to watch over me, like guardians. But now; since I've gotten older; I still have this...belief...only; it's with characters of my own creation; even my girlfriend's characters. I know it's unrealistic; but I have this belief and hold strongly to it. They watch over me and have different thoughts and reactions to the things that happen to me and around me...Does this sound delusional?...does it sound like I'm trying to make myself more important than I actually am?...I've been wandering this for quite some time. I've never really told anyone because I was worried they'd think something was wrong with me.