Girl interrupted 89 hit this in one of her posts but I want to ask more directly. Is this related to BPD or do I need to start worrying about something else going on? Since I was quite little, when home life gets rough, my mind starts formulating a fantasy life. When little, since I had no real friends, it was focused around tv stars and comic books. When I was about 12, the fantasy got so elaborate that I think I convinced myself it was real for a while. Later on, I became a character in various RPG games or in a book, and the past year or so I've focused more around people I know but the circumstances are unreal and would never happen.

This happens mainly when my body is idle. Instead of thinking of things that are hurtful my mind goes in to a fantasy situation. And, of course, it happens quite frequently a night, usually in that stage between being awake and being asleep but I have often had full-blown dreams about my fantasies as well. They are usually much more pleasurable than whatever is going on in real life. I don't believe I'm in danger of losing myself within the fantasy or distorting reality due to it, though there have been a number of times that I almost convinced myself that if I did X, Y, and Z I could make the fantasy come true.

I need to know if this is BPD or if I have something to really worry about here, and when does it get to the point that I need to seek help? How do I make certain than I stay anchored in reality? Has anyone else had anything like this??