[quote=Angst_guy7;3200080]I do this a lot myself. Me being a hero or rock star or being somehow involved in a major news story where I am the center of attention. Eg. saving someone from a burning building or helping bring about peace in the middle east

I don't do that.For me its more coming up with certain situations that may or may not involve people I know or strangers (mostly admiring me or sometimes challenging me). I don't assign or invent special details about the people or situations etc.

I think a lot of it has to do with low self esteem and loneliness. I also ruminate about past or future events. Replaying what I will do or what I should have done etc. This aspect is always triggered and made worse when under stress. When under extreme stress I will start worrying about my worrying and what I am thinking.( I guess sort of like OCD type thinking) If that happens it make me feel very depressed and down about myself in general.

I've always done that, since I was a child. I thought of it as telling myself stories, and have used them to great success in writing projects. I do asign special characteristics (completely flesh out a character, physically and emotionally) and while I enjoy the 'stories', I don't deny reality for them. I do, however, ruminate over past events, especially if I feel I've screwed up and over future events, afraid I'm *going* to screw up. And also the worrying about worrying .. which is ridiculous lol I agree, it stems from lonliness..an escape of sorts.