I will give an example when I was little I would pretend I was talking to my teacher in my head. Like what I would say something and she would respond like a little dialogue between us in my head. I would even do things like she was watching. Things she would approve of. I wanted her to be my mom. Now I want my therapist to be that so I sometimes have those same type dialogues in my head with her. Its pretend, i am not hearing voices but I am an adult know and dont know why I still do it. I dont want to tell my T because she will be like alrighty then. I was emotionally abused growing up and just wanted a decent mother. Maybe its the only way I knew how to have one and since I still want that maybe its comforting to continue.