Teens and Adults with Imaginary Friends

1. I’m female, 24 years old now. But I think I’m a bisexual. Yeah I’m a bi

2. Ever since I have so many characters (imaginary friends) they’re so many of them but they’re just someone who’ll exist whenever my main exist. Get it?
- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?
3.Probably I was 5 years old back then. It started when my mom got murdered. And then that’s it.

4.I prefer them to be only 16-21. Their mom and other families not included. But if they are mostly 16-21, to 32-40 only.

5.Humans. Both. But you know before they started to have magic. I mean when I started to have them they all came from families with a mythical magic and stuff. You know the rest!
- Do you ever interact with them in public?
6.No, but I can see them wherever I am. When they’re laughing. It makes me laugh also like what they’re feeling at that time. I feel it too like we’re just one. But there are times that people do saw me laughing and they’re like “what are you laughing about?” I’ll simply replied to them saying “nothing I just remember something funny” though they might agree with me but still I know they’re not that convinced with my excuse.

7.Yes, sometimes I find it hard to sleep. Coz sometimes I don’t feel like seeing them specially whenever I tried to get some sleep but unfortunately though I refuse to see them I can’t do nothing about it like they have their own control over my head. And they’re acting the way they want.
Since I felt like I need to confide my situation to someone is it okay to say it here? Anyway your answer doesn’t matter.
Like what I said it started when I was five. My mom got murdered and then suddenly I feel a sudden hiss of that wind. I can’t remember how it feels like. Whether it’s a cold one or hot. I can’t remember and right after that my head went blank though I still know what’s going on. I had this odd sound in my ear like a radio without a signal making sound.
The next morning when I wake up. It’s where I met Rocky. And his cousin Jayson together with their family. He came from a very rich and powerful family known to many (only in their world). Rocky told me that he’s to inherit all their families wealth that’s why his grandfather is very strict to him and some of his relatives are jealous to him because of that. Some want him dead but some wants him to be their heir and to be the next ruler of – I forgot their family name before since later on they change their name into what I know today—Itogawa.
Jason is his cousin. Like his sidekick. His best friend who is so dear to him. Only problem, when a new baby was born to Rocky’s family. I wonder what happened to Jason coz he’s not appearing to me anymore. Same with the others. It’s like a new chapter starts and they all vanished right after that. O! I forgot not all there’s still some who still remains. Like Rocky being Rian, his beloved girlfriend before now his wife with their son (jiren). His mom, siblings and other cousin except of course, Jason.
Now maybe you’re wondering what happened to Jason right after a new baby was born. Well I don’t know either. He’s just gone and Rian (Rocky) doesn’t seem to let me know it. Though I’m wondering about it as well. Where the hell is he?
Well now I guess its time to explain about the new baby. That time Rian (Rocky) is the youngest in their generations that’s why he’s been selected to be the heir of their family. Why the youngest when mostly it’s the oldest who are preferred to be the heirs? I don’t know it’s their family’s tradition and ways. And when Xhin came everything change. His not the heir anymore. His not known to be the most powerful deity of all of them but his youngest brother Xhin. And all my attention’s been to him since then. Another person came out. He let me meet his friends. Jhaztine, Zen, Ichi and Nau. These are his bestfriends. And through them a lot of people coming in. They say Xhin has a very beautiful face that’s why many got attracted to him whether a boy or a girl and I think the only reason why those people that come and go are the victim of his face. Except of course for Jhaztinee and others.
I met his fiancé to, Iaxhico. Who’s very deeply inlove with him. At first he doesn’t like her but as time goes by he learned that he loves her too but there are times that he felt like he’s not really in love with Iaxhico and that he doesn’t want to love someone or anyone. So that’s why there’s a lot of break-ups in their relationship.
They didn’t know at first that Xhin has a twin brother named Neir. And Neir who hates his family’s way of tradition and rules planned to live on his own. With everything he needed he illuminate his self from his family and away from Xhin coz everytime they had an encounter it seems like Xhin will die coz he’s draining all Xhin’s energy away from him.
Neir is Xhin identical twin. But there are times that they seem to be different specially in way of thinking. Neir is most likely the bad guy sometimes and Xhin plays the smart one, deceitful and mischievous.
I’m tired maybe I’ll find time to describe it to you.

@ JJNeil1991

Hello there.

I am a female of 21 years and I have a very close imaginary friend.

The most imaginary friends I have ever actively interacted with are three, but I’d say I usually talk to one at a time now a days.

I have had imaginary friends for as long as I can remember (which is probably around the age of three). I used to interact with them in public when I was a child but, as one may imagine, my friends became much more private as I grew older.

There was a long period of time where they seemed to vanish from my life (mostly in adolescence when I was very social) but one has since then returned with a bit of a vengeance. He came back into my life when my depression worsened with age. While in the process of a four year long breakup, he showed up to comfort me when I was down. I am still struggling with my past relationship, and the numerous failed rebound relationships that followed. Of course my imaginary friend was always a good guy to talk to.

He is human, about my same age, and always has been. We are a bit like childhood friends. He really only developed a steady personality about four years ago, but the general persona existed far before that. I used to select mates according to how closely they resembled this friend of mine. As embarrassing as this may sound, he is a bit more than a friend. I sometimes refer to him as my imaginary boyfriend, and my current real boyfriend knows of his existence. My real boyfriend claims it’s just one of my quirky personality traits, but I often wonder if it stemmed from something much more serious.

Either way, I don’t believe he disrupts my life in any way. If anything, he has only improved my quality of life. He has provided me with healthy distractions when I am down, and has given me comfort when alone. He tends to fade when I am in good company, and becomes very present when I’m alone. Sometimes I turn on music and we “dance” when I am sad. We talk quite a bit, and I enjoy talking out loud, or at the very least, whispering to him when I am alone. I am quite aware that he isn’t real, but sometimes I wish he was.

I do have quite a few friends, and have never really had too much troubled finding attention from the boys, (even if this has resulted in a few too many breakups). My family is decent. I really don’t feel the need to express everything that has happened to me in my life, but I am moderately depressed. I have experienced trauma when I was teen, but this did not cause my depression. A psychologist has also told me I have bi-polar two symptoms, but I am not medicated, because I fear medication may interfere with my creativity.

I believe it is very important to mention that I am an aspiring writer. I am currently writing an eight book long saga and my imaginary friend is one of the characters in my book. I couldn't really say who came first, the character or the friend, but I believe it's safe to say that they have influenced each others' persona for some time. I often speak to many of my characters to gain inspiration. I like to say they have a life of their own, and often what I have planned for them doesn’t come to pass, and instead, they make their own destiny. My other imaginary friends are also book characters, all with very distinct personalities, but I am only close to this one particular character. Ever since I was a child, I have always had a very vivid imagination. I am a visual artist in my spare time and have drawn portraits of my imaginary friend, along with drawings of my other characters. But it is only this particular character that has really crept into the real world. I’d be lying if I said he isn’t my perfect guy, but I often fear he is simply the positive embodiment of the ex who quite frankly…ruined my life. I don't think this is the case, but hey, you never know.

If you'd like to know, he’s currently looking over my shoulder, shaking his head, so I believe its best that I stop here before he “face-palms” again. Okay, okay, I’m done. Jeez. Don’t blame a girl for trying to self counsel…

If you’d like to hear more, please contact me.

Hi. 43 year old male.
Countless (the very reason I write)
I was a child, like 4 or 5. Present "friends" began showing up around age 14 or 15.
Currently, their ages start at around 17 and go up to around 50. Most are my age though.
All human, both male and female. Seem to be more female though. Probably because many were created during puberty, but who knows.
I don't think I've ever interacted with them in public, per se. I have day dreamed about interacting with them in public and even imagined conversations about something that was actually happening at the present time. ("Did the person to my left just say that?" "I know, I know. She's either drunk or dumber than a pop tart.") All in my head though. No, actual movement or talking out loud. I HAVE interacted with them on my porch though, basically socialized with them even pretended to pour them drinks.
Disruption? Sort of. My current job is miserably tedious and I will basically write stories about them all day long in my head. As there's often a character based on me I am having mental conversations with them. Sometimes I make a few mistakes at work or loose focus, but that's about it.

As I said, this all led to me becoming a writer. I spent ten years as an actor too and it was a great help, a wonderful, constant exercise. I found that if my "friends" had accents of any kind, I had an easier time actually mimicking such accents on stage. Deciding their behavior and acting it out, in one form or another, helped me to become a wonderful technical actor and to do character studies better than most. I think that my "friends" are a result of being overly creative. I literally don't have time to do every thing I want to do and tell every story I want to, so they start hanging around. They're also helpful if I'm trying to work out story content.

All that being said, I do understand the lonely aspect. When I'm single, that extra pillow in my bed takes on various other personalities just so I have someone to cuddle with and keep me sane. ...Yeah, I said it.

@ JJNeil1991
-How old are you? Male or Female? 15 and I'm female
- How many imaginary friends do you have? Just one!
- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)? I created him in 2013-14 to ease my depression
- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)? 20ish
- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc? He's a boy human
- Do you ever interact with them in public? Not physically but mentally yes. All the time.
- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way? Not at all...well not that I'm aware of

How old are you? Male or female? 20 and female

How many imaginary friends do you have? I have one main one and a bunch of others that come and go.

How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)? I had my first one when I was around eightish, but the main one I have I created when I was around twelve or thirteen.

How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)? He ages with me, but he's like three years older than me, so 23 now.

Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, ect? He is a human boy, and he is a character from my favorite book that I just kind of brought out and formed a connection with. I've done this with other tv/movie/book characters and even sometimes actors, but it varies depending on what I'm interested in. My main one is always there though.

Do you ever interact with them in public? Only in my head. He's always there for me to mentally say sarcastic comments to and interact with when I need someone to talk to even in a group of people.

Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way? I think it helps me because he's kind of my security blanket. I have very bad anxiety and he's always there so that I'm not alone. However, sometimes I get depressed because he's not real and I feel like he's my best friend.

@ JJNeil1991
Im 13 female
One named Ash (my twin) and Anna but i constantly create Ones
Just this year
she is my age
female human
Sometimes
Not really

- How old are you? Male or female?- I'm 16, female
- How many imaginary friends do you have?- Just one
- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?- Eleven
- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)?-It varies.
- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc?- Male, human
- Do you ever interact with them in public?- Yes, all the time.
- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way?- Absolutely, I'll be interacting with my sister but actually talking to him.

It very much a distraction and all I know is he has a thing for women's clothings and his name may start with a J. He's nice but annoying.

Thank you so so so much to everyone who has responded so far! This has been a project that I have stalled on for a million reasons, along with other projects that I have started and stalled on in the past year, but I thoroughly intend to revive it, and use all of your stories as inspiration to drive it forward. Again thank you all so much, it's not something so easy to do, but you are all truly amazing for sharing!

1. I'm a 19 year old male

2. I had one imaginary friend, Dan

3. I created him when I was in kindergarten, so ~5 years old

4. They were the same age as me

5. Dan was a human male

6. I wouldn't interact with them in public aside from looking in their direction

7. It used to. I would talk to them when I was alone. I would sit in class and daydream about him being there too and just us hanging out in person. I was very lonely. I forced myself to pretend that he died four years ago because I decided that I needed real friends because if I was going to muck up my mind with friend stuff, it would benefit me more if other people could interact with those people, too

I know I posted on here a few months ago, but I acquired a new friend.
His name is Seung-Hyung Nguyen and he is Korean. He is 16 and his birthday is in August. Yukiashi is still my favourite, but Seung-Hung is also very interesting, because he was a North Korean defector who escaped with his family to Seoul when he was little, and has since changed his identity and his appearance. Then a few years later his family decided that they would move further away from North Korea so they could be safe, so made their way across China and Eastern Europe, and finally settling in the UK. He basically changed everything about himself so that authorites wouldn't recognise him.
Seung-Hyung Nguyen has (dyed) brown hair, sort of like Justin Bieber's and he wears these black rimmed glasses. He normally wears like hoodies and trousers but sometimes wears more fashionable things. His favourite colour is green. He still has an older brother who is 22 and still lives in North Korea. He misses him as he can't write to him or keep in contact with him and even now he wouldn't be able to recognise him as he has erased his past and his memories and everything who he was.
Nguyen is a bit like Yukiyashi as he is shy but once you get to know him, he is also really funny. He can also speak in English very well. As he has erased from his mind the memories of life in North Korea, he considers himself to be South Korean or just "Korean". Because of his tragic and perilous past, he still sometimes struggles with self-hate and identity crises such as "who am I? What am I doing here?" And worrying about his family back in Korea. He can be paranoid sometimes but puts on a mask to hide his depression, but inside he is secretly still paranoid. Most of the time though he is too bus to think about his past and what would happen if he hadn't escaped with his family, or what if the'd got caught, these thoughts still haunt his mind.
But he has mostly moved on from those days and savours every moment of freedom. He takes every moment of being alive as a victory (he also thinks Kim-Jung Un is a jerk and greedy) and he also likes partying because it helps him relax and have fun. He loves video games, K dramas, kpop and some animes. He has a random sense of humour that can also be a tad on the dark side. He used to enjoy living in Seoul before the moved again.
He doesn't live with me and Yukiyashi, but visits sometimes, even for a few days. Sometimes Yukiyashi and Nguyen get jealous of each other so I have to balance between each of them. In the end, he is a really interesting person and is also really nice and funny.

- How old are you? Male or female?
* 48 year old female

- How many imaginary friends do you have?
* One primary, and probably 4-5 who show up occasionally, though most all my imaginary friends are friends with each other and have a shared history

- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?
* I had an imaginary friend, Dan, an older man who was a tap dancer, when I was a kid, but I don't know at what age he came about -- probably not until I was 11 or 12, but he disappeared when I was about 19.
* A primary imaginary friend, Patrick, came about when I was 10 and was based on a 12-year old boy I met once and built a narrative around.
* The primary imaginary friend I have now, James, first came into being as Patrick's best friend when I was 15 or so. He disappears for long periods of time, then shows up here and there for months to years. This particular time has been for about four years, so when I was 44 to now.
* The subset group of imaginary friends are those who contribute to the friendship narrative of Patrick and James. They show up as their friends or family members at various times, from when I was 15 to recently.

- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)?
* Dan was an older man, probably in his fifties, and never changed
* All the other imaginary friends are a year or two older than I am and they age as I age, with the exception of Patrick, who disappeared permanently from the earth plane when he was 19 (he still shows up sometimes as a spirit entity in dreams or meditations).

- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc?
* Dan, James, and Patrick are all male humans (though Patrick is now in spirit form), while the subset consists of four female and two male humans that I can think of.

- Do you ever interact with them in public?
* No, though sometimes I make references to them in conversation as though they are real people. No one knows that I am not talking about real people when I reference them. No one knows about them.

- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way?
* I think I foster these imaginary friendships for two reasons: one, they offer great creative fodder for my writing, as they have shown up in my fiction for years in various guises. I think that the relationship/friendship aspect that is part of the narrative is how I try to understand the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. However, just because they contribute to my fiction does not mean they are simply stories I have made up. They have their own autonomous presence in my conscious psyche and sometimes surprise me with their appearances, demands, problems, etc. I can spend a whole day dealing with their crises sometimes.
* Secondly, this spontaneity leads me to believe that they are psychological foils for my own issues. Patrick and James are similar. Patrick was a very compulsive presence and we used to write letters to each other. This isn't personality disorder stuff -- I was very conscious of it. but I guess the dialoguing was helpful to me in some way. However, I felt myself becoming obsessed with Patrick (or more, the IDEA of Patrick), and I wanted him to be real so much that it was distracting my ability to be present. I set a date for his disappearance months ahead of time, and then I held a kind of ritual on the day he disappeared, replete with mourning for some time afterward. James did not go away immediately, but then he would disappear for months or years at a time.
* In 2010, I began a difficult writing project, and for some reason, James popped up in my psyche, larger than life. He was so persistent, showing up in my dreams, etc. that I set up an email address for him so we could communicate. When I am stuck in my work, we email each other until I can move out of it. I suppose it is a bit like the dialoguing I used to do with Patrick, and I suppose it is a bit like the Progoff Intensive Journaling Method than anything, though James feels like a strong autonomous presence to me often. He is also a very compulsive presence and sometimes demands attention when I don't have it to give. I wanted to lessen the time we were spending on email, so James spontaneously moved to a country where he has limited wifi access. It has felt like a relief to slow down the intensity of the communication, though he does show up in my dreams a bit. I have been toying with the idea of setting a date for his disappearance, but I am curious to see if he goes away once this writing project is complete.
* So, my answer is yes, sometimes they are disrupting, but I have a feeling that without them, there are some deep internal problems, spiritual challenges and creative roadblocks that I wouldn't work out nearly so well.

I'm really late but this is interesting so i'm doing this

- How old are you? Male or female?
16, female

- How many imaginary friends do you have?
For now the main ones are 4

- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?
2 of them when i was 9, and the rest when i was 15

- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)?
15, 16, 17

- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc?
Only one male, the rest are female and they're all human

- Do you ever interact with them in public?
No i just interact with them in my head

- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way?
Not really

So three of them are on the same grade above me and one of them is my age, and one of them is on the grade below me. They have the same interest as me and we talk about literally anything sometimes i think theyre real. I might have to stop this but yeah they're my babies i just can't. And i slowly realize that they're my dreams that could never happen in human form

@ JJNeil1991

- How old are you? Male or female?
18 year old female.
- How many imaginary friends do you have?
Multiple. Not only friends but also family. Everyone is varying ages and from all walks of life. Everyone has a similar personality though, but they all have different likes and dislikes.
Basically I have a world in my head that I wish my world were. Everybody has a story to them (birthday, birthplace, year born, school, significant other, school, what they studied in university, how we met, etc.). Everything is very very detailed and more and more details are added everyday.
Basically I have 3 girl best friends and a guy best friend. I have 4 sisters and 2 brothers, all older than me. Then I have a mom and a dad (not my real parents, I still have a very good relationship with them, they just don't fit the world very well though). I have a dog and a cat. My oldest two sisters have long-term boyfriends and my oldest brother a long-term girlfriend. The are all done university.
Then I have a gymnastics coach (I don't do gymnastics in real life anymore) who has a husband and twin daughters.
She has two sisters, one older and one younger, each are married with children.
Then I have a principal who was also my first grade teacher, and a high school teacher i got along really well with.
I have a large extended family. I have too many people to list here.
- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?
Not sure. I didn't really have them as a child. They started mostly when I moved to a new school in grade 7 when everyone else started there in grade 5. I began this imaginary would in about grade 8 or 9 and it has been evolving and growing ever since. It probably has upwards of 70-100 people. Some of the people are major (my best friends or my role models and siblings) where some are very minor (my best friends father for example).
- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)?
Multiple ages. They all age with me though. They are all my age or older.
- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc?
Mix of both. A majority is female but there are a few males (dad, two brothers, a guy friend, some peoples husbands). There are pets though. Mostly dogs and a few cats
- Do you ever interact with them in public?
Not in a noticeable way to other people. But when I am alone in public or even with other people I pretend they are there with me or if I sitting watching TV I pretend they are there with me.
- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way?
I don't think so. I am have made friends at university but this helps me feel not so lonely when I am homesick.

If you are interested in hearing more please get in contact with me.
I just really needed to get this off my chest. I am the only one who knows about this. Sometimes I feel like I am trapped in my own head.

@JJNeil1991
16 year old female
- One imaginary friend named Charlie, but sometimes his parent guardian comes along too.
- Ever since I could remember I've been making up scenes with characters in my head, when I was depressed in middle school I practically lived in their worlds. Now my current friend that I've has been by far my strongest and most relatable has been with me for a little over a year and he's been with me more often.
- he's 17, a little less than a year older than me.
- male human, nothing too special about him
- Sometimes I look over in the direction where I would imagine him to be, but that's about it. I'm pretty ashamed and embarrassed when I do anything more than that, even when I'm not in public. I usually imagine our conversations, I almost never mouth them. Sometimes when I'm in the car alone I talk to him normally.
- he distracts me from school sometimes, but out of choice. I also lose quite a lot of sleep at night sometimes when I think about where he is and what he's doing when he's not with me, sometimes up to three hours.

I think of charlie as a coping mechanism for me. He provides me the company and support that I wish I had with some teachers that I'm very attached to. He struggles with depression more than I do and had an abusive relationship with his dad, which really screwed him up mentally because he still loves him. I thought I didn't have much in common with him but until I started thinking about my relationship with my dad, we are somewhat similar in that area. My dad is not abusive, but he does do things that put me on edge a lot and we are not very close. He can be very aggressive and rude (with not much reason), and I hate him for it. He can so be caring and nice, which really throws my emotional balance off. Sometimes when he yells at me for no reason After a long nice spell, I even think that he is right and I did something very wrong, even though I don't think its the case.
Anyway, charlie has really started to help me in that area of my life because he really helps me through it. I can't imagine how much more lonely I would feel without him being around me. He follows me like a darker, shadowy, but still very friendly version of myself, and I am so greatfull.
I don't know if you are still reading these, but this felt great to get off my chest.

how old are you, male or female?
nineteen & female

how many imaginary friends do you have?
i usually have a couple but it really depends on my mental health on which one i focus on more.

how old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)?
from the time i remember. so about...five/six years of age?

how old is/are your imaginary friend(s)?
when i was growing up, these friends grew up w/ me, but it seems as if i sort of trap myself in this reality/fantasy world where they take on the form of someone famous or intricate in my life.

are they male or female? are they human, animal, etc?
when i was younger i had an imaginary cat named miko but he went away after a while. as per nowadays...the majority are mostly male & it's very rare that i have a female character.

do you ever interact w/ them in public?
oh god no. i think ik that they're imaginary as i can differentiate between my world & the real world in a sense. if i'm in a closed space like my car or something, then i'll openly verbalize w/ them but if i'm, like say, walking too & from class, i'll speak to them in my head.

does your interaction w/ your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way?
no. i haven't really told anyone about this. i think in a way it's my subconscious that's filling this void of chronic depression & loneliness in my chest as i usually am comforted by said friends when im feeling pain or crying or something of that mental/emotional abuse.

31 y/o, f, have loads. i didn't create any; they were/are mostly male band members/tv characters, all older. i just added their supernatural aspects on. 1 of them has an aussie accent & sounds dehydrated cos i'm obsessed with anything australian, lifelong dream to go.

if you didn't know said band/characters you'd think they were real people that i actually know!

as for disrupting my life, it depends what sort of life you have in the 1st place. my life isn't exactly normal; it never has been.

i'm physically disabled; i live with quite a few others so there's always someone to help me should i need it, but those i live with don't really chat to each other, nor like each other, nor have anything in common. love chatting myself, i'll chat to anyone, so i find the fact that most of those i live with don't don't want to do this difficult & very depressing. was i not disabled i could seek out & :. live with, people i actually liked

so i read/write to stop me getting poorly – i love fantasy. also love fairy tales, in mine said prince/peasant/convict, hopefully with aussie accent & epic facial hair, gives me advice & reassures me with his sexy voice as i faint. first off, i look like someone put a pug in a dress, secondly that kind of r'ship is totally unrealistic in the real world :)

I don't have any imaginary friends now that I'm grown up, but I remember having one as a child. I only saw her when we were playing. Then, I was about 7 or 8.

I am a 15 year old female.

I have 12 all together.

I first started creating them when I was around 6, but easily got bored of them. The one that stuck around first was created when I was 7. All the others came between the ages of 12 and 15.

7, 14(sometimes she can go between 14 and 19) 15, 15, 16, 16, 17, 20, 23, 25, 30, and unknown but I suspect somewhere around 30 as well.

(Same order as the age)
Male-horse, female-human, female-human, male-human, female-human, female-human, female-human, female-human, transgender-human, female-human, female-human, male-most likely some type of wizard, but definitely unhuman.

Yes, I do interact with them in public. I see them so clearly in my head, as well as myself, and in my head I'll go to touch them or motion to another and I'll find myself physically acting that out. I will turn my head to face them and even move my lips to talk to them, rarely audibly speaking to them in public. I will actually play some type of game with them or something along those lines as if they were actual people.

They definitely disrupt me sometimes, but I love them. They are there all the time, I can feel their presence even if they are not talking to me at that time. I use to have less control over them and now they mainly know not to bother when busy unless very important. At times when I would have to concentrate, there came them ready to chat up a storm. Some hate each other and would argue, as well as argue with me, one would play a flute at random times, one always had something mean to say, one is just always there no matter what, and one reeks all type of havoc.

They convince me (or try to convince) me to do things that they think are best and another argument breaks out. They are also extremely helpful to me in many, many ways. Their personalities differ in numerous ways so I can always get an opinion from different views. They also scare me by telling me if I don't listen, I will have to face the consequences.

Hope you found this helpful.

@ JJNeil1991
1. I am 13 and female
2. I have 2 lovely imaginary friends whom I love very much but I might make more
3. I've had them since I was 10
4. They are both teenagers
5. Shade is a kind and quietish girl, but she is quite protective of me. She makes me feel safe. Insanity(Jeff is his real name, but he hates when I call him that) is a (you guessed it) insane boy. He cheers me up with his ridiculousness though. I feel happier when I have him. I have them around me at all times. Both are human.
6. I do occasionally, but mostly telepathically.
7. I wouldn't say disrupt, it isn't unwelcome when they have big influences in my life. I love the two of them like family.

- How old are you? Male or female? I'm a 21-year-old female
- How many imaginary friends do you have? One at the moment
- How old were you when you remember creating your imaginary friend(s)? I didn't create this one. They are from a TV show. This one just came into my head about a week ago.
- How old is/are your imaginary friend(s)? Probably 30??
- Are they male or female? Are they human, animal, etc? Male human
- Do you ever interact with them in public? No
- Does your interaction with your imaginary friend(s) disrupt your life in any way? Just makes me feel mentally ill. I feel like I constantly have some sort of imaginary friend, and I always feel so guilty for it.
I've done this my entire life, since I was a kid. I guess I have a hard time growing out of things I did as a kid. Some imaginary friends I create. Others are from TV shows I watched.
I'm not trying to fight this one this time.
I guess the biggest issue for me is I feel part of it is me being subconsciously attracted to said imaginary friend and that fact that I am in a really good relationship with my boyfriend. I feel like I didn't know how to stop myself from developing this imaginary friend, though. This imaginary friend was just in a very vivid dream one day, and he's been there since. This is so darn frustrating. I wish there were an off button.
He was pretty much the biggest villain in the show I just watched :/ :/. I'm pretty messed up in my head :/.