Do you think inanimate objects are alive?

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Do you?

Or did believe so when you were a kid?

Maybe you still catch yourself thinking it sometimes before correcting yourself because you know better?

When I was a kid, I went through a period of thinking that if people could be hurt, so does furniture and other things. And I was suspicious of toys and housewares because it might come alive when humans looked away.

It didn't help that there was this awesome show on later about how all the toys of a child become alive during the night. The show showed it just the way I imagined it would be like. Also, when my things were moved when I wasn't there (which happens all the time to children), I suspected they had moved on their own.

That silly thinking stopped later.

Anyway, I still sometimes spontaneously assume an inanimate objects has thoughts and feeling which it doesn't. When, for example, I arrange things with the idea that each should have a good view on the room.

My AS BF and I both thought so. BF thought his mom was hurting the car when she left it running, because it was lonely.

Absolutely! In fact for much of my early life if somebody offered me something I would never reject it for fear I would hurt the feelings of the thing being offered. I wouldn't call something "stupid" or if I did in anger I would feel bad. My theory is it is related to synesthesia as I always helplessly imbue things with personality and intention. Brave little toaster was a powerful movie to me. LOL.

Yes. And still do it.

I used to treat my belongings people, I still do it a bit now, if I drop my iPhone for example I'll say sorry to it.

Sometimes I'll still feel like toys have feelings. Like if they are smiling and then I do something bad to it, I will feel sorry for that toy, especially because it always has that smile no matter what bad things I might do to it if I don't want it.

I am so glad that you asked about this. I makes me feel so close to you . I have this problem for sure! I am much too old to feel that way but I still think toys and objects have feelings. I know logically that they don't but I still treat then like they do.
I also have some trouble eating things that have a face. Like cookies in the shape of elves or goldfish crackers etc..

Yes.

"the symptoms most commonly produced by Enrichment Center testing are superstition, perceiving inanimate objects as alive, and hallucinations."
Portal i had to pop that quote in

^ Weighted Companion Cube?


I do things like this sometimes.. I'll feel bad for my car when I take it on a long journey or up a big hill or something like that. I admit that my car has a name and I've petted him and called him a good boy.

I also sometimes think my stuffed animals are lonely. I used to sleep with several stuffed animals and I would feel really bad if I rolled over and left one all by itself at my back. So I used to give them friends so that if I rolled over, they still had somebody to cuddle with over there.

i did it a lot as a kid, but i did a concious decision to quit it.

i used to have my bed FULL of stuffed animals, a penguin and a lynx were my favorites, along with many others w deep affectional value, plus gadgets, small objects, list goes on. i had lots of stuff, stones, carved sticks, plastic toys, etc under my pillow, in my pockets, etc

when i moved out i cut my bond to all of them, forever. i sometimes think of the penguin :]

I have a hard time believing that something can exist and not have some form of consciousness....have felt this way since I was very young.