I have an imaginary wife and daughter?

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I often pretend that I have a wife.... I lie in bed with my pillow, and pretend it's my future wife, and talk to it lovingly, and I get so caught up in it, I go so far as to turn off the fan or turn off the light for my "wife," or having my "wife" get upset when I fart in the bed... I sometimes also pretend I have a young daughter, and I lie in bed with my other pillow (a smaller one) and cuddle with it, and pretend to kiss my future daughter on the cheek and give it advice and talk lovingly to it, etc. and one time I even turned on Nick Jr. for my future "daughter" to watch, but i think it went that far because I had just watched 1408, and felt really, really bad for the main character..... I even talk to my "daughter" asking her if she's finished her homework, etc. what does this mean? do i have any psychological disorders, and what does this say about my personality?

That's making me so sad! I'm actually crying right now...I really don't want you to be that lonely...

Awwwww.....please dont cry.....I dont want to make you cry....but i am touched....thank you,but please dont cry....

Several years back, I was almost desperate for someone to understand me so I wouldn't have to be lonely. That's probably why I liked mysterious, magical, come to the rescue type Manga and video game characters...

Thank you for sharing your experiences and being so caring and understanding, Kura.... It means alot to me.... Ur a good friend

I hope you're not lonely anymore, kura...

It's become a substitute for real relationships with real people, hasn't it? Because of that, I think it's harmful.

As for your personality, I don't know, have you been assessed? Possibly somewhere on the schizoid or schizotypal spectrum...

It just says that you have a very active imagination. When I was younger, I could imagine things very vividly and retreat into a fantasy world, to the point that I wasn't as bothered by external events. Now, while on multiple medications and my brain effectively numbed as a result, I miss that

When I was in high school I had a thing for Leonardo DiCaprio since he was a teen idol for a while. I didn't have a boyfriend who I imagined that Leo was. So in my imagination he came with me to the prom dressed as Jack Dawson was in the dinner scene from Titanic.

Many girls have these sorts of fantasies. The vast majority realize that these are just fantasies. They don't have those sorts of expectations for their real-life lovers.

Ok. NT girl here. Don't laugh. When I was in my 20's I saw Tombstone (like 5 times). I believed (and still do) that you can contact people who have passed away. Anyway, I loved (and still do) the 19th century so much that I believed that I could actually make contact and talk to Doc Holliday. No, I wasn't interested in Val Kilmer, I wanted a man just like Doc Holliday to the point that I would actually look for men that resembled him. I totally submerged myself into the 19th century by watching movies, wearing the clothes, visiting antique stores whenever possible, that's also when I found "The Victorian Trading Co.". I still love Doc Holliday (or John Henry Holliday) to this day and have his picture on my dresser. I guess I kinda felt like he was a soul mate and that I would meet him in this life again. I still wish that I could go back to that time period. It would be magical to see the Bird Cage Theater in Tombstone. They say the theater is haunted and I wonder if he's there. Some think that he was just a lawless killer, but there was a good side to him - he was a very loyal friend and very intelligent as a dentist, but it was the TB that made him into the gambler and card player that most people know him for. He reminds me of myself - he never married, had a bad relationship with Big Nose Kate that wasn't anything special and fell in love once when he was younger with his first cousin who became a nun. He was a real Southern Gentleman in my book and I would still love to go back to that time period and be with him.

Thinking back on it now, I remember a couple years before that movie came out I had sold a house (I was a realtor) to a guy who was 15 yrs older than me, but he resembled Doc Holliday to a "T". He had asked me out and I had turned him down because he had a really foul mouth (the F word was in almost every sentence). His father I remember was a well known doctor (ironic), but he was what I guess you would call "the black sheep of the family". Wouldn't it be funny if that had really been Doc Holliday in this time period trying to come back to me and I turned him down again like his cousin? I am Catholic just like she was and the "nun" thing had crossed my mind a couple times. Strange.

I think it's brave of you to bring this up. I honestly wouldn't worry. I don't think anything is wrong with it, but you should try to form real connections with people. When I was younger before I had ever been in a relationship I would kind of do something similar, but not as fully detailed. I would just kind of imagine being with someone and I think it was kind of meant to deal with my loneliness. There are plenty of people on here that would likely be willing to talk to you if you need a friend.

Awwww You imagine them because you wish you had them in your life and because you are lonely. Don't feel lonely. We are your friends!