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Dynamist · 01-27-2011, 11:21 PM

Anyone here over 18 and still have imaginary friends?

I'm almost 20 years old and I still have imaginary "friends." I see them vividly in my imagination (which I call my mind's eye) and I spend a lot of time interacting with them, playing out scenarios, getting to know them and having them assist me in my life's path. It's like they have a mind of their own but

These characters have been with me for years (since childhood) and I feel like one of them is somewhat of my higher self or "the ideal me". She's the person I've envisioned for as long as I can remember and for as long as I can see. She's helped me deal with situations that were troubling and it's odd because often times I feel these characters really are real! I cry with them, laugh with them...I've been caught in a trance-like state as they told me different things about my own life and helped me deal with pains and love and joy by playing out thought provoking scenarios to my life, etc since my childhood! It was one of the reasons why I never EVER felt alone even when I was! This is really interesting to me.

I was just reading something somewhere that said that these imaginary friends may very well be real, guides, higher self, etc.

What do you guys think?

hublife · 01-27-2011, 11:36 PM

Sounds to me like they might be your spirit guides. If you've got as close of a relationship as you say have with them, why not try simply asking "who" they are? I'd be shocked if they don't give you an answer.

Nimue · 01-28-2011, 10:47 AM

They sound like spirit guides to me too. Doncha worry, you're not alone at all-I've got 5 and 4 of them are talking animals. There are many people quite older than you around here who have guides-and probably they're talking animals or something as crazy-looking too

Psychic &paranormal section would be a good shot if you want to ask details.

MyEyeIsOpen · 01-28-2011, 02:40 PM

I think you're unusual, but I think you're in good company here 8)

Dynamist · 01-28-2011, 07:47 PM

Thanks all.

I didn't know if other people had imaginary friends too. I don't see them outside of me but they're "in my head". Kind of like a fantasy life or a daydream. I know I have a guardian angel (which I'm guessing is a sort of spirit guide) but I didn't know if I had to have a certain vibration level for that. That's what I've been told. I thought I had to work at it to bring it up...

Showtime · 01-28-2011, 07:54 PM

I'll just leave this here..

YouTube - Imaginary Friends - Drop Dead Fred

Dynamist · 01-28-2011, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Showtime

I'll just leave this here..

YouTube - Imaginary Friends - Drop Dead Fred

Yeah mines aren't like that. lol I can tell the difference....

Wax Frog · 01-29-2011, 01:40 AM

I've never had any guide experiences that I'm aware of, but at times I've liked to indulge the notion, real or not, that I've got a "bodyguard"

Big, quiet, stoic guy. Best pop culture comparison would be a Stargate Jaffa (though my mental pic well predates the movie)

My last imaginary friend, fading away in late childhood, took the form - get ready to chuckle - of a cartoon molar with a bowtie. I must have spotted this character at some time, as I've seen the motif since, and decided it'd make a neat template...

Showtime · 01-29-2011, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dynamist

Yeah mines aren't like that. lol I can tell the difference....

Darn. Imagine how much fun that would be?

Dynamist · 01-29-2011, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Showtime

Darn. Imagine how much fun that would be?

Oh my God I think I'd be scared! lol But yeah we do play. One character is like, "the ideal me" or my "higher self". She's who I aspire to be and it's not at all improbable that I can be her one day (because in a nutshell, I am her). The others are like friends who I communicate with (male and female) and we just really interact and have a good time. Meh...that's how I explain it.

Showtime · 01-29-2011, 02:45 AM

The only suggestion I have for people who want to be their Higher Self is to seek Enlightenment, because it's the same thing, different words.

Dynamist · 01-29-2011, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Showtime

The only suggestion I have for people who want to be their Higher Self is to seek Enlightenment, because it's the same thing, different words.

I know. I didn't mean that exactly when I said Higher self though...

Showtime · 01-29-2011, 02:52 AM

You'll be there

Quote:

And so I tell you, ask, and you shall receive. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened unto you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door shall be opened unto them.

Dynamist · 01-29-2011, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Showtime

You'll be there

lol You may be right.

Nimue · 01-29-2011, 08:58 AM

lol WaxFrog, bowtie?? Really?? That cracked me up

Now I come to think of it, at my 5 I used to imagine the pink panther (the cartoon) hiding behind my door, ready to jump out. It freaked me out

Quote:

Originally Posted by Showtime

I'll just leave this here..

YouTube - Imaginary Friends - Drop Dead Fred

Omg scary...
I have played games 1-2 times with my guides, but in a much less disgraceful tone

Wax Frog · 01-30-2011, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nimue

lol WaxFrog, bowtie?? Really?? That cracked me up

Yep! I guess giving my pal a cute appearance was something I needed at the time. Any kid going through a combo of panic attacks and bullying needs all the smiles he can get!

I couldn't find the pic I wanted, but this is close:

BTW, I never "saw" him externally, he did all his advice-giving and reassuring on the "projection screen" in my head

Quote:

Now I come to think of it, at my 5 I used to imagine the pink panther (the cartoon) hiding behind my door, ready to jump out. It freaked me out

Omg scary...

Mwuahahahaha! Revenge of the Thoughforms! They'll teach you!

Wax Frog · 01-30-2011, 05:40 AM

These don't look right either, but at least they serve as adequate 'black swans'

:

Nimue · 01-31-2011, 09:02 AM

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

I so agree...Every kid gets the friend they need. I was through life-in-golden-cage so I needed the tension

givejonadollar · 02-01-2011, 08:10 AM

Had something my mother said I called "The Bubble Boys" when i was really young but nothing since.

I don't remember any of it at all.

KibatheCat · 03-18-2011, 05:38 AM

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Even though I'm quite a few years under 18. My friends are Celeste the Black, yellow-eyed cat and Balto the Wolf-Dog, Hero of Nome. They are both cartoonish, but still very much like their real-life counterparts. I actually believe Celeste to be a Spirit Guide, for I have had 3 dreams of her, and have had strange occurrences with a small figure of her that I own. Balto acts as a protector, and growls whenever someone I dislike comes near. It's quite cute actually.But I'm glad I'm not the only one like this.

Indiana · 03-18-2011, 05:46 AM

Sounds like you should consider writing a novel. I mean that in the best possible sense.

01-27-2011, 11:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dynamist Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 98	Still Have Imaginary Friends? Anyone here over 18 and still have imaginary friends? I'm almost 20 years old and I still have imaginary "friends." I see them vividly in my imagination (which I call my mind's eye) and I spend a lot of time interacting with them, playing out scenarios, getting to know them and having them assist me in my life's path. It's like they have a mind of their own but These characters have been with me for years (since childhood) and I feel like one of them is somewhat of my higher self or "the ideal me". She's the person I've envisioned for as long as I can remember and for as long as I can see. She's helped me deal with situations that were troubling and it's odd because often times I feel these characters really are real! I cry with them, laugh with them...I've been caught in a trance-like state as they told me different things about my own life and helped me deal with pains and love and joy by playing out thought provoking scenarios to my life, etc since my childhood! It was one of the reasons why I never EVER felt alone even when I was! This is really interesting to me. I was just reading something somewhere that said that these imaginary friends may very well be real, guides, higher self, etc. What do you guys think?

01-28-2011, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nimue Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 939	They sound like spirit guides to me too. Doncha worry, you're not alone at all-I've got 5 and 4 of them are talking animals. There are many people quite older than you around here who have guides-and probably they're talking animals or something as crazy-looking too Psychic &paranormal section would be a good shot if you want to ask details. Last edited by Nimue; 01-28-2011 at 10:50 AM.

01-29-2011, 01:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	I've never had any guide experiences that I'm aware of, but at times I've liked to indulge the notion, real or not, that I've got a "bodyguard" Big, quiet, stoic guy. Best pop culture comparison would be a Stargate Jaffa (though my mental pic well predates the movie) My last imaginary friend, fading away in late childhood, took the form - get ready to chuckle - of a cartoon molar with a bowtie. I must have spotted this character at some time, as I've seen the motif since, and decided it'd make a neat template... Last edited by Wax Frog; 01-29-2011 at 01:46 AM.

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Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	These don't look right either, but at least they serve as adequate 'black swans' : Last edited by Wax Frog; 01-30-2011 at 05:42 AM.

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01-27-2011, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
hublife Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: California Posts: 8	Sounds to me like they might be your spirit guides. If you've got as close of a relationship as you say have with them, why not try simply asking "who" they are? I'd be shocked if they don't give you an answer.

01-28-2011, 02:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
MyEyeIsOpen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 700	I think you're unusual, but I think you're in good company here 8)

01-28-2011, 07:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dynamist Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 98	Thanks all. I didn't know if other people had imaginary friends too. I don't see them outside of me but they're "in my head". Kind of like a fantasy life or a daydream. I know I have a guardian angel (which I'm guessing is a sort of spirit guide) but I didn't know if I had to have a certain vibration level for that. That's what I've been told. I thought I had to work at it to bring it up...

01-28-2011, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Showtime Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 498	I'll just leave this here.. YouTube - Imaginary Friends - Drop Dead Fred

01-29-2011, 02:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Showtime Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 498	The only suggestion I have for people who want to be their Higher Self is to seek Enlightenment, because it's the same thing, different words.

01-31-2011, 09:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Nimue Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 939	Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute I so agree...Every kid gets the friend they need. I was through life-in-golden-cage so I needed the tension

02-01-2011, 08:10 AM	#19 (permalink)
givejonadollar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 282	Had something my mother said I called "The Bubble Boys" when i was really young but nothing since. I don't remember any of it at all.

03-18-2011, 05:38 AM	#20 (permalink)
KibatheCat Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Within my mind. Posts: 25	I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Even though I'm quite a few years under 18. My friends are Celeste the Black, yellow-eyed cat and Balto the Wolf-Dog, Hero of Nome. They are both cartoonish, but still very much like their real-life counterparts. I actually believe Celeste to be a Spirit Guide, for I have had 3 dreams of her, and have had strange occurrences with a small figure of her that I own. Balto acts as a protector, and growls whenever someone I dislike comes near. It's quite cute actually.But I'm glad I'm not the only one like this.

03-18-2011, 05:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
Indiana Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,902	Sounds like you should consider writing a novel. I mean that in the best possible sense.

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