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What are imaginary friends like?

I just watched a video saying that as many as 65% of children had an imaginary friend by the time they were 7.
To me that sounds unreal. How does that work? How do you have an imaginary friend? Do you actually see somebody in front of you?
[c=#359E00]i see this guy..[/c]
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@YukikoAmagi where'd you get my year book pic?
@PrivateHell [c=#359E00]i took it last night, when you sleep[/c] 😈
SW-User
I kind of had an imaginary lover when I was 5-6 but it was more like I dreamed about being in love with someone all grown up and I used to reinact if re live the dream and conversation in the waking world. I had quite an imagination as a kid lol.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@SW-User Well I'm glad you're alive. But did you ever find yourself thinking, that you wish you'd get another close call, seconds from death moment, in order to trigger those out of body experiences again?
SW-User
There’s always DMT and Ayahuasca lol. I had those and they do the similar thing, not as intense as the out of body experiences, but like the on-ramp onto one @Dan193
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@SW-User I see.
JustNik · 51-55, F
I was never a people person so I had an imaginary dog. I didn’t see him with my eyes. I felt him and saw him in my mind.
Those are the best kind of friend.... they just do whatever you want them to do.. ;)
CharlieZ · 70-79, M
Like most of husbands I once had an imaginary wife.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
I had one named Sylvia. She was a girl of about 12, with really long brown hair, a white dress, and a red headband. For some reason she was always barefoot. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I saw her as plain as I could see anyone else.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@DearAmbellina2113 wow that'sinteresting,and.. unexpected.
Riverman · 56-60, M
The only problem with them is that when we talk they always seem to be a bit out of touch with reality. 🤷‍♂️
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@Riverman Well I'm clueless about how imaginary friends work, that's why I asked the question. Don't get frustrated on me. It seemed like a plausible thought to me.
Riverman · 56-60, M
@Dan193 I meant it as a pun. However, it would not be a funny thing at all if someone started thinking their imaginary friends were real. They would need some help.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@Riverman Yeah, true.
TheCoolestCat · 31-35, M
i had imaginary friends from the age of 24 to 27... i could see and speak to them....
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@TheCoolestCat Well, on a positive note, it was a an imaginary friend and not something frightening.
TheCoolestCat · 31-35, M
nah it was pretty frighting, they were evil backstabbing imaginary friends, i still hear them to this day but i dont see them around anymore
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@TheCoolestCat Oh damn. Sorry dude, stuff like that frightens me - the hearing voices stuff. I never watch horror movies or X files stuff. I hope you learnt to cope with it, but I just can't read your story, sorry.
SW-User
I tried to have one when I was a kid, but gave up because I couldn’t see anyone (I’m counting that as lucky nowadays). I never did have too great of an imagination, though.
I had one growing up. Yes I swear I could see him, sometimes I still do.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@PrivateHell Did you ever consider that they might've been a ghost? And not your imagination?
@Dan193 could be, but my imagination,is pretty powerful in other areas as well. Part of the reason,I am working on being a writer
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@PrivateHell I understand.
JupiterDreams · 31-35
My imaginary friend never left, even when I told it to. 😰
It always watches me. Always.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@JupiterDreams Are you serious? Do they still hang around?
JupiterDreams · 31-35
@Dan193 noo, honestly I've never had one before. The idea never appealed to me
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@JupiterDreams Oh so you didn't have one. Ok.
JenKarl · 41-45, C
Ones that only say nice things
SW-User
Like this :(

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BestMeow · 26-30, F
I never had an imaginary friend, but I think if I did it would go something like this:

https://youtu.be/8mn-FFjIbo8

😋 (I love twenty one pilots)
SW-User
I’ve never had an imaginary friend, I’ve been always a down to earth kinda person. I stopped believing in Santa at age 6. That’s kinda sad though 😢.
bowman81 · M
Like anything you like.....me, I had a pet hippopotamus, right up till the time my grandparents took me to a zoo and I saw a real one. 😜

 
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