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Imaginary friends
#5921624 - 08/01/06 11:49 AM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Come on...fess up. Who has an imaginary friend that they have conversations with in their head?
I have several. (except I don't think they're imaginary)
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921703 - 08/01/06 12:15 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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OH, I get it. You all have *REAL* friends. I see. 
At least I'm my own best company.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921714 - 08/01/06 12:20 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I don't have imaginary friends. The only thing in my head making noise is my inner dialogue.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921716 - 08/01/06 12:20 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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My girlfriend does.. I've talked to myself a lot in the past, but for some reason I can never come up with an imaginary friend.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921721 - 08/01/06 12:23 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have one.
I don't see him and I know he's not there. But we have conversations in my head back and forth often discussing important matters in my life.
He's quite helpful. Sometimes he won't shut the fuck up tho.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921727 - 08/01/06 12:24 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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great post lol
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: wortiesbo]
#5921736 - 08/01/06 12:26 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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The sad thing is I wasn't joking.
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Yeah.. well some people really do have legit problems with people talking to them and not shutting up. It's not even really an uncommon problem.
It used to happen to my girlfriend, so she was put on some medicine to help get rid of it. They were really bothering her to the point where she was miserable and wanted to go away.
Her shrink says it's bipolar and schizophrenia.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921750 - 08/01/06 12:31 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hmm...what if you enjoy the constant chatter?
Well, I've dealt with it. I knew I had people in me since I was 12. My shrinks have never believed me, just gave me mental illness tags.
But they're there. I love them so much.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921754 - 08/01/06 12:32 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Slippery slope ES, Slippery Slope
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921755 - 08/01/06 12:32 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Is this not a "normal" thing to have, and do?
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921757 - 08/01/06 12:33 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Like...to describe it...it's like they are sooo individual and their own people. They get offended if I think we're the same person. We're not...they just communicate with me from wherever they are. (my body/mind is a portal of access)
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921758 - 08/01/06 12:34 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh it's not that bad....
I am bipolar and some other shrink said borderline. They basically throw some new shit at me all the time.
I'm sorry to hear it's that bad for her .
When I was younger it used to be kind of irritating. But I kind of learned to just be friends with "him" and I have some awesome times just talkin to him inside my head. When there's something important, he shuts up.
Has she tried befriending the voice? I know it sounds odd, but I think everything can be controlled to some degree.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921764 - 08/01/06 12:35 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's a good thing if you enjoy it I suppose.  I wouldn't even call it a "problem" if that is the case. Not trying to be like the shrinks and give out "labels".. that stuff is lame. So what I said was not hinting towards you - just sharing similar experience that I have observed and been around.
In my gf's case, she tells me that they are people communicating with her via "esp" or telepathy. With her they always seem to say negative things and have bothered her into all hours of the night, preventing her form sleeping and functioning normally.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: goobler]
#5921767 - 08/01/06 12:37 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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goobler said: Slippery slope ES, Slippery Slope
I've already slipped down the slope when I decided to remove my breasts to "be" more like a particular person in me.
But then I was tripping on shrooms and WHAM. He told me how greatly offended he would be if I tried to steal his individuality from him. It was a very powerful message that I couldn't ignore.
I won't make that mistake again.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921776 - 08/01/06 12:39 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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I believe i have real friends, but people have been telling me I'm insane, so I'm not sure which are real or not. Are my friends real, or are the ones telling me I'm insane real? Which ones are in my head? Is my head telling me i'm insane, but I just don't know it, while my friends are real, and just unaware? or what I'm lost.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921779 - 08/01/06 12:39 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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How sad...I have a shadow who used to do the same thing. Two of them, actually. One sabotages me every chance she gets. And tries to frame another person inside of me, who is largely, innocent (just bestial and feral). Velkess is the one I worry about. She is lovingly evil. And vicious. When she comes out, things get nasty.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921784 - 08/01/06 12:41 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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But there are things in her I admire too, and try to emulate. She is a fucking strong bitch.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: eris]
#5921789 - 08/01/06 12:43 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh I took no offense eris. I just hate to hear about people suffering from mental problems cause I had my share which almost lead to me not seeing my 16th birthday (just turned 20 two days ago ) .
Mine used to be negative as well. Theyd tell me certain people were after me and how I wasn't much of anything. Suddenly I told it to stfu or be nice in a way (I know this sounds odd ...but it's true).
And now it's really like my own pal in my head that comes over when I want him to.
He even guides my trips.....
The mind is a strange place ain't it?
best of luck to your gf. I sincerly hope she is doing well.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921793 - 08/01/06 12:45 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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nope... no imaginary friends for me... i used to get these eerie voices once in a while, i could never understand them but they had a powerfull intention which would freak me out because i didn't understand it...
and sometimes i get these single words or short sentences that don't seem to emenate from "me" but i never attributed a personalety or had a relashionship with them
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Afroshroomerican said: Oh I took no offense eris. I just hate to hear about people suffering from mental problems cause I had my share which almost lead to me not seeing my 16th birthday (just turned 20 two days ago ) .
Mine used to be negative as well. Theyd tell me certain people were after me and how I wasn't much of anything. Suddenly I told it to stfu or be nice in a way (I know this sounds odd ...but it's true).
And now it's really like my own pal in my head that comes over when I want him to.
He even guides my trips.....
The mind is a strange place ain't it?
best of luck to your gf. I sincerly hope she is doing well.
I really like hearing of other people's "people." It's very refreshing. Mine truly are my best friends. Last night...I cried out for help, and one of them came, and held me. Told me all sorts of comforting things. What's funny is that it was the person I least expected to do that.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921802 - 08/01/06 12:48 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Schizophrenia is some crazy stuff.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: Simisu]
#5921823 - 08/01/06 12:53 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Simisu said: nope... no imaginary friends for me... i used to get these eerie voices once in a while, i could never understand them but they had a powerfull intention which would freak me out because i didn't understand it...
and sometimes i get these single words or short sentences that don't seem to emenate from "me" but i never attributed a personalety or had a relashionship with them
For mine, their personalities just emerged. Just swamped out. Just were "there" speaking. Lots of imagery is involved. Pictures going through my head without me controlling them, of very, very unusual and alien places. I can see them. The voices take up a chatter and I can "pick out" who I need to speak with. I've figured out I am sort of a "medium" for them. Some of them aren't that fond of me. But they have no choice, since we've found one another and I'm not letting them go. They are too valuable now...we're interlocked for life.
I'm not crazy though.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: blink]
#5921828 - 08/01/06 12:54 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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blinkidiot said: every mood for me is a personality, or a different person.
I still quantify them as all me though.
Well, as far as you know.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921849 - 08/01/06 01:01 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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EllemyshShade said: For mine, their personalities just emerged. Just swamped out. Just were "there" speaking. Lots of imagery is involved. Pictures going through my head without me controlling them, of very, very unusual and alien places. I can see them. The voices take up a chatter and I can "pick out" who I need to speak with. I've figured out I am sort of a "medium" for them. Some of them aren't that fond of me. But they have no choice, since we've found one another and I'm not letting them go. They are too valuable now...we're interlocked for life.
I'm not crazy though.
i can totally see it happening in my head... in my last trip i had a deep conversation with my self (out loude) i talked to all sorts of people and it was like i didn't need to hear what they'd say... i simply knew it!
it was quite libirating, and helped me work out all sorts of issues with my self
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921852 - 08/01/06 01:02 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Not to rant but in all honesty I always found in psychology the term normal to be so broad and insignificant.
This is normal behavior...this is not. However, it contradicts itself by saying this person has this type of personality and this person this type etc and their are differences between people with these personality types.
The point being as a whole we don't really know much about the mind yet. It's too broad a place. That's why we can't explain psychedelics.
I think psychology today is too quick to throw out these labels and medications that fuck you up even more....then say "Well we have to find one that works for you...mix em up...etc" instead of trying to help the person work it out by with themselves.
Voices can be worked through.
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Yeah by their standards (psychiatry) I don't think anyone could be considered as "normal".
They try to treat uniqueness like it's a disease in some cases.
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Afroshroomerican said: Not to rant but in all honesty I always found in psychology the term normal to be so broad and insignificant.
This is normal behavior...this is not. However, it contradicts itself by saying this person has this type of personality and this person this type etc and their are differences between people with these personality types.
The point being as a whole we don't really know much about the mind yet. It's too broad a place. That's why we can't explain psychedelics.
I think psychology today is too quick to throw out these labels and medications that fuck you up even more....then say "Well we have to find one that works for you...mix em up...etc" instead of trying to help the person work it out by with themselves.
Voices can be worked through.
Tell me about it. I was 12, and the shrink said, "You'll be on meds for the rest of your life."
What sort of moron makes that sort of statement to a 12 yr old??!
I have found my own way to heal and to grow. I have made peace with the people inside of me. In my adolescence, I was scared of them. That was when my cutting was most severe, and I thought I was doing it for them. Like I needed to hurt myself to appease them. I also cut myself to get "them" out of me. They scared me.
No longer. I treat them like regular people now. And I love them because they've chosen me to communicate to. I consider that to be very, very special...perhaps sacred.
They truly are my best friends. Nobody else compares. Not even my husband.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5921883 - 08/01/06 01:12 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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They come first in my life. That's why I'm obsessed with writing. Because they need me to do it.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5922108 - 08/01/06 02:54 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Man Ellemy I used to think you were just a normal chick a couple years ago but now the more and more I read your more recent posts I realize how crazy you are how does that go over with taking psychedelics and such they psychedelics don't agrivate your conditions or do you deal with it tripping like you do sober like you said? Man all this talk makes me feel pretty damn normal and even I have questioned myself a couple of times as to if I had any sanity left looks like Ive got lots!
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QuantumMeltdown said: Man Ellemy I used to think you were just a normal chick a couple years ago but now the more and more I read your more recent posts I realize how crazy you are how does that go over with taking psychedelics and such they psychedelics don't agrivate your conditions or do you deal with it tripping like you do sober like you said? Man all this talk makes me feel pretty damn normal and even I have questioned myself a couple of times as to if I had any sanity left looks like Ive got lots!
No, no you have it all wrong. I'm not "crazy." Just crazy.
I am just "me," you understand, there is nothing else to it.
Tripping vs sober... it's all just the SAME STATE OF MIND. There is no barrier for me tripping vs sober...it's all the same.
When I was new to the Shroomery, I was much less eager to "come out" as who I really was. I was afraid of judgement. Now, I don't give a shit. People here have met me and know me. Many of my closest friends are Shroomerites. I figure if Shroomerites can't "handle" knowing me, then who can? 
Psychedelics have helped me find peace, grow and to heal. I am a total shroomer for life.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5922382 - 08/01/06 04:34 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Oh...psychedelics don't really have anything to do with my people, either. Sometimes their voices become soul-shattering shouts, but more often, I am interacting with spirit beings even higher then they.
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Re: Imaginary friends [Re: MOTH]
#5922392 - 08/01/06 04:37 PM (17 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well Im glad to hear your doing better then these days because I think I can recall reading some pretty distressing posts made by you about yourself in recent history. I was wondering if continued use of psychedelics had aggrivated those symptoms or not but its sounds like no so thats good news for us other crazys out there;o)
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No way...shrooms and LSD have SAVED my lunatic ass, time and time again.
The more I trip, the more I see, the more I know, the more I experience, the more I appreciate sobriety and understand that it's ALL "ONE BIG TRIP."
It's like the farther out I go on psychedelics, the more content I am with existence and who I am. I can only look at the evidence...which is my life.
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