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Was it a boy, girl or something completely different? What was its name?

I got some time to think yesterday (as our broadband was gone ;) ) and I remembered my childhood. Not very many happy memories all in all, but I did remember the imaginary friend I had.
The slightly unusual thing about her was that I never projected her as a different person, someone to keep me company or to play with, but rather as a very different side of myself. She always was very much a Fantasy-character, but she clearly was the stronger part of the two of us. In a way, I think she was a form of protection I derived for myself, and it did work to some extend.
I'm never quite sure how close I came to becoming a split personality due to the events and my reaction to them, but I'm pretty certain I never did, and my other half never actually took over ;)

She went away when I was no longer in need of protection, or rather, she merged back into my own personality.

So, what about you? Any interesting imaginary characters out there? Did they go away when you grew up or are they still waiting for you at home?

Not an imaginary friend per se, but my basement contained whatever I wanted it to.

I used to have an imaginary friend but now I don't believe in him but there are lots of people who still believe in that same imaginary friend.

Sorry couldn't pass it up :)

You mean yours went away?

Some of my friends share this imaginary friend called God. And some twins I know (who're actually some of my closest friends) share this imaginary friend called Allah

Funnily enough no.
I can manage to keep myself ammused all by myself and besides when you have an enemy like Othello why would you need an imaginary Friend.

No i dindt have any imaginary friends or enemies but i am very patient and so didnt and dont need anyone except for you guys.:fluffle:

Perhaps i'll get one of these 'imaginary' thingys later.

I don't think I had any actual friends for comparison. Instead I just cut up balloons to make latex outfits for my barbie doll. :(

I don't think I had any actual friends for comparison. Instead I just cut up balloons to make latex outfits for my barbie doll. :(
That's just plain old scary :eek:

Imaginary friends? What, no video games? :p That's all I ever needed as a kid..

Imaginary friends? What, no video games? :p That's all I ever needed as a kid..

You just made me feel REALLY old, you know that? :(

You just made me feel REALLY old, you know that? :(
If only you were alone... :(

I don't think I had any actual friends for comparison. Instead I just cut up balloons to make latex outfits for my barbie doll. :(

Latex outfits? Now, that's the first time I ever hear about a cool way of playing with a barbie doll...

Imaginary friend? No. I always wanted one just so I had something to talk about with my psychiatrist in the years to come, but I was too self-conscious even then to go around talking to my imagination.

My brother had an imaginary friend called Ron. It used to annoy the hell out of me, primarily because imaginary friends were "in" then and I got the feeling he didn't believe in it either...

No, I had two sisters & a brother (still have in fact). I had plenty of company when I was growing up.

i am the only child og my parents and i swear i have had many friends, and i talked to my self and like Grainne Ni Malley, I make starnge games with Barbie and my Favorite toy
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I had two imaginary older female friends and an imaginary dog. Others came and went, but those three were constant.

I had a really lonely childhood and spent a lot of time isolated from... well, just about anyone. Basically I created imaginary older sisters who actually paid me attention and a dog that slew my foes and devoured them messily. Man, that dog was tired in the evenings.

One night when I was about twelve I decided that they were only making people think I was even weirder, so I forced them out of my mind. I actually cried.

Raised only child.
Bored sometimes.
No imaginary friends.
Played in sandboxes and with people.

No, though I do tend to laugh at my own misfortune quite often. What this has to do with the topic in question is beyond me.

i've always had a pretty vivid imagination, so i didn't have one imaginary friend, but many. none of them were permament (staying for much more than a few days or a week), and they weren't borne (particularly) out of need or personality, just imagination. thinking back on it, its probably best to think of them as characters in a novel - thats what i did; acted out imaginary and continually evolving novels to myself (and with one of my real friends sometimes)

i spent much of my childhood stuck in an office... very bored :p

of course that could well be normal, but its my experience anyhoo :)

If I were to give the customary smartass answer, it would be that I am my own imaginary friend. ;)

However, I'll pass on that for now, because while I never had an imaginary friend, I do have an interesting story about my little sister's imaginary friend. She had built up quite an extensive amount of details about her imaginary friend "Chrissy", to the point that we all felt a bit like Chrissy was part of the family.

But, as inevitably happens, my little sister outgrew the need for an imaginary friend, and stopped talking about her. Most of the family was content to just let Chrissy go to the great imaginary hereafter. However, my oldest sister was away at college at the time, and so was unaware that Chrissy was no longer "around". So when she came home on spring break, she politely asked my little sister how Chrissy was doing. Little sis gave big sis an extremely evil glare and said, "Chrissy died!"

Yes, my little sister killed off her imaginary friend. Kind of disturbing when you think about it. :eek:

If I were to give the customary smartass answer, it would be that I am my own imaginary friend. ;)

However, I'll pass on that for now, because while I never had an imaginary friend, I do have an interesting story about my little sister's imaginary friend. She had built up quite an extensive amount of details about her imaginary friend "Chrissy", to the point that we all felt a bit like Chrissy was part of the family.

But, as inevitably happens, my little sister outgrew the need for an imaginary friend, and stopped talking about her. Most of the family was content to just let Chrissy go to the great imaginary hereafter. However, my oldest sister was away at college at the time, and so was unaware that Chrissy was no longer "around". So when she came home on spring break, she politely asked my little sister how Chrissy was doing. Little sis gave big sis an extremely evil glare and said, "Chrissy died!"

Yes, my little sister killed off her imaginary friend. Kind of disturbing when you think about it. :eek:
lol! :p

Not an imaginary friend per se, but my basement contained whatever I wanted it to.

That sounds very useful...

Yep, imaginary friends and split personalities. But they're all merged in again.

If I were to give the customary smartass answer, it would be that I am my own imaginary friend. ;)

However, I'll pass on that for now, because while I never had an imaginary friend, I do have an interesting story about my little sister's imaginary friend. She had built up quite an extensive amount of details about her imaginary friend "Chrissy", to the point that we all felt a bit like Chrissy was part of the family.

But, as inevitably happens, my little sister outgrew the need for an imaginary friend, and stopped talking about her. Most of the family was content to just let Chrissy go to the great imaginary hereafter. However, my oldest sister was away at college at the time, and so was unaware that Chrissy was no longer "around". So when she came home on spring break, she politely asked my little sister how Chrissy was doing. Little sis gave big sis an extremely evil glare and said, "Chrissy died!"

Yes, my little sister killed off her imaginary friend. Kind of disturbing when you think about it. :eek:
Oh how sweet.

God is my invisible friend.

Hehe.

Actually, my invisible friend takes the form of whomever I want to relate to at any given time.

And yes, I still have an invisible friend.

I was the imaginary friend, but I took over. The imaginer is long gone.

(shines a flashlight under his face to create the creepy "I'm telling a ghost story," face.)

No, but all of my firearms have names.

I never had an imaginary friend per se...but I had (wait, I still have) a wild imagination. You know the movie Toy Story? Well when I was a kid I really believed my toys were alive, and cavorted about when I wasn't looking. I spent hours imploring them to let me in on their secret. I was convinced, long into my pre-pubescent years that they were alive.

For that amount of time, I also always had the feeling that I was being watched. Not in any creepy way, just being looked out for. I don't remember when I stopped feeling that...maybe when I turned about 15 or so, but I notice it now because of the absence of that feeling. It didn't matter if I was outside, inside, or what...something was watching me.

Not creepy. I kind of miss it actually.

I never had an imaginary friend per se...but I had (wait, I still have) a wild imagination. You know the movie Toy Story? Well when I was a kid I really believed my toys were alive, and cavorted about when I wasn't looking. I spent hours imploring them to let me in on their secret. I was convinced, long into my pre-pubescent years that they were alive.

heh i used to think that too :P
except it extended to other things sometimes, too... like traffic cones (i used to swear they'd have parties when no-one was looking, no kidding), and i used to apologise to things like the fridge if i closed the door too quick cos i thought it had feelings.

probably why i poured apple juice down the back of the telly - it looked hot! *is embarassed to this day*

For that amount of time, I also always had the feeling that I was being watched. Not in any creepy way, just being looked out for. I don't remember when I stopped feeling that...maybe when I turned about 15 or so, but I notice it now because of the absence of that feeling. It didn't matter if I was outside, inside, or what...something was watching me.

Not creepy. I kind of miss it actually.

That was me, and my tinfoil-penetrating remote imager

[ Looks right ] I have one now!

[ Looks left ] WTF makes you think I'm your friend?

[ Looks right ] You love me!

[ Looks left ] STFU, you right-wing lugnut! I'll kick yer frakkin' azz!

[ Smiles ] See? :D

[ Looks left ] STFU, you right-wing lugnut! I'll kick yer frakkin' azz!

holy crap if my imaginary friend were a right winger i'd have to kill myself or something :p

I never did have an imaginary friend, my 4 year old has one now though, her name is Halle and she only speaks spanish, which is strange because my 4 year old says she only knows how to count to three in spanish, yet my cousin who is from Mexico can have an entire conversation with Halle.

He says Halle is pretty fluent in Spanish. :p

That was me, and my tinfoil-penetrating remote imager
Isn't it kind of surprising that despite that feeling of being watched, I never became religious? It surprises me, really.

Isn't it kind of surprising that despite that feeling of being watched, I never became religious? It surprises me, really.
No.

I became religious for other reasons.

I never did have an imaginary friend, my 4 year old has one now though, her name is Halle and she only speaks spanish, which is strange because my 4 year old says she only knows how to count to three in spanish, yet my cousin who is from Mexico can have an entire conversation with Halle.

He says Halle is pretty fluent in Spanish. :p
My eldest seems to have as active imagination (if not more) than I did as a child. She has a whole host of imaginary friends...Spider (who bites her, and then my daughter gets into fights with him and send him to his room), Beetlejuice (she's been watching that movie non-stop since Halloween), and various bunnies and babies that she carries around with her. Thing is, I really think she can 'see' these things, because she'll hand you a little baby (I think it must be the size of your thumb) and you'll put it in your coat pocket or something, and then an hour later, she'll come rooting around in your pocket to get the baby back. The invisible, imaginary baby. I wish I had a memory like that!

[ Looks right ] I have one now!

[ Looks left ] WTF makes you think I'm your friend?

[ Looks right ] You love me!

[ Looks left ] STFU, you right-wing lugnut! I'll kick yer frakkin' azz!

[ Smiles ] See? :D

So which one is Smeagol and which one is Gollum? :p

No.

I became religious for other reasons.
For reasons other than my feeling that I was being watched?:D

My eldest seems to have as active imagination (if not more) than I did as a child. She has a whole host of imaginary friends...Spider (who bites her, and then my daughter gets into fights with him and send him to his room), Beetlejuice (she's been watching that movie non-stop since Halloween), and various bunnies and babies that she carries around with her. Thing is, I really think she can 'see' these things, because she'll hand you a little baby (I think it must be the size of your thumb) and you'll put it in your coat pocket or something, and then an hour later, she'll come rooting around in your pocket to get the baby back. The invisible, imaginary baby. I wish I had a memory like that!
I know, my two year old goes a little overboard sometimes, I stuffed her "fu-fu" (he's a bunny) in her diaper bag once, and she freaked out because he "couldn't breathe" I had to pull him out for her to give him cpr and then when I put him back in I had to stick his head out.:rolleyes:

It would have been cute if I wasn't already running late.

Turns out all my friends have been imaginary.

I killed my imaginary friend in 1st grade after getting into an arguement over who got the last slice of apple pie.

I had a vivid imagination which I used to immerse myself in imaginary worlds, but I never actually believed it was real, even if I really wanted it to be.

I had an "invisible" friend, though I don't recall him ever having a name. I could imagine "seeing" him, and I remember once when we were on the motorway he was jumping from car top to car top to keep up with the car. :D

Tch, yu people all think so small :p my imaginary friend was a freakin' sheep baby, who could talk and everything, and styled his hair and was awesomely cool. He was called Lambkin. My dad used to tell me awesome stories about our adventures together (me and Lambkin, not me and my dad lol) while we were climbing mountains. (That's kinda where he came from actually - there are a whole lotta sheep in the Lake District).

I can't actually remember whether I really believed he was real. I don't think I did, but then I did used to get pissed off when my brothers had a go at him.

I had an "invisible" friend, though I don't recall him ever having a name. I could imagine "seeing" him, and I remember once when we were on the motorway he was jumping from car top to car top to keep up with the car. :D

No way! You did that too? That was such a great way to pass boring car journeys - mine was an elf lol (I'd just read LOTR) and he did flips from street-light to street-light and jumpred through the trees and stuff. It was wicked.

Did any of you ever have an imaginary friend?
No, not a real one.

No way! You did that too? That was such a great way to pass boring car journeys - mine was an elf lol (I'd just read LOTR) and he did flips from street-light to street-light and jumpred through the trees and stuff. It was wicked.

I've come to suspect most every child with an over-active imagination did that. The first time I remember doing it it was Sonic the hedgehog, but later on it kinda morphed into a three legged starfish sort of thing that swung around using it's legs/tentacles. It sure had some crazy lamp-post jumping adventures... :p

No way! You did that too? That was such a great way to pass boring car journeys - mine was an elf lol (I'd just read LOTR) and he did flips from street-light to street-light and jumpred through the trees and stuff. It was wicked.

Hehe... Glad to see I wasn't the only one.

Fun, wasn't it? :D

I had an imaginary Vagina. Didn't work out so well.

I had an imaginary Vagina. Didn't work out so well.
Sounds awkward.

Sounds awkward.
It was really an orange.

I sure as hell did, it was a bear called Frodo...:eek:

Hehe... Glad to see I wasn't the only one.

Fun, wasn't it? :D

It was the most fantastical experience of my life lol.















No really it was.

It was really an orange.

That's kind of ... freaky. Even for a thread like this one...

No humans, but a myriad of personified stuffed animals, most of which turned out male

a triceratops (m)
a brontosaurus (m)
three turtles (2m, 1f)
several cats (all f)
and more that I don't remember at the moment

well i cant really remember is i had a long term one......
i have a very active brain, and a lot of creative ideas running around up there, but with almost no wirting skills, as you all can see, and no drawing skills they just stay traped in there

my only real outlet is D&D, math is one of the things i am good at so i make campain worlds, new classes ect. for anyone who has no idea what D&D is about then i bet that made almost no sence to you, for that i am sorry.

but every idea i have is maos on these very large charts in my apt....i think i have about 300 differnt "friends" that i have made up, mostly fantisy, but my fav. are just the mondain ones i have made....poeple like you me and everyone, i am 21 years old and i still play with mine and i think theywill be with my my whole like

the wife does not like some of the female friends i have made during high school :fluffle: ....got a friend to draw up some pictures of them.....they are tucked away....funny how girls can be.

I didn't have an imaginary friend as such, but I always imagined myself in completely different contexts from those that I was in. In short, I lived in a fantasy world for a lot of the time, which for me largely amounted to the same thing (the fantasy me kept the real me company etc).

I never did have an imaginary friend, my 4 year old has one now though, her name is Halle and she only speaks spanish, which is strange because my 4 year old says she only knows how to count to three in spanish, yet my cousin who is from Mexico can have an entire conversation with Halle.

He says Halle is pretty fluent in Spanish. :p
She's speaking in tongues! Quick, call the exorcist!!!

She's speaking in tongues! Quick, call the exorcist!!!
actually she is not, if she was speaking in tounges I could mistake her for being pentacostal before I thought she was posessed, but anyway, if I understand correctly if she was posessed she would be speaking a language she never learned or been around before. We used to live pretty close to the Mexico border though, so she has been exposed to spanish quite a bit, well that and her imaginary friend watches spanish Sesame Street, and has to have the spanish track put on her dvds.:p

Was it a boy, girl or something completely different? What was its name?
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So, what about you? Any interesting imaginary characters out there? Did they go away when you grew up or are they still waiting for you at home?
I didn't have an imaginary friend but two imaginary wolves with which I formed a pack. Even fed them in the kitchen and gave them water and such :D
Don't know where they are right now (I mean, that was like 25 years ago!) but I got the feeling they are doing alright (or at least their offspring is?).

Imaginary friends? What, no video games? :p That's all I ever needed as a kid..
Thank you for that post. When I grew up, there were 5 TV channels (3 West German and 2 East German), no VCR, CD players, or - for that matter - video games. Yes, I do feel old.

No humans, but a myriad of personified stuffed animals, most of which turned out male

a triceratops (m)
a brontosaurus (m)
three turtles (2m, 1f)
several cats (all f)
and more that I don't remember at the moment
That is sooo cool! I love the triceratops, he's the best!!!

I never had any imaginary friends. I was always surrounded by real life friends. Which was annoying at times as I prefer to be alone, mostly.

I had a vivid imagination which I used to immerse myself in imaginary worlds, but I never actually believed it was real, even if I really wanted it to be.

Same, I want an imaginary friend.

[ Looks right ] I have one now!

[ Looks left ] WTF makes you think I'm your friend?

[ Looks right ] You love me!

[ Looks left ] STFU, you right-wing lugnut! I'll kick yer frakkin' azz!

[ Smiles ] See? :D
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I had one called Warrish when I lived near Edinburgh when I was young.


He got on the Edinburgh bus the get a pint of milk and never came back :(