Register

I Have A Friend In My Head

More Than One.

By: lyricalongings
Written on April 5th, 2010

I have a lot of friends in my head. I don't have any in real life & I spend most of my time in my head, partially because of that. I daydream constantly & have for most of my life. I have an entire imaginary world in my head, full of rich characters, with full lives, & a lot of them are my friends. I write & a lot of my characters come from the people I "know" in my head. The friends in my head keep me company when I'm alone or depressed, help me when I'm scared or anxious. They do a lot of good for me. Still, I've never told my psychiatrist or any therapist I've had about them because I don't want them diagnosing me with another disorder lol. As long as I know they're not real (as much as that pains me), then there's nothing to worry about, in my opinion. But I don't want to tell professionals about it & have them try to make me stop doing it. It's an effective coping mechanism for me & one I do not want to give up. Having friends in my head is hurting absolutely no one, & they'll remain there until the day comes that I can cope without them, if ever.

By: lyricalongings
Age: 31-35 , Female
270 people have read this story

Your Response

Please respond with authenticity, support, and respect
By clicking "Post", you confirm that you agree to the Terms of Service of Experience Project, Inc.
3 responses
  • lyricalongings
    lyricalongings

    Medication is the only thing that has helped me. The problems I have lie within my brain and the medication helps fix those problems. I would be dead right now without medication. SSRI's INCREASE the level of serotonin in the brain in people who have little to begin with. They may be dangerous to people who have mild symptoms and do not need medication, but to those like me who do, they are a lifesaver. Literally.

    Jul 27, 2011
    2 likes
  • Jacob1080David
    Jacob1080David

    I told my psychiatrists secrets and regretted it by being forced to take medications. Those chemicals are produced to intoxicate the minds of america's youth. I would recommend to anybody who takes those pills for problems with the brain to dose your way off of them and learn to use nutrition to ensure your brain is healthy from things you can put in your mouth physically, and that you try and learn how to cope mentally and manage to put good things in your life mentally. Cause those physical pills are physically unhealthy and won't do anything to thus help mental healthy when your brain becomes physically handicapped. SSRI"s are designed to further reduce seratonin creation by the brain. You prevent any seratonin from leaving the brain's blood stream and your brain stops making any, cause it doesn't need to to keep the seratonin levels up. Then the seratonin vanishes over time and your brain doesn't make any more and you feel numb in the head and kill yourself. The world is suicidal conspiracy.

    Apr 5, 2011
    2 likes
  • Midnight12Aurora
    Midnight12Aurora

    Give them life. Write. Ink them.

    Apr 6, 2010
    3 likes