I can't stop Pretending I'm in a Relationship that is a Fant Posted: 05-23-06 05:59am
Hi I need to know what is wrong with me. I
am an 18 year old female and since the age
of 13 I have constantly been talking to
myself. I also think that older people
e.G. Teachers are in love with me. I have
a fantasy life inside my head where I am
in a relationship with someone I know or
just a made up person. The senario is
almost real but I am talking to myself and
pretending someone else is with me. Nobody
knows about my problem and I have no other
problems like this in my life. I need to
know whats wrong with me and why I can't
stop prentending I am in a relationship
with someone i'm not.
Help me!!!
Doctors do not diagnose fantasies as
diseases, no matter how far they are from
reality. Mental illness exists when a
person is unaware that such thoughts are
fantasies; these people believe that a
fabrication is the truth, is reality.
Your letter itself is evidence that you
are not ill. You can talk to a trusted
counselor or seek help from a mental
health professional (often there are free
services for students in school) in order
to talk about how you can manage
fantastical thoughts, and begin to move
toward making realistic dreams come true!
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