Is it ok to pretend to be someone else in your head?
I was wondering whether people think it's normal to pretend to be someone else then who they are in your head. When I was little I used to play games by myself like every other child(playing made up games where I was the mummy and my dolls were the babies) but to be honest I am now 17 and still haven't stopped 'playing' (although without the dolls.) I pretend to be all kinds of people teenage mothers, nannies, made up celebrities... I spend a lot of time pretending to be a woman who I made up called 'Rita Watson' she is who I want to be, she is a beautiful black woman who is married with 2 children and is a grammy award winning singer and an oscar winning actress. I don't whether I fantisises to be these people because I am unhappy as me? I am not particularly happy, my friends aren't really my friends and school is really stressful and my parents expect so much from me that I know I will never be able to live up to their expectations. I am white but I wish I could be black, I think black people are goregeous and the colour of their skin is beautiful. Every time I pretend to be someone else I pretend to be black. I don't understand why I do it and I can't stop it. Everything I do I pretend to be someone else. Please give me any advice you might have I am in need of some opinions.
I like to pretend that I'm someone else?
I do the same thing and I have always pretended to be someone else. But for me sometimes if Im going somewhere where there are people I will never see again I pretend to be a completely different person. I create characters in my head that are usually based off real people and I try to act like that person would act. But I only do this If I know for sure that I will never see the people I'm talking to again. I do it for fun and just to see if I can get away with it. I don't think you have a mental disorder I think you are just bored with your life and you can be whoever you want to be. So don't be afraid to act like someone else it can be a lot of fun. I just realized I probably didn't even answer your question.
Pretending to be someone i'm not online?
Wow, sounds like you're dug yourself a very deep whole. Well, from the information that you've given us, it sounds like you two are very close, I've in a situation like this before, I mean I didn't fake my gender but I've been in this whole "lying situation" before. When I met my boyfriend at a party a few years ago, I told him that I was two years older than I really was. I actually hid it very well for almost a year, that was until the eve of my birthday. I was talking to him, and broke down, I told him I had something very important to tell him, but he might hate me afterwards, and he'll probably want to breakup. But feeling concerned he coaxed it out of me, I told him my real age. And we were together for another two years. (broke up, but not age related issues). Anyways, my point is, if you truly love this girl, and she loves you, then somehow, someway, this will work out if you're willing to be completely honest. She may not want to date you, but keep reassuring her, that its still the same person inside, and even if she may no longer feel sexually attracted to you, you two still share and very deep and personal connection. Anyways, i've learned my lesson and I hope you have too, from now on use honesty. Good luck!
Why do people pretend to be someone they're not?
We are born into a world of comparisons, conformists and trends and "rebellious", "unique", "special" people; the first 3 points being more accepted and easily referenced as compared to the last 3 points."People always tend to be someone else" because we seek acknowledgement, acceptance and understanding. To get these, we learn/ copy from others and present ourselves to be seen as part of the accepted society.We "imitate someone's style, accent, postures, habits, profession" because of many reasons. 1)We find ourselves intrigued by them. We do not understand the way they behave, therefore we imitate to learn for ourselves the appeal of such behaviour, by presenting ourselves with said imitated behaviour to a/the crowd of people with which we comfortable with, then observing their reaction to said behaviour.2)Psychologically, we do this to become closer to said stranger, to appeal to the other person psychologically, to show that we are friendly and that we would like to be friends.(don't quote me here, the idea is there but my phrasing could be wrong)3)We feel that the fastest way to be like someone is to simply Be That Someone. For example, if you would like to be an athlete, through this method, you would observe the way several athlete's behave, and thus copy the way they think, feel, speak, live, in an effort to forcefully "inject" the qualities that makes a person an athlete INTO themselves, thus becoming an athlete themselves.Yes, it is "possible to be ourselves". This is not a general answer, seeing as that would defeat the purpose of individuality, but rather a personal answer. I become myself through intense self-reflection. I observe and test myself and the surrounding elements to see for myself my true strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, I consistently ask/survey myself on how i feel about what I am about to do, what I just did and what I am doing. Through a separate perspective, I collect my "personal survey data" and go through for any consistencies and any abnormalities, then I apply changes to my personality and character before repeating the process to observe my "updated" performance.(sounds very computer-y, I know, but I'm comfortable with the pace and the way I'm learning so I'm gonna just keep going until I Have to change)
Is it ok if I pretend that someone I care about is still alive?
well their spirit will always be with you and they are still going to be with you forever. i think it's perfectly normal to day dream about it but just tell yourself every so often, they are never coming back this can never really happen. nowadays everything is a disorder... everything causes problems later on. like pms is now a disorder and can be treated by medicine... wtf??? but really you can pretend it's fine if it comforts you. just every so often say, he/she isn't here.
Is it illegal to pretend to be someone else online?
If I'm pretending to be another real person who, then yes, "impersonation" is illegal. If I make up a fictional person then often no. It depends. If you sign up for websites and services and lie when it is required to give the real information, then this is illegal. However if you're on a site which does not request this information and you use a fictional name or "alias" this is usually fine. Simply: Impersonation = bad Alias = usually good I have several Aliases over the internet simply because I have relations with some businesses and organisations. I also have some opinions on matters that should not be reflected on these organisations. So in different places, I can be different people for different purposes. But I never impersonate an existing person. I attribute each of my aliases to a different aspect of my life. Using another persons photo however is very dangerous and illegal, I would advise your friend to cease using other peoples photos immediately.