Am I the Only One Who Does This?

[Rae Bradford]

So, from what I've read, basically you all have the typical "daydream", so to speak...sort of...What I'm trying to say is, has anyone had any different kinds?  This is really weird to say, because I've hidden this for so long but here goes...All of my characters come to me in real life.  Like, instead of me going to their "world", they come to mine.  Which is why I talk to myself a lot.  I still change myself, but instead of imagining this, I am it.  I become Rayne.  If I'm talking to one of my characters, I physically talk to him.  I know it's weird, but please say I'm not the only who's done this.

[Laila]

This sounds similar to having imaginary friends if you interact with them (which is pretty cool). I occasionally make my characters interact with my surroundings. Sometimes I realize that I've been walking behind them for a while, like it wasn't a conscious choice to put them there. I haven't tried role-playing/acting though because I'm not a character in my main daydream. Is it easy for you to snap out of a character role? Do your characters ever come out at inappropriate times or just when you're alone?

[Paracosm]

Sorry if I misunderstand what you're explaining, but when I daydream, it's like my daydream becomes real. Like you, I actually talk aloud and express emotions when I'm talking to my characters. Sometimes I stop myself when I'm doing this because it just seems so silly. I'm always worried that someone will catch me talking to a wall, or laughing or crying for no reason at all—at least it would look that way to them, but I'm seeing and experiencing my daydreams as if they were reality. This is probably one of the most embarrassing parts of MD for me.

When I start daydreaming, I often try to go some place where I can be alone so I can get the daydream out of my system. Oh boy does that sound ridiculous, but I can't help it!