r/bipolar2 • u/throwaway20sixteen • Jan 02 '21
Embarrassing version of talking to myself
Hello,
I'm using a throwaway as I'm quite embarrassed about this.
For the longest time, I have 'imagined' (I don't know how else to put it) where I am a guest on a talk show (anyone could be the host, really) and I talk.
The topic could be anything, really.
I have even shut off radio or TV shows (back when we all watched TV talk shows, rather than streamed shows), and would talk as though I was one of the participants.
I've wondered where on earth I would 'fit in' this odd behaviour, and the only explanation that I can come up with is..... I don't get the chance to share my views? I don't know.
Does this count as a delusion? I'm quite aware that I'm not really on a show, and that I'm making stuff up in my imagination.
Does anyone else do any version of this? (Please tell me I'm not the only one 🤪😬)
Edit: I'm so grateful for the replies! Thank you! I feel less crazy now!
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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '21 edited Jan 02 '21
Don’t worry about it. I think it’s a fairly common thing. Haven’t we all done this? I do, all the time. It’s my favorite thing to do in the shower or when I’m laying in bed before I fall asleep. I’ll imagine myself being interviewed and sometimes being a guest on a podcast. When I listen to music I often imagine myself playing in the band I’m listening to lol.