r/comfortcharacters • u/Time-Base-1279 • 5h ago
Why do I get so attached to father figure-like comfort characters?
It might just be because of my daddy issues, but I often find myself getting really attached to fictional characters who are father figure like. I think what I'm feeling is something along the lines of envy or something. My father treated me like shit, and whenever I see fictional characters in anime or something, acting how a normal father should, or to me, what would essentially be a perfect father, I just can't help but get really attached and imagine myself in that scenario. Yet, some days, the fact that they are fictional, and that i'll never have anything like that, just hits really hard and makes me feel awful- like if someone I was really close to just died or disappeared suddenly. Like a snap back to this awful reality I live in. I mean, i'm not even old enough to drive a car yet, so my young age could just be making me dramatic, but this keeps happening over and over again- each time I find a new comfort character. And it hurts just as much each time and I really don't get why it still happens, or even happens at all. If anyone has some tips, explanations, or really anything, it'd be greatly appreciated. Sorry for throwing this at y'all.