Hi,this is really hard for me to say, but i am 17 years old and have imaginary f!


Question: Hi,this is really hard for me to say, but i am 17 years old and have imaginary friends!.!?
i fink they are imaginary friends any way!. i don't like them being here, but in a way they help me when i am lonely, which is a lot of the time now!. i have been raped, abused, had 4 miscarriages, been hooked on alcohol, ever since i decided i needed to give up the drink and get a drinks councilor, my friends ditched me, now i have none, my family are never there for me, i tried to kill my self but didn't succeed, i was diagnosed with depression but since my ova dose on antidepressants, i cant take them any more,i didn't want a sympathy vote, i just want some one to help me!.i feel like in am actually mental, going crazy, and no one else can see it!.the people in my head are there for me, however, they make me feel more depressed because i feel like i have some thing really wrong with me in my head , can some one help me PLEASE !!! xxxWww@Answer-Health@Com


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Actually, having imaginary friends is only technically a mental disorder if it intereferes with your everyday activities!. Yes, it is true that usually kids are the ones with imaginary friends; however, that doesn't mean that you are mentally ill!. Schizophrenics usually hear voices--sometimes see people--but the voices aren't friends!. They may start out as friendly, but they usually become aggressive, violent, and harrassing!.
When you're older and you have imaginary friends, it usually means you are using them to cope with something--and this makes sense, considering the tragedies and difficulties you have experienced in your life!. There are actually a number of philosophers and anthropologists who have expounded upon the idea of imaginary friends being somewhat!.!.!.well, normal:

http://www!.guardian!.co!.uk/uk/2005/mar/01!.!.!.
http://greatergoodscience!.blogspot!.com/2!.!.!.

That's mostly for children, though!. I do think you might want to talk to a therapist, just in case this is schizophrenia!.!.!.especially because you have had a history of mental illness and drug abuse!.

Good luck!.
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You could be schizophrenic!. You need to see a psychiatrist who can properly diagnose you and give you the right medication for it!. There's medicine out there that can help you feel normal again!. You just have to find it and unfortunately that could take some time!. Just don't give up hope and know that it's possible for things to get better as long as you keep making an effort to fix them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you need to go to a crisis center and get some help!. sometimes having imaginary friends is a way of escaping reality and coping with stress related incidents, especially if someone has experienced what you have!. you may have some mental health issues to deal with and people at the crisis center can point you in the right direction to get some help!. good luck!.!.!.i hope you take my advise and go for help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Wow reading this section is going to f**k me up!. You people are crazy!. Imaginary friends are not real so thats all you need to knowWww@Answer-Health@Com

you have been thru so much for your young age even for an old person it would be a lot so i think our minds try to protect us from the hurts for what you have been thru it is no wonder you have problems i think your best bet is to see a doctor i can see why you have created imaginary friends i think it might be due to your depression it seems like a form of coping imaginary friends might be better then no friends which you feel that you dont have right now see a doctor my dear young lady maybe he can help god blessWww@Answer-Health@Com

ok i c u hav had a lot of problems in ur life so far and ur only 17 its not unusually for somebody that has had those problems to have those type of friends and go out and try to make new friends and just be careful who u hang around with or try to become friends with and dont tell them wat has happened in ur life so far just wait and hopefully they will be good enough friends to tell that too so they can help u through it
and dont try to kill urself cuz that may make u better but every one else will feel worse even if they dont seem like they care about u but they really do thats how a lot of people are like and just calm down and relax just think of happy things when u become depressed or want to do something u shouldn't and i sorry if this doesnt helpWww@Answer-Health@Com





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