[Shaun]

Did you ever have one as a child?

[LemonJam]

I had at least 10 tbh.

[reece(:]

Sorta... thought one of my teddy's was alive and my friend

[GypsyGoth]

They would always leave me

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by LemonJam

I had at least 10 tbh.

knowing you you put them in a fictional series of Survivor didn't you

[Black Dagger]

I had Frederick... and we were inseparable and he shared my disgust for sprouts.

[Jords]

I wasnt edgy enough as a kid.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by reece(:

Sorta... thought one of my teddy's was alive and my friend

I always used to try and trick them into talking to me ):

****ing toy story ruining my life.

[Marc]

Mine touched me inappropriately











But I let them

[Livia]

This thread says I've already voted in this poll, but this is my first time online since last night. WTF... sort it out would ya, Marc.

[DanaC]

Yes. She was called Susan and she took care of all the toys at night.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Marc

Mine touched me inappropriately











But I let them

Sounds like my uncle

I am an imaginary friend to billions of people.

Originally Posted by Withano

Sounds like my uncle

It stops being inappropriate if you push back.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Jesus.

I am an imaginary friend to billions of people.

But no, I never had an imaginary friend

[armand.kay]

Originally Posted by Jesus.

I am an imaginary friend to billions of people.

[armand.kay]

No I didn't, and it's weird because I was a lonely child for a while, I use to play pretend games and imagine people were there I did this until my sister was born then I played with her(don't do it).

[Josy]

Nope and no disrespect to anyone that does but I think it's a bit odd.

My nephew had one when he was younger and when he used to talk about his 'friend' being there it used to freak me right out.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Yes. She was called Susan and she took care of all the toys at night.

I hope you washed them after.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Josy

Nope and no disrespect to anyone that does but I think it's a bit odd.

My nephew had one when he was younger and when he used to talk about his 'friend' being there it used to freak me right out.

Pretty common for youngsters.

I knew mine was made up and imaginary. That was fine. The toys she was looking after at night weren't actually alive.

[DanaC]

From wiki:

It has been theorized that children with imaginary companions may develop language skills and retain knowledge faster than children without them, which may be because these children get more linguistic practice than their peers as a result of carrying out "conversations" with their imaginary friends.[4]
Kutner (n.d.) holds that:
Imaginary companions are an integral part of many children's lives. They provide comfort in times of stress, companionship when they're lonely, someone to boss around when they feel powerless, and someone to blame for the broken lamp in the living room. Most important, an imaginary companion is a tool young children use to help them make sense of the adult world.[5]
Taylor, Carlson & Gerow (c2001: p. 190) hold that:
despite some results suggesting that children with imaginary companions might be superior in intelligence, it is not true that all intelligent children create them.[6]
A long-time popular misconception is that most children dismiss or forget the imaginary friend once they begin school and acquire real friends. According to one study, by the age of seven, sixty-five percent of children report that they have had an imaginary companion at some point in their lives.[7] Some psychologists[who?] have suggested that children simply retain but stop speaking about imaginary friends, due to adult expectations and peer pressure. Few adults report having imaginary friends. Pediatrician Benjamin Spock believed that imaginary friends past age four indicated that something was "lacking" in the child or his environment. Some child development professionals still believe that the presence of imaginary friends past early childhood signals a serious psychiatric disorder.[8][9] Others disagree, saying that imaginary friends are common among school-age children and are part of normal social-cognitive development.[10]