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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
I have imaginary conversations with girls I like too. Less risk of embarassment.
I'm not like Norman Bates where I talk for the other person. They are all pretty one sided conversations. I guess it is no different than talking to yourself, except that I'm pretending that I'm talking to someone other than myself.
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The way you describe it's indeed typical of obssessive-compulsive disorder (I have it too, it's like your brain is flooded with intrusive ruminative thoughts).
To those who don't have it and as a result may confound it with schizophrenia it has nothing to do with the latter (a psychotic is unaware of his troubles and loses touch with reality, while obssessive-compulsive people are on the contrary completely aware of their troubles and will end up feeling guilty about it).
It generally affects perfectionnist and rather intelligent people.