How to KEEP an imaginary friend
It is quite easy to MAKE an imaginary friend. You can make them wacky and interesting and funny, but there is no point unless you are going to have an ongoing Relationship with them. And this is the part most people, including myself, struggle with. An imaginary friend is like a plant, it dosen’t have a soul, but it is still beautiful, and you are responsible for keeping it alive.
An imaginary friendship is just like any other relationship, it needs Quality Time. This is the key to keeping your imaginary friend. Because they are invisible you cant bump into them at chuch, or at uni. They wont call you, so its easy to forget that they exist. and then they will either die or go away to a lonley grey place. Which is really upsetting for me as a professional Imaginator.
So here are some tips to spending quality time with your Imaginary friend:
Dates. You should set up dates with your imaginary friend. Write it down on your calender. Dont forget. I would suggest once a week or fortnight if you are wanting a serious imaginary friendship. You can begin by going for walks with your imaginary friend. Sitting in your room with your friend for an hour is BAD. Friends need things to DO. Go swimming with them, or climb a tree with them. Once you have gone on several dates you can take them to public places. See a movie, go shopping together. But remember that some people can be suspisious/offended by imaginary friendships (they are jealous), so keep your voice low.
Memory triggers. Its very easy to forget your friend is around, especially since they are not real. A method to combat this natural forgetfulness is to put memory triggers up in places of high visability. You might draw a picture of your friend and post it on the fridge, so whenever you go to get food you remember to talk to your friend. this works especially well if your friend actually lives in the refrigerator. Maybe you could write “Remember Sallykins” on the front of your Uni/school/work books, or put a poster up at your desk. Another memory trigger you could use is tieing a peice of string around your wrist and attach a thought to it. when you tie the string think “i must remember to talk to my friend” and then when you see the string on your wrist, you will remember them!
Tell me If you have any more Tips for keeping your imaginary friend. Tune in for the next part of the series on how to GROW your imaginary friend.
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5 Responses to “How to KEEP an imaginary friend”
you’re making me want an imaginary friend!!
although the 2 main characters from the novel i’m working on are kind of like imaginary friends i guess, they seem so real to me now after working on it for a year and a half…
hehe! I know! there is a fine line between imaginary friend and story character. But you an never know too many imaginary people!
I’ve a confession to make- I’ve never had an imaginary friend. I’ve imagined myself doing all sorts of things in famous places and others but I can’t say I’ve had a friend there with me. So sad! Maybe when I’m older and all alone in this world I’ll find one but then I might be too old to imagine if I haven’t done it before. What do you think? Should I do something abt this now, will later be too late?
ah! i have a confession to make too. I’ve never had a proper imaginary friend. I’ve imagined ALOT but so far all my imaginary friends are just book characters which i dont talk to. We should both get on it right away as imagination is EVERYTHING.
one tip is to write as journal of dialogue between the two. human and imaginair. talking abot past events. it always helps me for writer block. my mother tells me storys about mental people with imaginary freinds. makes me cry sometimes because i am afraide i might loose her. your tips are good but becoming angry at oneselfe is an issue. not with the freind but with myself. dont get me wrong but i find it hard sometimes. i love it when kutless sings about “give me a reason that this is not a treason”. hopefuly this is not going too far but it seems like rebeling is alot easyer but god would not aprove of it so i just keep things private from them. it isnt exactly rebelion but it is hard. living two different lives. and my mother wonders why i tell people that she does not suport me. i must lieve but i will be back after summer school.
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