[ SECRET POST #6892 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6892 ⌋

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[fscom]

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Transcript by OP

[fscom]

I have always related more to fantasy and sci-fi characters (or spies, detectives, etc) with metaphorical versions of my experiences than I relate to any realistic characters who share my real-life circumstances. And personality counts a lot more than age, race, sex, gender, sexuality, or anything else.

Sometimes I worry this means bad things about my self-image or ability to relate to others in the real world. But this feels so core to me and has been true for so long, I'm not sure there's any fixing it.

[(Anonymous)]

I genuinely am very confused by your thought process. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong or weird about this.

[philstar22]

This seems pretty normal to me. but then again, I prefer fantasy and scifi worlds in general.

[(Anonymous)]

That's an absolutely normal feeling. You are moved by characters in things in your favorite genres more than anything else.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel something similar, but it's not only characters in different circumstances, it's mostly non-human characters. Particularly Alien and Robot characters that share very little human aspects.

I don't think it's all that weird OP, maybe the where there is distance helps make the parts that are relatable more approachable for us. For me, at least, I also enjoy the escapism in fantastical settings.

[(Anonymous)]

I smell you, OP.

[(Anonymous)]

What does this mean?

[(Anonymous)]

I get that, and I think it happens because a character that has your exact real life experience still is going to differ from you in inevitable ways, because they're not you and no two experiences with the same thing will be exactly alike. Some will be extremely different actually. And that difference is more alienating when it belongs to someone who's supposed to directly represent you. A nonhuman character who metaphorically represents you isn't expected to be so closely like you, so the differences aren't a putoff.

[(Anonymous)]

I think this is fairly normal. I myself relate more to fictional characters in books, shows and movies than people I'm surrounded by. I think there's a level of vulnerability and insight to these characters in which we never do outside of ourselves that can't be shared with other people.

I just assumed this was true for everyone?

[(Anonymous)]

That personality matters more than cosmetics or age. I'm not sure how your preference in reading relates to your ability to form relationships in the real world. I don't want to dismiss your worries/this secret, I just feel like something is missing here to explain where you're getting those feelings from because the way you describe it as is, is very normal stuff.