If a person were to experience some kind of mental trauma, could their brain unconsciously create a friend that only they could hear, see and physically feel, to help them cope?
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$\begingroup$ Welcome to Psychology.SE. Are you trying to link all imaginary friends to some kind of psychosis or only certain kinds of imagination? What have you read to suggest any kind of imaginary friend could be a psychotic manifestation? $\endgroup$– Chris RogersCommented Apr 2, 2023 at 22:20
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$\begingroup$ @ChrisRogers No, it's just an idea for a story. I want to know if it's plausible. $\endgroup$– Crimson BloomCommented Apr 2, 2023 at 23:17
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1$\begingroup$ Probably not - see: The interactions between hallucinations and reality in people with schizophrenia $\endgroup$– Arnon Weinberg ♦Commented Apr 3, 2023 at 1:04
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