Feeling embarrassed, ashamed and confused
I know I'll def get some negative comments on this cause even to me I feel very weird about this. I just recently went through a tough breakup with my girlfriend who used to be one of my closest friends as well before we started dating. I've always loved watching anime but I enjoyed them normally until now...now for some freaking reason I was watching a series and found myself feeling some sort of strong attachment to a character in it to the point of feeling sad when not watching it. This can't be normal and I've never had misplaced feelings for a freaking toon character! Honestly it's embarrassing. I can only guess this can have something to do with my recent break up...idk why though I'd get these kind of strong feelings for something fake. Anyone else ever experience this before? Any clue as to why and how to get it to stop? I know it's not normal.
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Should be a pretty obvious connection.
You went through what you described as a "rough breakup" and now you're attempting to compensate for the drastic change through the character in the anime. This is typically done by an individual's psyche to reestablish some similar form of stability which you once had before the breakup.
It's actually pretty typical; you're fine. While you gradually recover from the breakup (assuming you don't develop some unhealthy detachment issues, which you likely wont), you'll slowly begin to feel a less significant attachment to said anime character.
As I said before, you'll be fine.
embrace it
join the club m8
Is it Sasuke?
That doesn't happen to me when it comes to anime. It's very hard for me to become attached to ppl in general. Except for my mom, ofc. Haven't seen her much since I started college. But now I'm at home.
Guess I just got kinda worried about it since I've never really felt such an attachment to a non real person/character before. Thanks all.
it's okay rto feel attached to non-irl people. I mean I love video game characters, animated people etc.
Doesn't mean I want a blowup doll to do the dirtydirty with. Just that I have an emotional attatchment to them.
I think its perfectly fine to be emotionally attached to films, its what the authors want anyhow.
Propose.