Dear Diary, this is kind of an embarrassing question, but does anyone else get jealous when their favorite fictional character(s) get a partner in their show? I know it's weird, but I'm most happy when I'm imagining myself in a relationship with someone; someone who's usually from some work of media or just a person I made up. When it's a character, I usually insert myself into their world and try to make myself a natural part of it. I don't like drastically changing story lines and character relationships in my fantasies. So when my imaginary gf gets a partner, I feel guilty pretending their partner doesn't exist or isn't their partner anymore.
I know this is crazy weird and it's probably unhealthy that I rely on this coping mechanism so heavily, but I'd probably kill myself if I stopped. I can't even imagine what it would be like if I was one of those people who couldn't picture things in their mind. I would have nothing to make myself happy.