call it maladaptive.
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  1. It interferes with daily life by
    1. preventing you from doing things you need to do.
    2. being uncontrollable.
    3. preventing you from paying attention.
    4. making you forget.
  2. You're having conversations with _______ and forming connections with them.
    1. fictional people
    2. strangers
    3. celebrities
    4. people you know
  3. You've been talking to them since you woke up.
    1. They've encouraged you to get things done.
    2. You're laughing at imaginary conversations.
    3. You respond to them aloud.
    4. You're still in bed.
  4. Were these conversations real?
    1. They interfere with your memories.
    2. You can't remember what has and hasn't happened.
    3. You ask someone if they remember when something happened; it never happened, and both of you are confused.
    4. You're closer to someone in your head than you are with someone in reality.
  5. Why talk to real people?
    1. They don't hold up to the ones in your head.
    2. You can imagine better people.
    3. You can imagine better conversations.
    4. You can imagine a better life.
  6. You stand in front of them and
    1. imagine conversations with them.
    2. replay imaginary conversations.
    3. do not open your mouth.
    4. scream.
  7. It's constant, and
    1. you don't want to turn it off.
    2. you can't imagine life without it.
    3. you need it to avoid your thoughts.
    4. you can't cope with reality.
  8. You spend hours imagining;
    1. are you even aware it's a problem?
    2. it's getting to be a problem.
    3. you know full well it's a problem.
    4. you still deny it's a problem.