Copes for loneliness being represented in media to look almost inhumane

It kind of hurts honestly, to know how much people frown on having connections with things or imaginary people or creatures. Not usually something that would trigger me, but I saw a "meme" where this guy is talking to a puppet for comfort and those who see him talking to the puppet look to be terrified. It was an altered version of the original (which was funny), but still seen as a funny meme by others.

Same thing with how people will make talking to themselves or talking to things that aren't really there or can't reply seem really bad. It's just a cope though. A lot of us aren't "crazy people who see things that aren't there," we just need to feel some sort of connection.

When you're so lonely that you can't function properly, you start to find solutions. I find that making people in my mind works best for me, and I'm not crazy for it. You would too if you went everyday with at most 3 hours of social interaction with almost nobody but your family. Those who make it seem otherwise are undereducated and clearly don't have those struggles themselves.

I believe that joking about this can be funny, if it's a joke. There's a difference between mockery for something that is misunderstood and making humour of it. In most cases, it is the first.

But that's how people are, and what can we do? More importantly, what can I do? Nobody will bother listening to mister "I have no friends and talk to people I've created in my mind instead to feel less miserable" about this, because what do I know? I'm crazy, am I right? Well, maybe if somebody would talk to me for fucks sake, I wouldn't be this way.

If anybody has something to add on (because that's kind of the point of Reddit), please do. I'm always looking for different point of views or points on my stances and would love to hear from people who struggle with the same (or a similar) thing, too. If you have advice that isn't "just talk to people," I will gladly take it too. Thanks in advance.

Also, not sure if this is the right sub to post this, but I think it is. I can't see why not, I'm just a chronic overthinker.