Is wishing to be someone else normal?

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone, I'm just wondering but is it normal to want to be someone else?

Like for me when I watch stuff like Princess and the frog, I kinda wish i could be the princess, or another movie like Cinderella same story.

I've even had it happen watching squid games for pete sake where I wish to be one of the female characters in the games even though I know what would happen in the end.

[LuvablCat]

"Normal" or "not normal" isn't an either/or binary. Like most things, normality is a spectrum, from things that are very common on one end to things that are very unusual or rare on the other.

Something (or someone) being "normal" doesn't necessarily mean "better". Quality is a different spectrum from frequency.

But to get back to your question, is it common to want to be someone else? I think it's fairly common. Bearing in mind that wanting to be different is also a spectrum: Do you want to change everything about you? Or do you still want to be yourself, just in different circumstances? Or a different/modified version of yourself? You might ask yourself, who is this "you" that is wanting? What is that person's core nature, what are their core values?

[Asker]

Well when I wish to be those characters in movies or shows.. I want to be exactly like them body and all.

[Summeroflove]

No. It’s easier said then done. But we need to be our true authentic selves. The people we look up to and who others look up to are typically…. People who are their true authentic selves.

[inhua]

it's ok but not to that degree

[Anonymous]

Imagine a bird wishing to be a fish