This is probably going to sound very odd and I'm only mentioning it on here because it anonymous. Since early childhood, I've created pretend families in my head and the people will talk to each other but not to me directly. The families have changed over the years but I can go for months or longer without experience anything. In recent years , I have periods including where I hear them all day in my head. Usually when I'm struggling with anxiety or low mood. It's exhausting and all consuming. There personality traits often resemble my own familys. Is this normal? I'm now 31 and a mum myself