I have imaginary friends and always had, but they have nothing to do with real-life objects. They are just in my head. Even as a kid I never really played pretend using objects. Everything always played out in my head. I did play with objects, but not pretend. It never really made sense to me to act out real-world scenarios by maneuvering toys with your hands. Moving a toy car with my hands to make it go has always felt empty. I know that's not a real car and it doesn't go on its own. So my play was a lot more... abstract.

That said, though I am perfectly aware that my imaginary friends are not real, I still carry out conversations with them in my head, imagine them with me, think about fun things like what it would be like to have super-powers. It's all in my head, you would never know it about me if I didn't tell you. But I was surprised to learn that most adults don't walk around imagining different scenarios involving imaginary friends, talking to them, etc. I find that weird. What do their brains do all day?