User blog comment:Rage the Hedgehog/PLEASE HELP. NEED ADVICE/@comment-7270135-20140709075759

Nah, you're completely fine. Seriously, this isn't anything to freak out over and it's not permanent at all. Honestly I used to have the same feelings when I was younger.

For me it was more about Dragons, as I had a bit of an obsession with them (I was a huge Spyro and Eragon fan, my friend had an entire book about drawing dragons, and plus I was born year of the Dragon, so I kind of had that belief that I was a dragon at some point in my life. Weird, I know, but we all go through it).

But trust me, you're not going insane at all; it's totally fine. I practically went through the same thing around your age (if I remember right you said you were going into Middle School, right? For me that was about a year before I moved past my dragon obsession. Still love them though).

Anyways, it's also fine to feel like you have a huge personal connection to fictional characters. Some of the best characters are meant to make you feel like they're real and you can relate to them. Especially considering you played the game with your real name, it is totally fine to get attached. Seriously, like in my first Pokemon game where I used my real name, I STILL have an emotional attachment to some of the NPC's and my team.

So don't worry about it, this is totally fine. I can completely relate, and it's not even going to be permanent.