To each their own.

IMHO, I think it would depend on how strong the feelings are towards said character. Because, obviously, you shouldn't spend every waking moment obsessing over something. In my case, the feelings I have for Nick aren't really as massive as they once were, but I still find myself having the occasional fantasies about him. Be it platonic or romantic ones. I can also recall a time when Nick was all I could think about, and I still have my collection of Nick pictures in my computer. I still keep them because I still love Nick as a character... and the fact that he's still so cute. And those pictures are a reminder of that specific section of my life... a really bizarre section. XD

And TBH, I still don't know if there's a legit psychological reasoning behind my Schediaphilia. When it first happened, I honestly felt a little freaked out by this. I wasn't aware that this was even a thing, and I didn't understand why I felt such a deep connection to him. And, no, my family still doesn't know about it. I don't think they'd understand, and it's also not their business.

Quick question: Could there be an actual reason for my Schediaphilic phase? Or should I just not focus on it too much?

^Bro dont get me started on my collection of fictional characters.

Personally though, as Zanhar said, to each their own. If people do what they do, as long as it doesnt create poor and harmful actions, its not a problem of mine and, if its not hurting them, its not really a bad thing for them either.

As for if theres any psychological reason behind it or anything, I havent looked too much into it. Im sure if you looked it up thered be something but who knows. I dont have schediaphilia or anything, but I can gete really obsessed with characters I relate to or feel connected with and its probably partly as a way to organize my own sense of identity and express myself in a way. Maybe its something similar.

@Riku:

How many pics do you have? I currently have 76 pics of him, and I plan on adding more soon.

I figured y'all wouldn't have any issues with it, considering how I basically never get harassed on here for it. Which is great, because I honestly did feel awful for the fact that I even went through that phase. It felt weird having those feelings, but it also felt kinda... cool, I guess? Like, I'm clearly not insane. I know Nick isn't real. But knowing this didn't keep me from experiencing this attraction.

And that's something I can clarify to be true: During my Schediaphilic phase, not once did I hurt myself or others. I actually managed to be pretty chill about it. I didn't mention it to my family, and just kept it on here where I knew they'd never find it.

The only reason I ask is because I kinda would like to know where this came from, and why this happened to me. Not that I'm complaining, but it does make me wonder. Plus, I wanted to see what everyone else thought of this topic as well. I'll have to research it in my spare time. Going to bed now.

Night.

As long as nobody gets hurt I don`t see it being too bad. Of course, it also shouldn`t go to the extremes.

@Rihanna:

That's how I feel about it, also. Having these feelings is one thing, hurting yourself or others because of said feelings is another. Granted, I had no idea this type of philia was possible, but I learned over time that our attractions aren't always as simple as we like to think. I personally don't condone inherently dangerous philia's, but one's like mine are pretty neat. And as far as my philia goes, I've managed to keep it under-wraps. I don't mind discussing my interests/obsessions/attractions etc., but I don't think it's necessary to blurt them out for everyone to know. Specifically those outside Fanpop.

@Shadow ... XD I told you not to ask.

But since you did, I have over 10,000 images of anime characters stored on my computer. Some of the highest ranking individually are 683 images of Nagito Komaeda, 958 images of Akashi Seijuurou, and 651 images of Hibari Kyoya. There are a few others in the like 300-500 range but most go between 100-250.

^You can see like 70% of all that I have including random shit I posted here on my club since I tag everything / almost everything with that so I know what I posted XD

link

((70% cos Fanpop usually removes like 10% of the batches you upload when you do more than one for some reason and because, while I try to post them all, I dont post all the images in the first place))

Generally. I am of the notion of that If it doesn't affect me I don't care. But I have seen some crazy people like beyond crazy people liking fictional characters. It should not go to extremes. I'd be lying if I said it didn't annoy me at times when extremes were met but generally like I said if it doesn't affect me I don't care. (Same thing for celebs)

@Blind:

Oh, I definitely know about the crazy side of Schediaphilia. There are some Schediaphiles that take it the point of marriage. To me, that’s too far and it becomes a real issue at that point. Plus, that puts a bad image onto me, because my feelings for Nick aren’t that extreme. Yes, I still have the occasional fantasy, but that’s really all that happens. Though I do remember that time I posted a Schediaphilia song about Nick, and I wound up deleting it. Technically, it was just a parody, but whatever.

And don’t even get me started on those crazy-ass shippers. Like, damn, they need to chill--and especially those Nick/Judy shippers. But that’s a topic for another poll.

@Riku:

Where do you find the time to search for all those pics? I barely have time to search for pics of Nick, Unikitty, Sailor Saturn etc. Why does Fanpop remove them? So, the admins of Fanpop are still around, or no?

^Way too much time in highschool pretty much. That and I have a system thats very systematic. I could probably collect 100 images in like... an hour or less

Nah its just a glitch that happens in the 'uploading' portion thats been there for a while. It used to annoy me but Im not as serious about posting all of them as I used to so I just let it be.

^ I think I've been experiencing that same things. I tried uploading some pics of Sailor Saturn, and only one went through. I got em both to go through, though.

And I'm also surprised more people haven't commented on this. Still glad for the one's who did, y'all seemed pretty chill about this type of thing.. Which isn't something you see from many people. Probably because this isn't Facebook. If I had posted this shit on Facebook, the responses I'd get would range from:

"You're mentally ill!"

"Weirdo."

"Sicko."

"I wish Facebook would stop normalizing mental illness."

"You should be shot!"

"OMG, another fur-fag! Gross!"

Which is why I love Fanpop. Unless you're a legit troll, most people don't really care what you're in to.

Pretty much, what Zanhar said. Each to their own. I have seen a multitude of people who possess Fictional Crushes. Have been quite fond of various Characters myself, for reasons you and Riku already mentioned and more. To sum things up, they can be examples of admiration / inspiration. Would have felt the same way about a person irl. I do not see anything wrong with it as long as people can distinguish the line that separates Fiction from their Reality. Crossing that line can prove to be pretty unhealthy for themselves. Nothing more, nothing less.

@ShadowFan Well, the Debate Club is no exception from Fanpop's state in overall which is why you don't see the same amount of replies you would have gotten from a more active Spot lol. I decided to visit here, after quite some time, on a whim and just found this !!!!

Not that I have anything at all against those people but er having a crush on a fictional character, who doesn't exist at all or don't know you is kinda messed up. Sometimes, no matter how much you like someone but they aren't real and there for you, how are you going to face the real world? Its fine to sit on a couch and watch a cartoon all day but doing it for life, alone, not going out there and making your life worthwhile, you will regret.

But that's my opinion and I do not have any thing against people who do have crushes on fictional characters. I actually have a crush on Lara Croft at some point in my life.

I get where your coming from, honestly. The reason I asked this was because I use to be like this at one point in my life. My obsession over him (Nick Wilde, the cartoon seen here) started rather small, about 2 years ago. Up until that point, I never thought it was even possible for me to actually possess those types of feelings. But thankfully, I can honestly say my "Nick-phase" didn't get that bad. Sure, there were the over-so-often romantic fantasies and me binge-watching Nick Wilde videos. But I never went crazy with it. Thank God.

I'm honestly glad it didn't get worse, because my family wouldn't have understood any of this. And the next thing I know, I'd be seeing a therapist. And I hate therapists. Overall, I'm glad my feelings for Nick have mellowed out, because I don't want to give my family yet another reason to look at me weird.

And to this day, I still can't believe that even happened to me. It was an interesting little phase, tho.

It will most likely happen to all of us and its ok. All that matters is how we dealt with it.

I’d honestly like to have the option to delete this poll.

I am attracted to cartoon animals such as Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps, and anyone who says furries are disgusting is a prudish kink shamer.

I'm not here to yuck on anyone's yum. It's no different to me than any other type of celebrity crush or fetish. So long as everything is within the realms of consent, s'all good with me. Obviously, stalking or other harmful behavior that might occur as a result of these feelings is not OK. But I don't see how it is any different from any other form of celebrity or character attraction.

I know I'm two years too late in answering this. But I answered!

^ Exactly, as long as there's consent it's fine with me.

I still wish I could delete this poll