So, ever since I was young, I have always done this thing. Some may think it's creepy but it's not like that. I like to watch people but not in the sense that I am just watching them. I am imagining their life based on the smallest interaction we've had (ie, eye contact on the street, a smile in a store, a wave/nod at a restaurant). Like a woman at a park, who gave me eye contact while on the phone with someone who is clearly making her upset. She had a stroller and was probably watching her kid play. Does any one else just make up a scenario or a random life or a situation that this person is living? Like for the scenario above, she's going through a divorce and her ex isn't giving her the amount of child support she needs and he's refusing to see his kids even though they are asking to see him and he was supposed to be at the park 30 min ago but called to say he won't make it again. Even though that situation was totally real in my head, it might have been completely false. I dont know, maybe it is something I should not be doing but you never know what your interaction will be with someone. Like for example, I read this story a long time ago and the short version is, this teenager was being bullied so badly that they had plans to kill themselves that day. However, they wouldn't go threw with it if 1 person smiled at them on the street and didn't make them feel invisible. What if you could be that difference in this person's world? What if you smiled at someone and it completely saved their life? I dont know, maybe some food for thought. If you made it this far, what do you think?

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I don't really do this myself, but it's fairly commonly portrayed in movies and such, so I don't think it's very unusual.

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This shows you have an excellent imagination. Have you ever considered writing a book?

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Sounds like mentally stalking people and sounds like you spend way too much time doing this. I wonder how often you meet new people and do this. I wonder if you realize there are people who do this to you? I wonder if you ever had to deal with invasion of privacy like some of us have 🤔 I hope this reply doesn't make you feel bad, just taking an educated guess that you have better things to do with your time is all ^^, I'd it rarely happens then maybe next time it does happen try inquiring on their life, don't be shy, someone taking an interest will do better than just smiling

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I think we all do this to some extent. Our brains constantly create and run through scenarios that collapse into reality as we get more info. Key piece of how we evolved to learn or learned to evolve. And I second the person who suggested turning this into a creative outlet. Also, you may get more details right than you'd think, intuition and imagination often work hand in hand.

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