Happens all the time.. it's easier to just not think about any of it and do it once at a time mechanically Is it just me or do you sometimes feel like your dreams are glimpses of your alternate lives in other dimensions? :p my crackpot theory

Well yeah I do this quite often actually. My friend comes over sometimes and she looks through my anime dvd's for things to watch. Landed up watching Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad a couple of days ago and started Spice and Wolf today. Not to mention at school i've watched a lot of anime at club events. It's definitely better than watching alone.

When I was younger Evangelion messed with my head pretty bad. More recently Clannad After Story killed me a bit on the inside haha

For me imagination has been my ultimate booster. I grew up in a bad part of town was chubby and a different race than the majority. Solid Snake, Chow yun fat, jubei from ninja scroll, Bruce Lee, jim carey, goku and jackie chan helped me get over my own awkwardness. I Watched all these dudes as a kid and by a teenager was introduced to sonny chiba. By taking the sidekicks( yes the chuck norris jonathan brandis movie) approach it really worked for me. By Thinking what would chow yun fat do in this situation, or would bruce lee be bothered by this? I wasn't like i was taking on the personality of one character, i would adapt by situation. Example if i was at school and had to present a report. boom in solid snake mode. this was the task at hand, complete the mission. Or if i was put in a group setting and didnt want to die of awkwardness ace ventura or mask impressions. Being yourslf is difficult when you dont know who you are. So try on a couple of characters you like and admire. becuase at the end of the day you relate to who you are. im not sure if this helped or not, but see i have the confidence in myself to put myself out there. lol rant over mission complete