It’s really quite incredible how the stance on “character delusions” has gone up and down in discourse over time, so let’s make one thing clear:
if you are not psychotic, then you have absolutely no place to fake claim, or give your stance on if it’s “real” or “problematic.
Whether you want to call it a Delusional Attachment/DA, a Media Appearance, ID, endel, or an IRL of yourself… you’re valid.
I’ve seen people claim DA was made by someone problematic but I’ve seen literally no proof backing that claim and even if it were true why not reclaim it?
I prefer not to really call my character delusions anything, because it’s very hard for me to separate them from reality… so I just say it’s me
but if it’s not actively harming you then I say it’s okay to cope with your delusions. if you can function though daily tasks, and not hurt yourself, then you’re valid and you’re okay. don’t listen to ableists and non psychotics that want to impose their discourse on you.