As per the title, I think that there's something wrong with me. Mentally, obviously, not physically. All my life, I've had this tendency to zone out, but recently it's been getting... worse. I guess that's one way to describe it. Sometimes I find myself hearing conversations in my head, sort of like I'm hearing voices. Except, I'm the one in control.

More and more I've had this tendency to zone out and have these weird imaginary conversations in equally strange situations with people I know. I'd be sitting in class, and imagining a conversation with a friend. I'd almost be able to see my friend in front of me, when they were in a completely different class or something. I don't know what's going on with me.

Sometimes I even forget that it's not real. I almost responded out loud to something I heard in public, well, imagined I heard? I don't know anymore, it honestly sounds like I'm hearing it in real life. Maybe I'm just good at imagining?

Occasionally I even sometimes start laughing at something I imagined I heard someone say! Other times I can't take not responding, and randomly just start talking.

Not in response to them of course, but I say something stupid and random to the people around me so I can talk with them and drown out the voices and imagined scenarios that I created. I know this sounds weird, that's why I think I'm going insane.

I just don't know what to do about this. It's been happening more and more often now, and I just can't take it. It probably won't be long before I start having conversations with these imagined people and that scares me. I can't handle much more of this...

At times like these you should talk to a psychiatrist because they deal a lot with this kind of stuff. Maybe you could also write down what you think or hear, they could be great stories one day. Try to relax sometimes by laying down,taking deep breathes or your calming breathing, and just think while lying down. Try to hang out with more people if you can

I don't think I can talk to a psychiatrist. I don't really want anyone to know this about me, at least in real life. I wouldn't want them to worry, and I'm not even sure that this is a real problem. Maybe I'm just being weird...

Your lonely and you create imaginary friends try talking to real people for a change that might make those imaginary friends go away

Your lonely and you mAke imaginary friends try talking to real people for a change and probably your imaginary friends will start to disappear

A psychiatrist definitely sounds like a good idea.
I can understand your reluctance of letting any "real" person know about it, but psychiatrists, due to their job, are also "outside" the usual real life, much like we here are, and they dont tell anyone unless its absolutely necessary.
Plus the only alternative is to let the current situation continue its trend.

I recommend you go see a doctor or a psychiatrist ASAP. I'm not a doctor, but it sounds to me like you have some kind of mental illness. I know there is a lot of negative social stigma associated with mental illnesses, but it's honestly not your fault and some people are simply born with or more prone to mental illnesses because of their DNA. And you can just go to the doctor alone you could try finding a walk in clinic so you don't have to tell anyone else about it besides your doctor. Even they don't end up helping, there's no harm in trying.

I just can't. I can't go talk to a psychiatrist... that would mean having to tell multiple people that something is wrong with me. It would also make my problem just seem worse than it is...

Maybe if I just deal with it quietly it won't be as bad. Okay, that sounds dumb, but I don't know what else I can actually bring myself to do.

Firstly I don't think you should view it as something wrong with you. You might have a mental illness you might not. I don't know, But if you get sick that's just something that happens to you. It's no different if it's a mental sickness or a physical sickness. It's just something that happens. It's not something wrong with you.

Also you can probably go see a doctor/psychiatrist without having to tell anyone else. Again, I recommend you go and find a walk-in clinic, that way you only have to tell the doctor you're seeing who is just one person.

I'm still just a kid though, I wouldn't be able to get there on my own. That's the biggest problem I have, I'm still just a kid without the guts to tell anyone anything.

Hmmm it might help to know a bit more about your situation. Are you uncomfortable with telling your parents? If so why? Do you think that your parents will just think you're weird?

If you're in highschool, is there a school nurse/doctor you could talk to?

I am indeed uncomfortable with telling my parents. Before I get into the why, I'd just like to say that I actually love them very much. Now, the reason I don't want to tell them is because they'd most likely brush me off and say I'm just seeking attention. Either that or they'd be disappointed in me. It's actually my first year of highschool so I haven't ever actually talked to a nurse or doctor yet, and even if I did I probably wouldn't go out of my way to bring this up. I'm kind of just pathetic like that...

Don't think that you're pathetic just because you're scared of talking about this to people. Most people who have experiences like yours are also uncomfortable with sharing his kind of thing to other people. And I forgot to mention this earlier, but it seems unlikely to me that you would be going insane since you think that you are going insane. Insane people don't really realize they are going insane.

Since you have a school nurse, I'd advise you make an appointment to go talk to her about what you're going through. That way you'd only have to tell him or her. You don't have to tell anyone else about it. I know it's awkward to tell people about these kinds of things, but most doctors are nice people and they're not going to judge you. They've learned and have had experience with this kind of stuff.

If you still don't feel up to talking with your school nurse, I don't know much else to tell you. Are you sleeping enough? Are you eating well? Are you exercising regularly? Just try to take care of your overall health. That might be contributing to what you're going through.

I wish you the best of luck and I hope things get better for you.

You're not alone in that feeling. Sometimes I think about things that have happened in the past that I dwell on. I keep replaying events, and if they're vivid enough, I audibly say things that I said when the scenario actually occurred. Sometimes its triggered by embarrassment, sometimes its regret, sometimes its a mix of other things. But what seems to tie everything together is that I wish things would have played out differently. I guess I subconsciously think that if I keep replaying it, it'll fix itself. I know what you're experiencing might be different, but its important to look for the answer within yourself. Generally speaking, things like this are either emotion driven or have deeper, structural roots. The fact that you're self aware is good, it means that you can diagnose the problem. Next, you have to probe your feelings and see why you're having these incidents. Best of luck.