[Vin The Dreamer]

When i was younger i dreamt of dying a hero, rescuing a little kid from drowning, putting my life on the line for a worthy cause. Things such as those and for those reasons i almost joined the military. I wanted to help the world to be a source of positive energy in s a bleak world. But now i know that a true hero isn't someone who goes looking for a fight. A hero is someone who is caring and gentle but has the courage and the heart to stand up for what he holds dear to himself. Do i still want to die a hero yes most certainly but only if its called upon by a situation. I think living and dying bravely are things alot of people idolise and respect, but i want to die for a cause worth fighting for not over money or something as petty as that choose your battles wisely my fellow infp's for there are very little real causes left worth dying for anymore.

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[spaceistheplace]

And I thought I was the only one who did that! Except, I don't know any kung fu, so I guess I would like, dodge every punch and wait for him to hit something or for me to trip him or anything like that.

I don't know much kung fu either, i think I just watched too many Bruce Lee movies when I was younger (still do, actually..)


I think it also has to do with wanting to be appreciated. Not many people can understand INFP's, so maybe we (I) fantasize about situations where people can really witness our gifts (in idealized form)

[ethylester]

I daydream about sticking up for people quite often. I dream about telling people off who are being jerks. Sometimes the dreams get so real that I will start talking out loud and acting it out. Not sure if that's being a hero, but I do have a protective side to me that is very satisfying to unleash. I hate seeing people get bullied, belittled or talked to like they're stupid. I dream of telling the jerks off and setting them straight. I don't dream of physical violence or anything like that, just verbal violence. :)

[OreoBlizzard]

Ahhhh man. Totally my thread. See, I watch a lot of anime and play a lot of video games, so in my daydream I am actually a cartoon-animated person, if you get what I mean. And then I imagine myself being able to control the water element, making water into ice/bending water like in Avatar the last air bender/ sliding on ice etc. but more than that, I imagine myself using these powers to defend people or giving them an amazing show.

An example for the former is daydreaming about slicing down enemies and sacrificing myself so friends can escape. For the latter, i'd dream of taking a friend near a small pond at night with fireflies, and take water from the pond and do neat tricks with it :)

Back in reality, I don't have good self esteem. I've been depressed and lonely,
Quiet and shy, messing up and struggling to concentrate in school. In that way I daydream because i want to see myself being of use to people for once ):

[Knight of Cups]

Haha! I saw this topic and I got excited! I very much identify with the hero complex personally.

I can't stand the thought of being rescued because it feels like admitting incompetence on my part, But, of course, It's not just about that. I often imagine myself rescuing and giving up something of myself for someone else- romantically and platonically, in many different kinds of situations. I love and enjoy giving the attention I know I do well. It's mostly for the sake of one on one connection, but I also refuse to sit and watch anyone else struggle when I know well there's something that I can do about it. Again, it returns to the desire to be competent and fix anything. :)

I've never felt right keeping my inner intensity to myself, but the chance to make a difference for someone is always worth the trouble! I just wish it worked the same in reality as it does in my fantasies, though xD

[Aelthwyn]

Interesting....I love writing stories with heroic main characters, but for myself personally I don't dream of being a hero. Instead I've always longed to be the rescued princess, the sleeping beauty...or something like that. To be saved from this unpleasant world/situation and taken away somewhere lovely, somewhere safe, somewhere happily ever after. Generally I don't want attention and don't have much in the way of ambition, I just want a quiet life spent mostly by myself with a few close family/friends in which I can just enjoy the 'simple pleasures' and persue my interests.

[Sily]

@Aelthwyn, I swear 99% of what you write I can relate to. God bless you.

[telepariah]

When I was 13 I had a crush on a friend. I wanted nothing in the world more than to be hers. I remember fantasizing that there was a nuclear holocaust and we were the only two people left alive on Earth and had to take care of each other. I guess that represented the reality of my crush. But to imagine myself as a hero? I don't think I have ever done that once in my life. Heroes are not even very interesting to me unless they are severely flawed.

[refugee]

I don't dream so much of being a hero anymore.

Everybody's a hero nowadays.

[Murnando]

When I was 13 I had a crush on a friend. I wanted nothing in the world more than to be hers. I remember fantasizing that there was a nuclear holocaust and we were the only two people left alive on Earth and had to take care of each other. I guess that represented the reality of my crush. But to imagine myself as a hero? I don't think I have ever done that once in my life. Heroes are not even very interesting to me unless they are severely flawed.

It's funny you should say that, because I've always imagined scenarios in which myself and the girl subject to my teenage angst would be stranded in the desert together, not forever, but for a long enough time that we could grow close and she'd realise how awesome and totally boyfriend material I am, or whatever hopelessly delusional illusion I feel like indulging myself in. I think I prefer your fantasy to mine though, being the only two people in the hollow remains of civilization is a lot more romantic that just being stuck in a bunch of sand for a little while.
(I'm thinking right now of all the awesome deserted places you could visit and things you could do... so many amazing possibilities!)

Anyway, I can relate to this whole "hero" thing. Usually when I catch myself day dreaming about stuff like this I'll give myself a good ol' slap round the mental face and tell myself to get a grip, but before that can happen, I tend to dream about either giving my own life or putting myself through extreme pain for somebody else, even if it was somebody I didn't know very well. Running out in front of an oncoming car to save somebody is quite a common one, alongside letting myself get beaten up (and not fighting back) for the sake of somebody else. Most of my stupid little day dreams tend to take the form of "taking a bullet" for others, and while I know that's supposed to be a heroic desire, I personally by having these dreams I'm just flattering my own ego, pretending that I'm some incredibly selfless person, wanting to die for others to prove how awesome I am. I personally think my fantasies are selfish.