If you personify objects like they're people...

Question

Does anybody know if there's a name to the condition where someone personifies an object like it has feelings and thoughts? And they treat the object like a person?

I'd call it more of an emotional attachment than a fetish. Would you consider that OCD? Anyone got any ideas on a name of it?

Answer 1

I think, personification is the only word, but if they treat that object as a higher being then it would be worshiping?? if not, they're just treating an inadiment object witha  lot of restpct....nothing worng with htat. Definately not OCD......

Answer 2

Personification works fine but if you want something even more attributed to humans, try anthropomorphism.

It's nothing unhealthy, I'd say most people have some sort of attachment to non-living things.. Have you ever noticed that cars and ships are often female-gendered?

Unless you are increasingly becoming ever so unreasonable with your attachment, I'd say you're just worrying yourself.

But of course, I'm only a stranger on the internet. Check your friends for a second opinion.