Sounds like somebody suffering from schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. He has an 'imaginary friend' who only he can hear and see, and the friend makes him feel good about himself even though everybody else is telling him that he's a nut.
Sounds like somebody suffering from schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. He has an 'imaginary friend' who only he can hear and see, and the friend makes him feel good about himself even though everybody else is telling him that he's a nut.