Hey buddy have you heard of a imaginary friend?
I used to have an imaginary friend Paul when I was younger and I was socially awkward. But when I would pretend to talk to Paul I would feel like he was right there. When I would do this I would try to do the same thing with real people and talk to them like I was talking to Paul.
Now I can just talk to them like they are who they are, but it helped me overcome being social awkward and now everytime I think about being weak and not being able to talk to someone I remember how talking to Paul helped my mental state
So if I may suggest leave him alone and let him do what he wants if he finds its unhealthy then he will change but otherwise it helps him and I think that's amazing
