Becoming a Character: Coping or Just Weird?

Lemme start by saying that I do not have DID. Ive researched it and i really think thats not what this is, and Im not trying to claim that thats what it is. I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this So when i was a kid an living with an emotionally abusive stepdad I coped by "becoming" a character. It was always the same character. When things got to hard for ME to handle, I would "become" him and let him handle it. It felt more like I was playing a role. acting. I would sink entirely into the role. I dont have memory gaps. I never felt like I wasnt in control of my body. I always felt like I just kind of turned into that character. I got to where I could pull in and out of the role at will. Over time more characters joined. Not a ton. I tried doing it with different characters but it feels weird. Like, im not entirely in the role. I have one oc I can do it with. Now, Im 21, moved out and safe, and I still do this. Not really as a coping thing but just because I want to. I like feeling like I am my comfort characters. More characters have joined the party too since I moved out. what is this? am i just weird?