Maladaptive Daydreaming?
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Thread Topic: Maladaptive Daydreaming?
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okay so, i feel like i might have maladaptive daydreaming. i daydream constantly. like, literally all the time. when i'm at school, when i walk sometimes or when i run, when i go out, always when i'm listening to music, when i go to bed and when i wake up in the morning, and other times throughout the day. sometimes i have trouble sleeping because of my daydreams, sometimes i spend hours in bed even during the day because of my daydreams. sometimes it's hard to focus and hard to get work done because of my daydreams. sometimes it's hard to do specific activities because of my daydreaming.
i daydream about my OCs and characters from video games and movies i like the most. most of the time i pretend i am those people. i always mumble and make weird facial expressions when i daydream, my sister pointed out to me. i always pace when i daydream standing up, make hand gestures sometimes, i always rock back and forth when i'm sitting down and daydreaming. it's hard to cover up and it's something i'm self-conscious about.
i have trouble doing activities sometimes when i daydream. for example, going to the restroom. or eating. i know that its all fake, but the daydreams are so detailed and long and elaborate that they seem real. so much so that they give me trouble eating or whatever because i'm convinced the other person(s) in my daydream is watching me as i do these things because they're around me in my fantasies, talking to me or doing whatever. they're with me and i treat them like a real, actual person. and if i do something wrong, or eat messily, or pick up on a bad habit like biting my nails or something or do something that a normal person would find weird, i personally become embarrassed because the other person in the daydream saw me do it.
my daydreaming is so extreme that it makes it difficult do to things. it interferes with my daily life. sometimes i become detached from reality because of these daydreams. i have a hard time snapping out of my daydreams, and it happens so often its something i'm embarrassed about and i feel like if people know about if then they'll think I'm crazy or something.
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I think you need to stop labeling yourself with disorders and s--- like this and just live.
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^exactly
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^um rude much
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^It's not even "rude", it's the truth. Getting yourself worked up about having an abundant imagination and believing it is some extreme psychological disorder is absolutely hysterical. I personally have a vivid imagination in real life, and I learn to live with it because it's apart of me. Daydreaming, I believe, is the way your brain signals for you to escape reality or float yourself into inner subconscious thoughts and experiences, much like how you go to sleep at night and experience the REM cycle. There's many ways to emulate your overactive episodes of daydreaming, like putting in art or everyday activities.
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^ true
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^ agreeee
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I wasn't gonna say anything because all I can really think to say is that I have the same problem and I don't know how to fix it, or if I really even want to fix it in the first place. But this is bulls---. After reading through this thread, I was relieved to see that other people do this, too, and it led me to do a little more research. It felt really comforting feeling less weird about it, and to even have a word for it. The whole, "stop labeling yourself and live your life" thing is stupid. If it makes you feel better to have a word for it, then do it. It even opens the door for you to connect with other people who also deal with it, which is always helpful.
This is actually starting to feel really rambly, so sorry about that. My point is, this thread seemed perfectly reasonable to me, and I'm a little disgusted that the only responses you got were these condescending "it doesn't matter" types. -
well then. i'm soooo sorry that i was worried about having something that actually?? i really relate to. something i'm nearly convinced that i have (though then again, i'd need a professional diagnosis to be sure). i just wanted a second opinion. i just wasn't sure. sorry.
but... that also begs the question, have you even looked up maladaptive daydreaming? have you ever put in some research? you can't just brush it off like that. not because you hate me and you want a chance to insult me.
and i really appreciate that, maru. they took the time and put an effort to do some research. and they said they think they have it too. which is no problem. i'm glad i found someone to relate to
but you don't have to be mean about it, you know?? i appreciate the honesty but the way you put it makes you seem really bitter -
It says its not officially a condition so you wouldn't get a professional diagnosis anyway
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"little disgusted that the only responses you got were these condescending "don't matter" types"
>YOUCANTHAVEDISSENTINGTYPESOFNARRATIVESGTFO
"thoughts?"
These "condescending" responses are allowed because the composer of this thread wanted our thoughts on the matter. You're allowed to shove your rhetoric in this thread, let us shove ours in as well, Mi casa is your mi casa, right? Hope so.
(to clarify, that phrase was to demonstrate that if it's your place to say something, it's your place as well) -
People are technically allowed to say all kinds of s---. That doesn't make it appropriate. She communicated a real problem she's having and a horde showed up to basically tell her it didn't matter. It's ridiculous.
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^she can communicate this "real problem" to people that are more qualified to help her with her troubles
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Because they're so easily accessible, right?
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Since she already needs a "professional diagnosis" to be "sure". (even though as ilovelions has stated, it isn't even a documented mental disorder, so in my past responses where I referenced it to a disorder, apologize for that error
also, there's no tools to even diagnose it anyways)
So would you rather have them release it on an unreliable quiz site on a forum that isn't, as I quote, intended for medical advice?
You can sure as hell relate to a lot of people, especially in this situation. That comfort could go a long way, or a short one, but it does not alleviate their habit one bit or controls it.
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