I just wanted to pour out my thoughts here. It's just that daydreaming really has drained my mental capacity and motivation. Sometimes, when I'm in conversations, my attention span really doesn't cooperate with me no matter how much resistance I put in. When I'm trying to follow instructions, I literally don't remember what each step is right after reading them. The worst part is that I'm trying to get good grades on my last year of high school and it's very difficult to do.

Here's what I've noticed when I daydreamed way too much..

-I daydream using youtube videos and my favorite shows. I constantly replay those scenes over and over, each time wanting to perfect the epic imaginary scenario in my head. A lot of these scenes are action-based which gets me pacing around the house and make noises.

-After those daydreams, my subconscious replays whatever scene I "watched" from youtube or any other show, regardless if I daydreamed with them or not. My subconscious destroys my attention span as it either brings me to a daydreaming mood or blanks me out.

-Lack of Understanding: Every time I try to read something (specifically textbook for school), I don't understand the concept at all. I'm better in math due to the lack of textbook reading and because it doesn't require as much critical thinking (At least for me). Having said that, I have trouble understanding concepts for any other subject (social, english, science at times). Whenever someone tries to explain a concept to me, I don't understand it quickly enough which requires me to be even more frustrated than before.

-Brain fog and slow processing speed: At times, I forget where I place my phone or forget what I'm even trying to do. Like I said before, I take a lot longer to understand things compared to other people. Also, it takes me so long to do a task that shouldn't even take long (let's say it takes 20-30 more minutes than how long it normally takes)

-Perfectionist attitude: The repetition of daydreams influenced me to make them as perfect as they can be. This affected my mind in a way where I need to make everything perfect. I literally would look back at my math work during a test 5000 times to see if each step is perfectly correct (even something as simple as 2+2, I redo in my head).

-Ability to be embarrassed very easily: Even something as simple as dropping a pencil in class makes me cringe. I tend to replay the scene in my head based on how embarrassing it was. It gives me a sort of a really bad feeling.

I want everyone to share whatever solution or at least some advice on how they control their maladaptive daydreaming. I've recently started to eat healthier (eating a lot of fruits, taking vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids) and to do cardio workouts on the bicycle. If there's any technique or whatever that helped you control daydreaming, let us all know in the post. Thanks!

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Comment by Tammy O. on January 13, 2019 at 8:12am

Hello, 

I am sorry to hear this. I will try to reduce youtube and the shows I watch as that stimulates daydreaming. For school work, just prepare yourself ahead of time to do the work and studying required. For example, if there is a history test on Friday, you should study everyday for 20-30 minutes throughout the week. This breaks it down into small chunks preparing you for success on your test. I hope this helps. Best of luck!

Comment by Louise ström on January 8, 2019 at 8:13pm

Sorry to hear this, friend. Have no tips but I absolutely recognize the issue and just wanted to send some love.

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