All Discussions Tagged 'assistance' - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T15:03:34Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=assistance&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow do you know if your daydreaming is severe?tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-04-29:4661400:Topic:2872992018-04-29T23:28:57.032ZRene Walkerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AnaMcLaughlin31
<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I didn't know about MDD until last year, when a friend casually mentioned it to me and I realized that I've had it most to my entire life. I used to think it was normal, and I would tell people that I was super imaginative and creative. I would even talk about it with my family, because I thought it was a normal thing and I didn't see a problem with doing that. I told my mom that I daydream at least once every five minutes, and she got really freaked out and claimed I might…</p>
<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I didn't know about MDD until last year, when a friend casually mentioned it to me and I realized that I've had it most to my entire life. I used to think it was normal, and I would tell people that I was super imaginative and creative. I would even talk about it with my family, because I thought it was a normal thing and I didn't see a problem with doing that. I told my mom that I daydream at least once every five minutes, and she got really freaked out and claimed I might have epilepsy. </p>
<p>Anyways, I suspected I had a mild case of MDD, but I've never met anyone else who has it (I never talk about it with the friend that introduced me to it) so I've never had anything else to compare it to until now, and I'm realizing that I daydream way more than a lot of people describe on this website. I'm not sure, but I think I involuntarily daydream once every five minutes. My daydreams vary, so during some I'm half conscious of what's going on around me, and others are so big I have to pull myself out of it, and I'm usually confused and have to remind myself of what's happening around me. I'm not sure the specific number, but I think the big ones happen a couple times per hour (I've tried to take count, but I always forget and can't focus) I always mouth and make gestures without noticing, and a bunch of people have called me out on it. I've involuntarily zoned out during several movies and plays that I've wanted to see for ages, which is really frustrating because most of the time I can't control it. I zone out during youtube videos, and have to rewind several times. I always zone out during conversations, etc. <br/>I really try to control how often I daydream, but it's ridiculously exhausting and i suffer a lot of withdrawal symptoms. I don't know any of my triggers, because I feel like i just daydream nonstop. It's kind of routine, and I don't know how to break that routine. <br/>Is this severe? And if it is, does anyone know how to treat it? I'm honestly kind of desperate, I'm really tired of daydreaming all the time.</p>