Anyone elses MD revolve around power? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T09:01:40Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/anyone-elses-md-revolve-around-power?feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes I have MD just like yours…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-05-14:4661400:Comment:1815812014-05-14T07:46:28.841Zdywanehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/dywane
Yes I have MD just like yours because of my past experience in school. I was the one on top but some how I feel inferior to my peers, and MD was my way to feel accepted but we need to let go the hurts and<br />
Move on with our lifes
Yes I have MD just like yours because of my past experience in school. I was the one on top but some how I feel inferior to my peers, and MD was my way to feel accepted but we need to let go the hurts and<br />
Move on with our lifes This is really interesting. M…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-05-04:4661400:Comment:1813172014-05-04T15:23:22.017ZWater Lilyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/WaterLily
<p>This is really interesting. My character is constantly trying to negate power - and to hand her responsibilities to others, and build other people up in their careers. So she can be more free. But in helping others become more powerful, she becomes more powerful as a consequence and it's an endless freedom killing cycle for her. </p>
<p>My main character believes her thoughts and feelings are important (something in real life I sincerely doubt) - I think feeling important is more addictive…</p>
<p>This is really interesting. My character is constantly trying to negate power - and to hand her responsibilities to others, and build other people up in their careers. So she can be more free. But in helping others become more powerful, she becomes more powerful as a consequence and it's an endless freedom killing cycle for her. </p>
<p>My main character believes her thoughts and feelings are important (something in real life I sincerely doubt) - I think feeling important is more addictive than actually having the power that creates importance. </p> It probably means you have lo…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-26:4661400:Comment:1805362014-04-26T20:02:13.563ZMevvehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Mevve
<p>It probably means you have lost control in certain areas of your life (in the past or present) that you're trying to compensate in fantasy. Like you said, after something like a trauma (big or small)</p>
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<p>Same goes for people with OCD; that's also a way of gaining back control after having lost control in the past.</p>
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<p>It probably means you have lost control in certain areas of your life (in the past or present) that you're trying to compensate in fantasy. Like you said, after something like a trauma (big or small)</p>
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<p>Same goes for people with OCD; that's also a way of gaining back control after having lost control in the past.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/anyone-elses-md-revolve-around-power?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A180349&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment180349"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">So what does that say about us ( those who have power fantasies) ? Could it be low self esteem or maybe acute social phobia or maybe some trauma in the past? Like I have a great family but when I was younger they pressured me a lot to be a certain way and I've always been this shy girl and still am.I dunno...</div>
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</blockquote> So what does that say about u…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-26:4661400:Comment:1803492014-04-26T18:57:34.291ZSatchi Rhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/SatchiR
So what does that say about us ( those who have power fantasies) ? Could it be low self esteem or maybe acute social phobia or maybe some trauma in the past? Like I have a great family but when I was younger they pressured me a lot to be a certain way and I've always been this shy girl and still am.I dunno...
So what does that say about us ( those who have power fantasies) ? Could it be low self esteem or maybe acute social phobia or maybe some trauma in the past? Like I have a great family but when I was younger they pressured me a lot to be a certain way and I've always been this shy girl and still am.I dunno... Does anyone do the reverse, w…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-26:4661400:Comment:1803212014-04-26T03:04:14.003Zjeyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/jey
<p>Does anyone do the reverse, where you bottle up all the negative emotions from the day, and then really let yourself have it during your DD? I don't know why, but my DD's are less often about power and more about telling myself I'm a terrible human being (which is something I don't rationally believe). Is anyone else familiar with this? </p>
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<p>Sometimes power is a big theme, but it's less about me using power than about people using power against me. Which now that I think about it…</p>
<p>Does anyone do the reverse, where you bottle up all the negative emotions from the day, and then really let yourself have it during your DD? I don't know why, but my DD's are less often about power and more about telling myself I'm a terrible human being (which is something I don't rationally believe). Is anyone else familiar with this? </p>
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<p>Sometimes power is a big theme, but it's less about me using power than about people using power against me. Which now that I think about it is really lame.</p> Kade Scoular said:
99% I im…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-25:4661400:Comment:1798802014-04-25T13:30:30.914ZAndy Sortmanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AndySortman
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Kade Scoular said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/anyone-elses-md-revolve-around-power#4661400Comment178601"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>99% I imagine myself in scenario's fighting off my enemies, getting revenge on those who have hurt me or anything related to combat/confrontation. I think it's because I've been a victim for such a long time, I've resorted to taking out my anger in my fantasies because I was too scared to…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Kade Scoular said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/anyone-elses-md-revolve-around-power#4661400Comment178601"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>99% I imagine myself in scenario's fighting off my enemies, getting revenge on those who have hurt me or anything related to combat/confrontation. I think it's because I've been a victim for such a long time, I've resorted to taking out my anger in my fantasies because I was too scared to handle the situation in the real world. Maladaptive Daydreaming is a defence mechanism I believe, a way to release all the havoc in your mind.</p>
<p>It is probably better to try and just forgive people who have harmed us. Or just focus on making ourselves happy in more constructive ways, such as getting involved with good people who wont hurt us.</p>
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</blockquote> I am the same way. A lot of p…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-25:4661400:Comment:1800572014-04-25T13:27:13.964ZAndy Sortmanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AndySortman
<p>I am the same way. A lot of people are lucky I dont really have the power that I have in my revenge fantasies.</p>
<p>I am the same way. A lot of people are lucky I dont really have the power that I have in my revenge fantasies.</p> Yup, creating a fantasy world…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-25:4661400:Comment:1799522014-04-25T06:22:45.570ZMevvehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Mevve
<p>Yup, creating a fantasy world is obviously all about having control about everything/everyone. So using it in a way to get the control you lack in real life is probably how most people do it. I did it as well; invisible day in real life, awesome day in my dreams.</p>
<p>Yup, creating a fantasy world is obviously all about having control about everything/everyone. So using it in a way to get the control you lack in real life is probably how most people do it. I did it as well; invisible day in real life, awesome day in my dreams.</p> Omg ya my whole imagination s…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-25:4661400:Comment:1799462014-04-25T00:17:51.263ZSatchi Rhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/SatchiR
<p>Omg ya my whole imagination sometimes revolves around power.It's so strange</p>
<p>Omg ya my whole imagination sometimes revolves around power.It's so strange</p> I was bullied REALLY badly in…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-06:4661400:Comment:1786092014-04-06T03:58:15.857ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
I was bullied REALLY badly in middle school. I literally tried to give myself the flu on purpose once so I could miss school (I knew my mom wouldn't be fooled if I pretended to be sick and I didn't want to have to face the bullies). I was daydreaming maladaptively before then, but it was at that point when my daydreams started being really violent. A recurring theme in my daydreams besides violence was being discriminated against somehow and overcoming it (I felt like I was being discriminated…
I was bullied REALLY badly in middle school. I literally tried to give myself the flu on purpose once so I could miss school (I knew my mom wouldn't be fooled if I pretended to be sick and I didn't want to have to face the bullies). I was daydreaming maladaptively before then, but it was at that point when my daydreams started being really violent. A recurring theme in my daydreams besides violence was being discriminated against somehow and overcoming it (I felt like I was being discriminated against for being "the weird kid" and wanted to overcome it, although I didn't realize this was the reason behind my daydream content at the time). My daydreams content is still very violent, but now I only have 1 daydream. In my daydream, I'm extremely powerful. I have superpowers. I'm the queen of a huge empire of 7 planets. The empire is one of the greatest military superpowers in the universe. We've had quite a few wars (with lots of graphic scenes of blood and gore), and so far we've won all of them. I also kill a lot of monsters that are supposed to be impossible for 1 person to kill.