Daydreams integrating into reality? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T15:22:15Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/daydreams-integrating-into-reality-1?feed=yes&xn_auth=noEretaia said:
“Who is the t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-10-11:4661400:Comment:2463222016-10-11T22:14:49.507ZBella Valentihttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BellaValenti
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Eretaia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/daydreams-integrating-into-reality-1?page=1&commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A246312&x=1#4661400Comment246312"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><em>“Who is the third who walks always beside you?<br></br> When I count, there are only you and I together<br></br> But when I look ahead up the white road<br></br> There is always another one walking beside you<br></br> Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle,…</em></p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Eretaia said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/daydreams-integrating-into-reality-1?page=1&commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A246312&x=1#4661400Comment246312"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><em>“Who is the third who walks always beside you?<br/> When I count, there are only you and I together<br/> But when I look ahead up the white road<br/> There is always another one walking beside you<br/> Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded<br/> I do not know whether a man or a woman<br/> -But who is that on the other side of you?”</em><br/> ― T.S. Eliot</p>
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<p>Ever heard of that strange phenomenon when sailors or climbers in extreme cases of isolation fully experience presence of someone not there? When one is put in extreme isolation (physical and/or emotional), the brain may react by producing an actual sense of presence of another person that is not there that you can actually sense as if it were 100% reality. Of course, that's a full-blown hallucination there (occurring in a healthy brain) and MD is of course far from that but the point is: when the sensory threshold is lowered and you're not taking in information from the outside world because you're isolated emotionally/can't connect with reality/zoning out, the brain must compensate for the lack of stimulation and will sometimes create an imaginary one instead. If you're zoning out so hard and feel emotionally isolated at the same time, I'd see what you're mentioning as a perfect way of compensation. It's nothing to worry about in itself but maybe it does indicate that you're so cut off from reality that your brain is so desperate to give you the stimulation you otherwise aren't getting. Does this make any sense to you?</p>
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<p>That would make a lot of sense. I've got very intense anxiety, and because of that I've developed depression. I've kind of drifted away from the people in my life over the years and I suppose that would influence my MD in ways I wouldn't consider. Thank you so much, now that you mention it, it makes much more sense now. Thanks again! </p>
<p> - Bella</p> “Who is the third who walks a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-10-10:4661400:Comment:2463122016-10-10T16:45:25.965ZEretaiahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Eretaia
<p><em>“Who is the third who walks always beside you?<br></br> When I count, there are only you and I together<br></br> But when I look ahead up the white road<br></br> There is always another one walking beside you<br></br> Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded<br></br> I do not know whether a man or a woman<br></br> -But who is that on the other side of you?”</em><br></br> ― T.S. Eliot</p>
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<p>Ever heard of that strange phenomenon when sailors or climbers in extreme cases of isolation fully experience presence…</p>
<p><em>“Who is the third who walks always beside you?<br/> When I count, there are only you and I together<br/> But when I look ahead up the white road<br/> There is always another one walking beside you<br/> Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle, hooded<br/> I do not know whether a man or a woman<br/> -But who is that on the other side of you?”</em><br/> ― T.S. Eliot</p>
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<p>Ever heard of that strange phenomenon when sailors or climbers in extreme cases of isolation fully experience presence of someone not there? When one is put in extreme isolation (physical and/or emotional), the brain may react by producing an actual sense of presence of another person that is not there that you can actually sense as if it were 100% reality. Of course, that's a full-blown hallucination there (occurring in a healthy brain) and MD is of course far from that but the point is: when the sensory threshold is lowered and you're not taking in information from the outside world because you're isolated emotionally/can't connect with reality/zoning out, the brain must compensate for the lack of stimulation and will sometimes create an imaginary one instead. If you're zoning out so hard and feel emotionally isolated at the same time, I'd see what you're mentioning as a perfect way of compensation. It's nothing to worry about in itself but maybe it does indicate that you're so cut off from reality that your brain is so desperate to give you the stimulation you otherwise aren't getting. Does this make any sense to you?</p>