Dealing with the adult world - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T11:22:29Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/dealing-with-the-adult-world?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A179737&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDaydreaming has always been…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-22:4661400:Comment:1795722014-04-22T11:32:49.734ZRobert M. Larameehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/RobertMLaramee
<p><br></br> <em>Daydreaming has always been very natural to me. I believe this expanded awareness is a gift. It is developed emotional stability that is unusual at such a young age that makes uninformed adults nervous and reactive. After all, children aren't allowed.</em> <br></br> <cite>jey said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/dealing-with-the-adult-world#4661400Comment176107"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><blockquote><p><span>The realization that none of my…</span></p>
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<p><br/> <em>Daydreaming has always been very natural to me. I believe this expanded awareness is a gift. It is developed emotional stability that is unusual at such a young age that makes uninformed adults nervous and reactive. After all, children aren't allowed.</em> <br/> <cite>jey said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/dealing-with-the-adult-world#4661400Comment176107"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><blockquote><p><span>The realization that none of my daydreams will ever come true, that I will never be able to be a hero and see amazing worlds and places. That's hard to deal with, and I feel like I'm not adequately equipped to deal with the adult world.</span></p>
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<p><span>Yeah, I totally get this. </span></p>
<p><span>But I think that having that realization, and then deciding to deal with it anyway, and to stay optimistic about life, that's what makes you heroic. Especially so if/when everyone around you lets it become a reason to feel powerless and hopeless. Trust me that other people are not floating through life, no matter how much they act like it.</span></p>
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<p><span>One thing we have and they maybe don't is our dreaming. You actually DO get to go to other worlds and do heroic things. Not everyone can imagine like that.</span></p>
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</blockquote> Yes! A thousand times yes!
I…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-21:4661400:Comment:1797372014-04-21T23:39:52.048Zgonerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/mychemicalromance
<p>Yes! A thousand times yes!</p>
<p>I think about this everyday, actually. You're not alone.</p>
<p>I still believe that something extraordinary will happen, though, and hate thinking about having a "normal" life.</p>
<p>Yes! A thousand times yes!</p>
<p>I think about this everyday, actually. You're not alone.</p>
<p>I still believe that something extraordinary will happen, though, and hate thinking about having a "normal" life.</p> Perhaps feeling different is…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-21:4661400:Comment:1797282014-04-21T02:30:10.053ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
Perhaps feeling different is the result of being bullied. Then again, how do bullies pick their targets? They choose the kid that is different.<br />
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There's just...something about us...
Perhaps feeling different is the result of being bullied. Then again, how do bullies pick their targets? They choose the kid that is different.<br />
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There's just...something about us... My advice to you: if you thin…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-21:4661400:Comment:1794642014-04-21T02:25:47.529ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
My advice to you: if you think that you'll never fit in, STOP TRYING! (to a reasonable degree)<br />
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I stopped trying to be like everyone else a long time ago. I wear whatever I feel like wearing instead of the latest fad. I have this account instead of a Vine, Twitter, or whatever the other kids are spamming each other on these days. I actually study instead of compulsively checking my phone. I haven't taken a single selfie this year. I sleep instead of texting people at 2 in the morning. I kill…
My advice to you: if you think that you'll never fit in, STOP TRYING! (to a reasonable degree)<br />
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I stopped trying to be like everyone else a long time ago. I wear whatever I feel like wearing instead of the latest fad. I have this account instead of a Vine, Twitter, or whatever the other kids are spamming each other on these days. I actually study instead of compulsively checking my phone. I haven't taken a single selfie this year. I sleep instead of texting people at 2 in the morning. I kill time by daydreaming instead of browsing through social media.<br />
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I've decided not to conform to what society wants me to be. I'm free. That's one good thing about all this. About what I said about not f…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-21:4661400:Comment:1797262014-04-21T02:14:47.050ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
About what I said about not fitting in: I'm starting to notice that a recurring theme in my daydreams is having to live in the world of "normal people", yet having access to a world where everyone acts like me, and the weird things I do are considered good manners.
About what I said about not fitting in: I'm starting to notice that a recurring theme in my daydreams is having to live in the world of "normal people", yet having access to a world where everyone acts like me, and the weird things I do are considered good manners. I feel like this too. I al a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-04-18:4661400:Comment:1791902014-04-18T19:16:03.834ZRosethewolfhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MonicaBanks
<p>I feel like this too. I al a college student who could care less about having a boring career and i just want to have fun. I don't like the adult world, filled with lies, hurt, and crazy people but also it is very very boring.</p>
<p>I would reather not deal with the adult world or reality but that is the world we truly live in so we have to adapt.</p>
<p>I feel like this too. I al a college student who could care less about having a boring career and i just want to have fun. I don't like the adult world, filled with lies, hurt, and crazy people but also it is very very boring.</p>
<p>I would reather not deal with the adult world or reality but that is the world we truly live in so we have to adapt.</p> The realization that none of…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-03-09:4661400:Comment:1761072014-03-09T05:04:47.506Zjeyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/jey
<blockquote><p><span>The realization that none of my daydreams will ever come true, that I will never be able to be a hero and see amazing worlds and places. That's hard to deal with, and I feel like I'm not adequately equipped to deal with the adult world.</span></p>
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<p><span>Yeah, I totally get this. </span></p>
<p><span>But I think that having that realization, and then deciding to deal with it anyway, and to stay optimistic about life, that's what makes you heroic.…</span></p>
<blockquote><p><span>The realization that none of my daydreams will ever come true, that I will never be able to be a hero and see amazing worlds and places. That's hard to deal with, and I feel like I'm not adequately equipped to deal with the adult world.</span></p>
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<p><span>Yeah, I totally get this. </span></p>
<p><span>But I think that having that realization, and then deciding to deal with it anyway, and to stay optimistic about life, that's what makes you heroic. Especially so if/when everyone around you lets it become a reason to feel powerless and hopeless. Trust me that other people are not floating through life, no matter how much they act like it.</span></p>
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<p><span>One thing we have and they maybe don't is our dreaming. You actually DO get to go to other worlds and do heroic things. Not everyone can imagine like that.</span></p> I definitely feel like I have…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-02-26:4661400:Comment:1746572014-02-26T20:10:27.699ZRaehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Rae939
<p>I definitely feel like I have no place in this world, I have always felt different</p>
<p>I definitely feel like I have no place in this world, I have always felt different</p> I feel EXACTLY the same way r…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2014-02-26:4661400:Comment:1747722014-02-26T03:41:46.592ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
I feel EXACTLY the same way right now. In my daydreams I'm not a human, because all my life I've never felt like a human. It's actually starting to concern me. I don't know exactly what being of the human species SHOULD feel like, but I know it certainly doesn't feel like the way I've always felt. I've always been...different. Maybe that's why I thought that I was destined to be the hero that would save everybody or whatever.
I feel EXACTLY the same way right now. In my daydreams I'm not a human, because all my life I've never felt like a human. It's actually starting to concern me. I don't know exactly what being of the human species SHOULD feel like, but I know it certainly doesn't feel like the way I've always felt. I've always been...different. Maybe that's why I thought that I was destined to be the hero that would save everybody or whatever. yep I've always felt extremel…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2013-12-14:4661400:Comment:1663152013-12-14T18:09:49.332ZDrakehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Drake
<p>yep I've always felt extremely different from everyone else. my past wasn't so good either because I was relentlessly bullied for years. what sucked was finding out that I didn't get a reward for going through all that, just more crap.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>MatthewR said:</cite></p>
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<p>yep I've always felt extremely different from everyone else. my past wasn't so good either because I was relentlessly bullied for years. what sucked was finding out that I didn't get a reward for going through all that, just more crap.<br/> <br/> <cite>MatthewR said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/dealing-with-the-adult-world?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A166259&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment166259"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Out of curiosity, do you feel stuck in the past? As a child, I remember feeling very different from everyone else. It's a strange feeling that's persisted for much of my life. I'm not entirely sure where i went wrong, but I feel very, very alienated from the people around me. </p>
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