Does anyone else feel scared at the thought of abandoning their daydreams? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T05:57:04Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/does-anyone-else-feel-scared?id=4661400%3ATopic%3A30315&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI pace too. I don't think I c…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2012-05-07:4661400:Comment:873812012-05-07T21:47:21.149ZIvy C.https://wildminds.ning.com/profile/IvyC
<p>I pace too. I don't think I could give up my daydreams completely if I wanted to. I can keep myself from doing it in public, but the minute I get home I start to pace and daydream, sometimes without even realizing it. I think it's easy for me to lay in bed and daydream, but I daydream about something else that's much more peaceful. I've got three different daydreams. I started working on my fourth when I realized that I was going to far. My daydream isn't like a pretend game to me, more like…</p>
<p>I pace too. I don't think I could give up my daydreams completely if I wanted to. I can keep myself from doing it in public, but the minute I get home I start to pace and daydream, sometimes without even realizing it. I think it's easy for me to lay in bed and daydream, but I daydream about something else that's much more peaceful. I've got three different daydreams. I started working on my fourth when I realized that I was going to far. My daydream isn't like a pretend game to me, more like an alternate life that could have been. Makes me irritable when I realize how 'un'glamorous my life really is, but that's probably just because I have such high expectations for myself that will probably never be met. I'm working on it, but it's still kind of tough for me.</p> It makes me sad to think of l…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2012-05-04:4661400:Comment:870622012-05-04T20:51:38.203Zotakugirlhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/otakugirl
<p>It makes me sad to think of leaving my dd. I know they are not real but its hard xplain but when I am ready to leave them I am gonna leavethe story on a good happy note. Does that sound weird?</p>
<p>It makes me sad to think of leaving my dd. I know they are not real but its hard xplain but when I am ready to leave them I am gonna leavethe story on a good happy note. Does that sound weird?</p> i don't want to get rid of mi…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2012-05-04:4661400:Comment:870472012-05-04T13:11:48.110ZBeefhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BethanSianGoodwin
<p>i don't want to get rid of mine either, but i suppose the treatment would interest people who actually do have a problem with it and often can't stop or the ones that use it to escape something bad that has happened to them</p>
<p>i don't want to get rid of mine either, but i suppose the treatment would interest people who actually do have a problem with it and often can't stop or the ones that use it to escape something bad that has happened to them</p> I have actually been struggli…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-19:4661400:Comment:310192011-06-19T02:18:33.462ZHarryhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Haller
<p>I have actually been struggling to get rid of this habit for very long. Only recently after joining this forum have i come to l0ok at this habit as a good thing,something i should not do away with. I have been doing meditation for years but not very regularly and hence never got rid of the habit. I always was looking for perfect control of the mind. This led to waste enormous amount of time, perhaps because habit of mine from childhood comes to atleast 15-16 years will not go away so…</p>
<p>I have actually been struggling to get rid of this habit for very long. Only recently after joining this forum have i come to l0ok at this habit as a good thing,something i should not do away with. I have been doing meditation for years but not very regularly and hence never got rid of the habit. I always was looking for perfect control of the mind. This led to waste enormous amount of time, perhaps because habit of mine from childhood comes to atleast 15-16 years will not go away so easily. Also it is a part of me now so I should look at the good side of it and see how I can make good use of this habit. I am a daydreamer and I have always been. Doing away with it or abandoning it will mean I abandon who i am and abandon things i am good at. That makes no sense. This reflection has been possible only after coming to this forum though where i came across the good things about this habit and which i completely overlooked. Doing away with this habit will be equivalent to starting life afresh which is definitely not the right thing to do. I had been trying to do this thing for long and have hence ended up very confused and depressed lately.</p>
<p>I have been a daydreamer and will always(want to) be,I should see how I can make good use of this habit and do good things while i am alive.</p> My biggest fear is losing my…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-18:4661400:Comment:309392011-06-18T17:18:25.723ZDrakehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Drake
My biggest fear is losing my MD. it's the only thing that has always been there for me even when friends and family have been at odds with me. It would just break my heart to lose my MD.
My biggest fear is losing my MD. it's the only thing that has always been there for me even when friends and family have been at odds with me. It would just break my heart to lose my MD. I think most of us will not w…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-18:4661400:Comment:303892011-06-18T13:44:15.762ZHarryhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Haller
I think most of us will not want to do away with this habit but it should be brought under some control. Yes it should be less maladaptive. Daydreaming can be a very good thing as long as it is under control.
I think most of us will not want to do away with this habit but it should be brought under some control. Yes it should be less maladaptive. Daydreaming can be a very good thing as long as it is under control. I don't think I could give it…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-18:4661400:Comment:310022011-06-18T13:02:51.088ZBeehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Bee
I don't think I could give it up. It would be like trying to cut off an arm or a leg. I wouldn't feel like I was completely me. Life would be awfully boring. But I do known that I need to at least find a way of controlling the pacing and the time spend doing it. Before the hubby thinks the chick he married is even more mental then he thought.
I don't think I could give it up. It would be like trying to cut off an arm or a leg. I wouldn't feel like I was completely me. Life would be awfully boring. But I do known that I need to at least find a way of controlling the pacing and the time spend doing it. Before the hubby thinks the chick he married is even more mental then he thought. The mere thought of losing my…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-18:4661400:Comment:309312011-06-18T04:13:29.853ZSkylar Greyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/lizzyMaslow
<p>The mere thought of losing my daydreams makes me scared! My characters are so real to me it would feel like i was abandoning them. Also, if i were "cured" of MD there would definietly be and empty hole in my heart. i wouldnt know what to do with my mornings when im despereately trying to avoid my sister or at night when im laying in my bed<strong>, But most of all </strong>i would become completely frantic if something stressful or upsetting thing came into my life because i wouldnt have a…</p>
<p>The mere thought of losing my daydreams makes me scared! My characters are so real to me it would feel like i was abandoning them. Also, if i were "cured" of MD there would definietly be and empty hole in my heart. i wouldnt know what to do with my mornings when im despereately trying to avoid my sister or at night when im laying in my bed<strong>, But most of all </strong>i would become completely frantic if something stressful or upsetting thing came into my life because i wouldnt have a clue how to deal with. My daydreams have always been an outlet for me and so if i lose that i lose part of myself. As to getting myself cured, from my perspective now it seems impossible due to the fact that i wouldnt allow it. Maybe with some intense therapy intense therapy i could learn to..... live W/O it.... possibly. </p> I feel that my daydreaming is…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-15:4661400:Comment:308032011-06-15T22:26:15.016ZNicola Wallacehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/NicolaWallace
<p>I feel that my daydreaming is really stupid and immature, but i can't imagine life without it. I am scared of a life without it. In my make believe world i have set up an end date, my 18th Birthday (i' 16 now). This was to try and encourage me to stop, but i am terrified of doing so.</p>
<p>Is it a proper addiction?</p>
<p>I feel that my daydreaming is really stupid and immature, but i can't imagine life without it. I am scared of a life without it. In my make believe world i have set up an end date, my 18th Birthday (i' 16 now). This was to try and encourage me to stop, but i am terrified of doing so.</p>
<p>Is it a proper addiction?</p> Just like Heinrich, I feel a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-06-14:4661400:Comment:304402011-06-14T17:38:20.366ZAngelhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Phaedra
Just like Heinrich, I feel a balance is best for me. Too much daydreaming, the real world doesn't feel real. No daydreaming, my anxiety spikes out of control. A balance somewhere in between the extremes helps me feel more "normal", although maintaining that is kind of difficult.
Just like Heinrich, I feel a balance is best for me. Too much daydreaming, the real world doesn't feel real. No daydreaming, my anxiety spikes out of control. A balance somewhere in between the extremes helps me feel more "normal", although maintaining that is kind of difficult.