Has COVID affected your MD? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T15:55:22Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A372558&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI know what you mean. Liz s…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-12-24:4661400:Comment:3875412020-12-24T09:18:49.007ZLisa Tomlinhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LisaTomlin
<p>I know what you mean. <br/> <br/> <cite>Liz said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A387303&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment387303"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Oh gosh! I couldn't imagine having MD and not living alone!<br/> I find the pandemic has made it more socially acceptable to stay home and get nothing done.</div>
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<p>I know what you mean. <br/> <br/> <cite>Liz said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A387303&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment387303"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Oh gosh! I couldn't imagine having MD and not living alone!<br/> I find the pandemic has made it more socially acceptable to stay home and get nothing done.</div>
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</blockquote> Oh gosh! I couldn't imagine h…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-12-24:4661400:Comment:3873032020-12-24T00:30:32.947ZLizhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Liz858
Oh gosh! I couldn't imagine having MD and not living alone!<br />
I find the pandemic has made it more socially acceptable to stay home and get nothing done.
Oh gosh! I couldn't imagine having MD and not living alone!<br />
I find the pandemic has made it more socially acceptable to stay home and get nothing done. Actually I have put the pande…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-12-08:4661400:Comment:3778882020-12-08T09:07:21.958ZLisa Tomlinhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LisaTomlin
<p>Actually I have put the pandemic into my daydreams. I might change it a bit or something but its in there. I live alone so it gives me company. </p>
<p>Actually I have put the pandemic into my daydreams. I might change it a bit or something but its in there. I live alone so it gives me company. </p> Martha, I'm sorry you're feel…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-29:4661400:Comment:3735092020-11-29T09:51:17.135ZBlanca Margatroidhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BlancaMargatroid
<p>Martha, I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I can totally get why we wouldn't even try to stop daydreaming since the news seem to get worse everyday. At least you have family and friends to count on. And yeah, sleepless nights are also a given.</p>
<p>I don't know if this helps but I found that writing in this forum and getting in touch with you guys also helped me a little. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Martha McCulloch said:…</cite></p>
<p>Martha, I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I can totally get why we wouldn't even try to stop daydreaming since the news seem to get worse everyday. At least you have family and friends to count on. And yeah, sleepless nights are also a given.</p>
<p>I don't know if this helps but I found that writing in this forum and getting in touch with you guys also helped me a little. <br/> <br/> <cite>Martha McCulloch said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A372558&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment372558"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes, Covid isolation has caused me to even stop trying to control it. I am retired and live alone. My family does phone, and I have zoom calls with friends but I have many many hours to myself and the daydreaming has most emphatically gotten worse and I no longer have any incentive to rein it in. I think the worst part is that I’m not sleeping enough because I’m laying in bed daydreaming. I’m glad you posted this.</p>
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</blockquote> HI Cane,
so then you're not t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-29:4661400:Comment:3735082020-11-29T09:46:15.394ZBlanca Margatroidhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BlancaMargatroid
<p>HI Cane,</p>
<p>so then you're not teleworking I assume. Yeah, commute to work usually was a time to daydream for me too.</p>
<p>Maybe we are more aware, especially now that we know what MD is. But I certainly know that when I had more "social life" (just by going to work, or the gym, or whatever) I kept the daydreams to a minimum.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Cane said:…</cite></p>
<p>HI Cane,</p>
<p>so then you're not teleworking I assume. Yeah, commute to work usually was a time to daydream for me too.</p>
<p>Maybe we are more aware, especially now that we know what MD is. But I certainly know that when I had more "social life" (just by going to work, or the gym, or whatever) I kept the daydreams to a minimum.<br/> <br/> <cite>Cane said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A372558&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment372032"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>It's more or less the same amount for me too. While commuting to work I often caught my self daydreaming after long intervals. When I'm at home I catch myself more frequently and more often.</p>
<p>Now that we're alone, maybe we're just getting more aware about how often we DD? Just an assumption. </p>
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</blockquote> Exactly, it is the same for m…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-29:4661400:Comment:3734182020-11-29T09:43:35.308ZBlanca Margatroidhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BlancaMargatroid
<p>Exactly, it is the same for me!</p>
<p>I enjoy my daydreams when they don't take such a big amount of time in my everyday life. When I can't even concentrate in work, or when I daydream during a phone call or such, that's when I start to worry.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Dreamer said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Exactly, it is the same for me!</p>
<p>I enjoy my daydreams when they don't take such a big amount of time in my everyday life. When I can't even concentrate in work, or when I daydream during a phone call or such, that's when I start to worry.<br/> <br/> <cite>Dreamer said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A372558&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment367592"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Yes! I am 36 and have been a daydreamer or, "pretender," as I used to call it, since childhood. For the past six years, though, I had it under control and it wasn't taking over my life as much. The pandemic for sure has increased my time spent daydreaming. Old themes of my day dreams having come back. I've just been allowing myself to enjoy them rather than distress about them. They must be helping me to cope in this new world.</p>
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</blockquote> Yes, Covid isolation has caus…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-27:4661400:Comment:3725582020-11-27T17:44:47.306ZMartha Mhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/MarthaMcCulloch
<p>Yes, Covid isolation has caused me to even stop trying to control it. I am retired and live alone. My family does phone, and I have zoom calls with friends but I have many many hours to myself and the daydreaming has most emphatically gotten worse and I no longer have any incentive to rein it in. I think the worst part is that I’m not sleeping enough because I’m laying in bed daydreaming. I’m glad you posted this.</p>
<p>Yes, Covid isolation has caused me to even stop trying to control it. I am retired and live alone. My family does phone, and I have zoom calls with friends but I have many many hours to myself and the daydreaming has most emphatically gotten worse and I no longer have any incentive to rein it in. I think the worst part is that I’m not sleeping enough because I’m laying in bed daydreaming. I’m glad you posted this.</p> It's more or less the same am…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-26:4661400:Comment:3720322020-11-26T16:31:34.421ZCainhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/NeilDmello
<p>It's more or less the same amount for me too. While commuting to work I often caught my self daydreaming after long intervals. When I'm at home I catch myself more frequently and more often.</p>
<p>Now that we're alone, maybe we're just getting more aware about how often we DD? Just an assumption. </p>
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<p>It's more or less the same amount for me too. While commuting to work I often caught my self daydreaming after long intervals. When I'm at home I catch myself more frequently and more often.</p>
<p>Now that we're alone, maybe we're just getting more aware about how often we DD? Just an assumption. </p>
<p></p> Yes! I am 36 and have been a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-18:4661400:Comment:3675922020-11-18T14:27:06.655ZDreamerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/nicoleLion
<p>Yes! I am 36 and have been a daydreamer or, "pretender," as I used to call it, since childhood. For the past six years, though, I had it under control and it wasn't taking over my life as much. The pandemic for sure has increased my time spent daydreaming. Old themes of my day dreams having come back. I've just been allowing myself to enjoy them rather than distress about them. They must be helping me to cope in this new world.</p>
<p>Yes! I am 36 and have been a daydreamer or, "pretender," as I used to call it, since childhood. For the past six years, though, I had it under control and it wasn't taking over my life as much. The pandemic for sure has increased my time spent daydreaming. Old themes of my day dreams having come back. I've just been allowing myself to enjoy them rather than distress about them. They must be helping me to cope in this new world.</p> I can imagine for a lot of pe…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-09:4661400:Comment:3631072020-11-09T14:36:02.263ZTheaxehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Theaxe
<p>I can imagine for a lot of people, there have been a shift in habits. Like most people who MD, I can do it anywhere, the trick was enjoying it more if I could have privacy. Even when I did work in an office, if I had some alone-time then that alone would trigger me to start daydreaming.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Blanca Margatroid said:</cite></p>
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<p>I can imagine for a lot of people, there have been a shift in habits. Like most people who MD, I can do it anywhere, the trick was enjoying it more if I could have privacy. Even when I did work in an office, if I had some alone-time then that alone would trigger me to start daydreaming.<br/> <br/> <cite>Blanca Margatroid said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-covid-affected-your-md#4661400Comment363041"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hi Theaxe, so then you are really used to work from home! In my case we went from going to the office everyday to work from home and never see my colleagues again in months. It was a huge and sudden change.</p>
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