Has Mdd helped or hurt you more? - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T09:40:20Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/has-mdd-helped-or-hurt-you-more?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A321142&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhen you live inside your mi…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-18:4661400:Comment:3311252018-12-18T21:57:58.547ZSilver Swanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/SilverSwan51
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<p>When you live inside your mind, and you desire things so much, your mind picks up on them and superimposes them into thick re-occurring dreams that are strong enough to elude you that amazing things are to come. Over the years, you'll stick to believing in these sequence of dreams. It's almost like being high on drugs. Only when you start waking up and giving up on your MDD, do you become shocked at what happened to your mind in the past. You realize you believed in your own…</p>
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<p>When you live inside your mind, and you desire things so much, your mind picks up on them and superimposes them into thick re-occurring dreams that are strong enough to elude you that amazing things are to come. Over the years, you'll stick to believing in these sequence of dreams. It's almost like being high on drugs. Only when you start waking up and giving up on your MDD, do you become shocked at what happened to your mind in the past. You realize you believed in your own nonsense.<br/>You'll probably remember so many times, the amount of people who reacted to your mental absence when you were so involved in your daydream world. You'll probably see that they're so much better off in life, because they didn't do the very same things. I learned this the hard way—and wound up really embarrassed while living in a very unappreciated life situation.<br/>So, if you start attempting maladaptive daydreaming, the consequences are yours to endure.</p> Yep, me too. I totally relate…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-18:4661400:Comment:3309452018-12-18T21:07:01.832ZBrionahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Briona
<p>Yep, me too. I totally relate Marcy.</p>
<p>Yep, me too. I totally relate Marcy.</p> Emotionally it saved me, but…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-18:4661400:Comment:3312132018-12-18T20:46:48.570ZMarcyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Marcy
Emotionally it saved me, but it stunted my personal growth and ability to process events outside of me. It kept me sane and poised throughout mundane and frustrating times, but in the end I think it does hurt. MD tricks my mind in a way— it gives me a false sense of hope, happiness, courage, confidence, and relief. And if it weren’t for the Internet, I think I would have spent the rest of my life living in a false sense of security and passion. It’s amazing how well your own mind can lie to…
Emotionally it saved me, but it stunted my personal growth and ability to process events outside of me. It kept me sane and poised throughout mundane and frustrating times, but in the end I think it does hurt. MD tricks my mind in a way— it gives me a false sense of hope, happiness, courage, confidence, and relief. And if it weren’t for the Internet, I think I would have spent the rest of my life living in a false sense of security and passion. It’s amazing how well your own mind can lie to itself. I has hurt me more. It's stil…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-12:4661400:Comment:3307272018-12-12T14:47:42.343ZAritra Guptahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AritraGupta
<p>I has hurt me more. It's still hurting me. it has prevented me from realizing my goals and to have normal and meaningful relationships. The only good thing is that it has kept my sanity intact in the face of utter failure. My constant dreaming is preventing me from achieving anything meaningful.</p>
<p>I has hurt me more. It's still hurting me. it has prevented me from realizing my goals and to have normal and meaningful relationships. The only good thing is that it has kept my sanity intact in the face of utter failure. My constant dreaming is preventing me from achieving anything meaningful.</p> I feel that MDD has led me to…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-12:4661400:Comment:3306482018-12-12T14:18:22.172ZAndrew Paul ALfred Chapplehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/AndrewPaulALfredChapple
<p>I feel that MDD has led me to adversely affect my life. Since I was 3 years old, I have told myself stories (I am now 60). As I grew up it used to help me get over disappointments, failures and things not turning out as I hoped. It also alleviated bursts of intense emotions - reimagining events so that I was the winner or succeeded in achieving. Escaping to my own private fantasy was a comfort and a happy place. However, a couple of years ago I decided to combine my creative writing talents…</p>
<p>I feel that MDD has led me to adversely affect my life. Since I was 3 years old, I have told myself stories (I am now 60). As I grew up it used to help me get over disappointments, failures and things not turning out as I hoped. It also alleviated bursts of intense emotions - reimagining events so that I was the winner or succeeded in achieving. Escaping to my own private fantasy was a comfort and a happy place. However, a couple of years ago I decided to combine my creative writing talents with generating an alternate persona, when conversing with others on an internet forum. To my eternal shame I now face criminal prosecution, have lost friends, upset family and exacerbated my ongoing battle with Depression. The real me is nothing like the 'person' I portrayed myself to be online, but I am not at all confident that I will be able to prove this. The moral of my story is, fantasise all you like just DON'T put any of it in black and white!</p> Good question, it helped me t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-12-12:4661400:Comment:3307242018-12-12T13:28:04.103ZEnixhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Emre743
<p>Good question, it helped me to stay sane and not lose my shit but also caused to miss good opportunities in life. But it helped me more, i can say, because at least it helped me to get through to point where an opportunity arrived whether a benefit or not.</p>
<p>Good question, it helped me to stay sane and not lose my shit but also caused to miss good opportunities in life. But it helped me more, i can say, because at least it helped me to get through to point where an opportunity arrived whether a benefit or not.</p> I find no matter how intensi…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-10-19:4661400:Comment:3213832018-10-19T14:29:56.794ZSilver Swanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/SilverSwan51
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<p>I find no matter how intensive and traumatic my life gets, and how shameful I'm to blame for something, my imaginary friends still stick by my side. They won't stare and make sense out of me, they'll just talk to me very nicely. So nice, it can't be real. I even told one of them to stop being so sweet.</p>
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<p>I find no matter how intensive and traumatic my life gets, and how shameful I'm to blame for something, my imaginary friends still stick by my side. They won't stare and make sense out of me, they'll just talk to me very nicely. So nice, it can't be real. I even told one of them to stop being so sweet.</p> I some way yes. I do have tro…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-10-19:4661400:Comment:3213752018-10-19T04:24:51.511ZFergus McRobsonhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/FergusMcRobson
<p>I some way yes. I do have trouble relating to people. Mainly because they are not as true as my imaginary friends. My imaginary friend stick by me through thick and thin no matter how mush life sucks. And yes I have felt like life has not lead up to my expectation.</p>
<p>on the other hand, it has given me the drive to keep pushing. It has given me goals to work for. In fact now I am doing something that I have day dreamed about since for ever. </p>
<p>So in a short answer, yes and no. </p>
<p>I some way yes. I do have trouble relating to people. Mainly because they are not as true as my imaginary friends. My imaginary friend stick by me through thick and thin no matter how mush life sucks. And yes I have felt like life has not lead up to my expectation.</p>
<p>on the other hand, it has given me the drive to keep pushing. It has given me goals to work for. In fact now I am doing something that I have day dreamed about since for ever. </p>
<p>So in a short answer, yes and no. </p> Ah, I got you! Thanks for cl…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-10-18:4661400:Comment:3213632018-10-18T16:28:18.185ZStasia OBrienhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/StasiaOBrien
<p>Ah, I got you! Thanks for clarifying! Yeah, it actually helps me be a good actress believe it or not.</p>
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<p>And b/c it is my passion, when I am acting or producing or filmmaking, I am not MDD'ing. I have even used some of my MDDs for screenplays, characters, etc. </p>
<p>Ah, I got you! Thanks for clarifying! Yeah, it actually helps me be a good actress believe it or not.</p>
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<p>And b/c it is my passion, when I am acting or producing or filmmaking, I am not MDD'ing. I have even used some of my MDDs for screenplays, characters, etc. </p> I guess, I should say "can't…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-10-18:4661400:Comment:3212672018-10-18T15:55:09.229ZSilver Swanhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/SilverSwan51
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<p>I guess, I should say "can't," <em>not</em> couldn't...yet again, maybe that's narrow thinking. For example, I was a backdrop tree/frame in a high school play 'Robin Hood' and you <em>really</em> had to listen up for rehearsal times. I was doing my math homework and I just tuned everything out, probably because I was wondering. They called up my time to stand and pose as a tree or frame on the stage for scene, but I couldn't hear a thing, as I was immersed in my own world, while…</p>
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<p>I guess, I should say "can't," <em>not</em> couldn't...yet again, maybe that's narrow thinking. For example, I was a backdrop tree/frame in a high school play 'Robin Hood' and you <em>really</em> had to listen up for rehearsal times. I was doing my math homework and I just tuned everything out, probably because I was wondering. They called up my time to stand and pose as a tree or frame on the stage for scene, but I couldn't hear a thing, as I was immersed in my own world, while doing my equations. They later found out I was missing on set and where I've been all that time, and wondered how I couldn't hear them!</p>
<p><br/>Stage work is serious business and hard work, no kidding to that. So, when I hear people who are entering the acting business, and they sort of do MDD, I think, Wow.</p>