If there was a cure for your wrank imagination, would you take it? - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T19:12:56Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A39229&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIf I had a ticket to sanity I…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-27:4661400:Comment:392292011-07-27T03:24:47.717ZBibbyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/VivianHarbaugh
If I had a ticket to sanity I would take it. I have a lot of talents that I could be using if I didn't get overtaken by my daydreams.
If I had a ticket to sanity I would take it. I have a lot of talents that I could be using if I didn't get overtaken by my daydreams. I'd be the first in line at t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-26:4661400:Comment:389172011-07-26T03:50:23.558Zlaurellestarzhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/laurellestarzzz
I'd be the first in line at the pharmacy to get that pill. I won't deny that fantasies feel so SO good!! But it interferes with my life too much and doesn't let me feel genuine happiness. I did get rid of two kinds of disturbing fantasies I had often in life when I ended up in the ER because of food poisoning. As I laid there dying the fantasies assaulted me non-stop and I found myself thinking "omg, the last thoughts of my life will be garbage pipe dreams... after that I never thought about…
I'd be the first in line at the pharmacy to get that pill. I won't deny that fantasies feel so SO good!! But it interferes with my life too much and doesn't let me feel genuine happiness. I did get rid of two kinds of disturbing fantasies I had often in life when I ended up in the ER because of food poisoning. As I laid there dying the fantasies assaulted me non-stop and I found myself thinking "omg, the last thoughts of my life will be garbage pipe dreams... after that I never thought about those particular kind of fantasies again. Perhaps I associated them with physical pain at the time and well, it stuck. Now I have just two more types of fantasies I need to get rid of, but it's very hard. At least, I feel I'm half way to ending the md. I hope this doesn't offend you, I just know it in my bones that I could be a much better person if I wasn't constantly spacing out all the time. For one thing, I would have better social skills, lol. : P Read my previous posts from t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:380162011-07-22T22:17:42.734ZHeinriech Heisnerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeinriechHeisner
Read my previous posts from this thread, and if you have any more questions, just ask.<br/>
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<cite>greyartist said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A35626&page=2#4661400Comment38007"><div>how do you practice it away???</div>
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Read my previous posts from this thread, and if you have any more questions, just ask.<br/>
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<cite>greyartist said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?xg_source=msg_com_forum&id=4661400%3ATopic%3A35626&page=2#4661400Comment38007"><div>how do you practice it away???</div>
</blockquote> how do you practice it away???tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:380072011-07-22T16:01:04.095Zgreyartisthttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/CarolMotsinger
how do you practice it away???
how do you practice it away??? After reading what you wrote,…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:379302011-07-22T15:42:52.003ZHeidi Larsonhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeidiLarson
<p><br></br>After reading what you wrote, I'm actually planning on trying this. I just need to find my bracelet or whatever to help. I think getting back into journaling as a spiritual practice and centering prayer will help, too. I just need to take the time to do both.</p>
<p><br></br><cite>Heinriech Heisner said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div>@Heidi & greyartist: I'm telling ya, if you really want it to go away, you can practice it out of existence, but you really have to be dedicated to doing it…</div>
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<p><br/>After reading what you wrote, I'm actually planning on trying this. I just need to find my bracelet or whatever to help. I think getting back into journaling as a spiritual practice and centering prayer will help, too. I just need to take the time to do both.</p>
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<blockquote><div>@Heidi & greyartist: I'm telling ya, if you really want it to go away, you can practice it out of existence, but you really have to be dedicated to doing it and have a strong desire to let it go.</div>
</blockquote> @Heidi & greyartist: I'm…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:381062011-07-22T15:26:47.760ZHeinriech Heisnerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeinriechHeisner
@Heidi & greyartist: I'm telling ya, if you really want it to go away, you can practice it out of existence, but you really have to be dedicated to doing it and have a strong desire to let it go.
@Heidi & greyartist: I'm telling ya, if you really want it to go away, you can practice it out of existence, but you really have to be dedicated to doing it and have a strong desire to let it go. I would.
This started some h…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:379212011-07-22T13:25:02.435Zgreyartisthttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/CarolMotsinger
<p>I would.</p>
<p> This started some how along with bad anxiety most likely due to perimenapause just 2 months ago. It is messing up my work life, my marriage, and making me antisocial. I just want my life back.</p>
<p>I would.</p>
<p> This started some how along with bad anxiety most likely due to perimenapause just 2 months ago. It is messing up my work life, my marriage, and making me antisocial. I just want my life back.</p> That is what I am hoping. But…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-22:4661400:Comment:379182011-07-22T12:11:15.435ZHeidi Larsonhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeidiLarson
That is what I am hoping. But I'm not going to count on it, either.<br></br>
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<cite>EludeMyFantasies said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A37876&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment37876"><div><p>That's the vicious cycle of excessive daydreaming. Love to daydream. Sucks you into more daydreaming. Lead to realizing how much better daydreaming is than reality and so on. </p>
<p>I am the same…</p>
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That is what I am hoping. But I'm not going to count on it, either.<br/>
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<cite>EludeMyFantasies said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A37876&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment37876"><div><p>That's the vicious cycle of excessive daydreaming. Love to daydream. Sucks you into more daydreaming. Lead to realizing how much better daydreaming is than reality and so on. </p>
<p>I am the same way.</p>
<p>Good luck with conceiving. Maybe it will be the life change you need to break the daydream cycle :o)</p>
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</blockquote> I would take it in a heartbea…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-21:4661400:Comment:377692011-07-21T20:41:30.839ZHeidi Larsonhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeidiLarson
<p>I would take it in a heartbeat.</p>
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<p>My husband and I are currently trying to conceive our first child. I'm so affraid that, once we do have a baby, my MD will get in the way of me being a good mom. I daydream a lot in the car (dangerous, I know) which scares me. I'm so afraid that I will get so lost in a daydream that I will forget my baby in the backseat on a hot day or drop it when my daydreams cause me to pace or move about. My MD has also begun to make me less interested in…</p>
<p>I would take it in a heartbeat.</p>
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<p>My husband and I are currently trying to conceive our first child. I'm so affraid that, once we do have a baby, my MD will get in the way of me being a good mom. I daydream a lot in the car (dangerous, I know) which scares me. I'm so afraid that I will get so lost in a daydream that I will forget my baby in the backseat on a hot day or drop it when my daydreams cause me to pace or move about. My MD has also begun to make me less interested in my own reality (because the stuff I dream up is so much more entertaining than my own life, which I feel like I've done little with) which doesn't help on the whole "trying to conceive" front....It's hard to be "in the mood" when you're not terribly excited about your surroundings and life situation.</p> I taught myself to stop doing…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2011-07-18:4661400:Comment:370632011-07-18T03:20:39.922ZHeinriech Heisnerhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/HeinriechHeisner
I taught myself to stop doing it. I wore a bracelet to remind myself to step back from my daydreaming and focus on my surroundings. Eventually it became second nature and after about six months I no longer needed the bracelet. At first it was just a control issue, being able to control when I daydreamed, but then I pushed it further to where I stopped daydreaming all together and now it is almost repulsive to daydream - even though I get urges to do it. It's an emotional addiction for me and I…
I taught myself to stop doing it. I wore a bracelet to remind myself to step back from my daydreaming and focus on my surroundings. Eventually it became second nature and after about six months I no longer needed the bracelet. At first it was just a control issue, being able to control when I daydreamed, but then I pushed it further to where I stopped daydreaming all together and now it is almost repulsive to daydream - even though I get urges to do it. It's an emotional addiction for me and I don't like it. If I go there I lose myself in real life. I mean, it feels good to get swept away - I won't deny that feeling, but between daydreaming and real life, I'm choosing real life. I imagine it's the same with any addiction. It feels good, that's why we keep doing it. But if you want to experience real life, you have to leave daydreaming behind. And it is scary at first, but then you involve yourself with real activities and life gets a whole lot better. If you just want to control it, I really recommend wearing something that you normally wouldn't - and every time you notice it, pause for a moment and come out of your daydreaming. It will take a while, but it's possible. In the beginning I would only get a couple of minutes of no dreaming, if even that much - but like I said, with enough practice, the control becomes second nature.<br />
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<cite>thetxbelle said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/if-there-was-a-cure-for-your?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A37047&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment36325"><div>How did you get over it? I like my day dreams but it's really out if control, and I know I'm missing out on stuff because I'm so "spacey" to other people<br/><br/><cite>Heinriech Heisner said:</cite><blockquote><div>There is a cure, it takes a lot of practice to get over it. I didn't want to let it go in the beginning, but now I can't stand daydreaming because it interferes with regular life, which for me is way more rewarding, like real achievements and real relationships. Julie is right though, there is no sanity, there are just a lot of different norms.</div>
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