Introduction - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T00:26:39Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/introduction-2?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A363109&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi James, I really wish you a…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-09:4661400:Comment:3630542020-11-09T18:37:31.860ZBlanca Margatroidhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/BlancaMargatroid
<p>Hi James, I really wish you all the best. I'm sorry that life has been difficult on you, but things can get better. I hope in this forum you'll feel supported!</p>
<p>I was also bullied at school and had almost no friends, so I built a fantasy world to get what I wasn't getting in real life: friends, love, adventure. Like you said, you can find a lot about yourself from your daydreams. Therapy did wonders for me because I was given a lot of techniques to cope with all my past traumas, to…</p>
<p>Hi James, I really wish you all the best. I'm sorry that life has been difficult on you, but things can get better. I hope in this forum you'll feel supported!</p>
<p>I was also bullied at school and had almost no friends, so I built a fantasy world to get what I wasn't getting in real life: friends, love, adventure. Like you said, you can find a lot about yourself from your daydreams. Therapy did wonders for me because I was given a lot of techniques to cope with all my past traumas, to develop more self esteem, and to be more assertive with people. There are a lot of resources here and online that can be helpful too.</p>
<p>Theaxe has made a good point; I also thought that I was doing something I should be ashamed of that I couldn't stop. When you find out that it has a name and that other people have it it's so relieving. I think it's the most common feeling upon finding this forum, relief.</p> Hi James. Wow - What an ordea…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-09:4661400:Comment:3631092020-11-09T15:13:15.222ZTheaxehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Theaxe
<p>Hi James. Wow - What an ordeal you've gone through. I am one of those people who daydreams for pleasure and usually to soothe myself out of boredom or feelings of inadequacy. I can pinpoint some of the reasons from early childhood that continued into my youth, but nothing like what you've gone through. </p>
<p>I found that one of the ways to get control over my obsessive daydreaming was actually finding out what MD was, and finding groups like this online. Once I actually could put a name on…</p>
<p>Hi James. Wow - What an ordeal you've gone through. I am one of those people who daydreams for pleasure and usually to soothe myself out of boredom or feelings of inadequacy. I can pinpoint some of the reasons from early childhood that continued into my youth, but nothing like what you've gone through. </p>
<p>I found that one of the ways to get control over my obsessive daydreaming was actually finding out what MD was, and finding groups like this online. Once I actually could put a name on it, and read about MD, it was sort of diminishing its power over me as this mysterious, dirty thing that I felt like I was doing. I only found out about it in 2014 and I'm 46 now. </p>
<p>Once I realized what it was, I shifted gears from doing it, to reading about it. That alone is one of the first steps to my own journey of coping. I may not ever have the strength or ability to remove daydreaming from my life, but I have learned to live with it, and manage it a lot better. I wish the same for you! :)</p> Glad to see you on here, and…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-09:4661400:Comment:3629602020-11-09T11:48:39.078ZJim Hunthttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/JimHunt
<p>Glad to see you on here, and glad you discovered this place.<br/> <br/> <cite>Gabby said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/introduction-2?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A362797&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment362797"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Hi James. I'm so sorry to hear about all you've been through. I only found out what MDD was last night and like you I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one!<br/> Gabby</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p>Glad to see you on here, and glad you discovered this place.<br/> <br/> <cite>Gabby said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/introduction-2?commentId=4661400%3AComment%3A362797&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4661400Comment362797"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Hi James. I'm so sorry to hear about all you've been through. I only found out what MDD was last night and like you I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one!<br/> Gabby</div>
</div>
</blockquote> Hi James. I'm so sorry to hea…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2020-11-09:4661400:Comment:3627972020-11-09T10:45:15.360ZGabbyhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Gabby414
Hi James. I'm so sorry to hear about all you've been through. I only found out what MDD was last night and like you I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one!<br />
Gabby
Hi James. I'm so sorry to hear about all you've been through. I only found out what MDD was last night and like you I'm so relieved to know I'm not the only one!<br />
Gabby