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Hi All:

I am new here and am amazed that others experienced what have most of my life. I think I started daydreaming around 12. I began to imagine I was the girlfriend of rock stars. Sometimes they were real. But sometimes they real rock stars but I changed their behaviors to match the person I wanted them to be. Later in high school, I would imagine I was a normal girl but very popular and very pretty. I would daydream in class and miss important information or would drift off when studying. My grades were always Bs to Cs, not because I couldn't understand, but because I wouldn't concentrated or study well. I live this imagine life along side of mine for years. I never was bored because I would drift off into my imagined world and entertain myself. I had different names, different occupations, different races, ordinary, famous or even in different centuries. But I was always beautiful, young, popular and happy. Unlike my real life where I was ordinary, attractive but not pretty, not popular and often sad or depressed.

I don't daydream as much as I used to but I still do. My "other self" is never more than 24 years old and still will be either famous or regular. I am married with one son and they have no idea of this part of me. I am considered very "normal" by all and never had any mental labeling or even took any medications for my depression or anxiety. I think I have ADHD as well but it is very well controlled. I am somewhat successful in my occupation and am a manager who has done well.

Anyway, thanks for being here and hearing my story. It is the first time I ever told anyone and it is nice to know I won't be looked at as "crazy.

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Permalink Reply by Cordellia Amethyste Rose on September 5, 2011 at 4:54pm

I noticed a lot of people are doing this again, so I'm going to speak up. Every time we start a new discussion, we bury old discussions that might have relevant info to someone looking at this site. Out of 10 discussions, 3 are just people sharing about themselves. When you're just sharing, I think it belongs more in a blog. You're welcome here, and I hope you can find some comfort. Just please be mindful about starting new discussions. Look through the old ones first and add on if it's the same type of thing. Thanks.