Projecting DD characters into reality - Wild Minds network2024-03-28T11:16:58Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI still do it. I don't exist…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-02-19:4661400:Comment:2245472016-02-19T00:21:50.846ZLaurahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Laura389
<p>I still do it. I don't exist in the DD character world thing I created so it's more like I am one of them, usually with another. I am grounded with reality though and know they aren't me/aren't real. I'm not a shy person and very confident so I have no idea why I still continue to do this. </p>
<p>I still do it. I don't exist in the DD character world thing I created so it's more like I am one of them, usually with another. I am grounded with reality though and know they aren't me/aren't real. I'm not a shy person and very confident so I have no idea why I still continue to do this. </p> Same!!!
DaydreamBeliever sa…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-02-08:4661400:Comment:2233962016-02-08T03:10:22.990ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
Same!!! <br></br>
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<cite>DaydreamBeliever said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?id=4661400%3ATopic%3A222466&page=1#4661400Comment222753"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I think I might be doing the same thing. It's hard to explain but it seems like my daydream world forms an overlay on top of reality, but I can tell the difference between the daydream and reality even though I see both occupying the same space,…</p>
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<cite>DaydreamBeliever said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?id=4661400%3ATopic%3A222466&page=1#4661400Comment222753"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I think I might be doing the same thing. It's hard to explain but it seems like my daydream world forms an overlay on top of reality, but I can tell the difference between the daydream and reality even though I see both occupying the same space, but when I listen to music I can visualize the music which also forms another overlay on top of reality. However, visualizing an alternate dream world plus visualizing music doesn't obstruct my view of reality. It's kind of hard to explain what I see. I understand most people don't do this so you would kind of have to be me to understand it.</p>
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</blockquote> I used to have problems with…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-02-08:4661400:Comment:2234332016-02-08T03:05:57.191ZThe1andonlyAbberhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/The1andonlyAbber
I used to have problems with this one daydream character from when I was 10 to when I was 11. He was the evil identical twin brother of my imaginary best friend, Zach. He had no name; my imaginary friends and I just called him "Zach's Evil Twin." He would pretend to be Zach and then say insulting things to me to mess with my head. Eventually, I invented a way to tell Zach and his evil twin apart, but then the thing happened like you said where he kept popping up in unwanted places. So, I…
I used to have problems with this one daydream character from when I was 10 to when I was 11. He was the evil identical twin brother of my imaginary best friend, Zach. He had no name; my imaginary friends and I just called him "Zach's Evil Twin." He would pretend to be Zach and then say insulting things to me to mess with my head. Eventually, I invented a way to tell Zach and his evil twin apart, but then the thing happened like you said where he kept popping up in unwanted places. So, I imagined that my friends and I used powerful magic to lock him up in an inescapable dungeon. (My daydreams usually do not involve magic, but sometimes can when the situation is desperate.) Whenever I catch myself thinking about him or start seeing him in my daydream, I remind myself that he's in the dungeon and the image of him just vanishes.<br/>
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I hope this helps. Yeah, I do this constantly. P…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-30:4661400:Comment:2228892016-01-30T13:10:09.976ZSophiehttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Sophie944
<p>Yeah, I do this constantly. People I already know always take center stage when I DD, with only a minimum of made-up characters. It's usually my ex boyfriends or other people who could potentially admire me, and what they do and who they are is there to confirm me in some way.</p>
<p>And I get the same problems as you; it distorts my past and makes me confused on what to expect from other people in my life. It's a shame since what I want the most, is to have lived an awesome life with lots…</p>
<p>Yeah, I do this constantly. People I already know always take center stage when I DD, with only a minimum of made-up characters. It's usually my ex boyfriends or other people who could potentially admire me, and what they do and who they are is there to confirm me in some way.</p>
<p>And I get the same problems as you; it distorts my past and makes me confused on what to expect from other people in my life. It's a shame since what I want the most, is to have lived an awesome life with lots of memories; but I get too excited and distort them. I have found myself lying to other people without really knowing it, because all that's on my mind is fabricated.</p>
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<p>But it's not all bleak. At least my daydreams are so everyday like(the personalities of me and the others are what's most important, not some supernatural plot) - it's easier to make those dreams reality than someone who dreams about anime, or living in a different world. I have experienced myself becoming this awesome person many times before when my social anxiety disappeared, and if expriences like these are all I really want from life, then maybe I'll get out of this mess and live a happy fulfilled life in the real world. Someday. </p>
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<p>On another positive note. when I try to fabricate lead characters myself, I always find it immensely boring and stop DDing. And I guess that would be a great idea to reduce my DDing even further. I could just force myself to DD about characters I made up, then getting bored, and moving on with my life. It won't be a cure for sure, but it would be <em>something</em>, and it takes minimal effort.</p>
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<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality#4661400Comment222721"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This is interesting, it's basically the opposite of what I do. I usually 'clone' real people into my daydreams instead, and then assign them stories, appearances and personalities only remotely related to their originals.</p>
<p>This has devastating effects: progressive corruption of memories, distorted perception, influenced thoughts, feelings and actions, fast-forwarding (realizing I've been DDing for an hour instead of a minute), and loss of recognition to the real people my characters are based on, <em>including</em> myself.</p>
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<p>Does any of that happen to you or am I the only degenerative daydreamer around here?</p>
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</blockquote> Yeah, I did that sometimes, w…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-25:4661400:Comment:2227772016-01-25T18:28:39.686ZKay Mhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/KayleighMonks
<p>Yeah, I did that sometimes, when I was bored. When I was a kid I would imagine my daydream characters in the classroom with me (at one point I would intentionally sit alone so my imaginary twin sister could sit next to me), or imagine a character running alongside the car and jumping over obstacles. I don't do this so much now though.</p>
<p>Yeah, I did that sometimes, when I was bored. When I was a kid I would imagine my daydream characters in the classroom with me (at one point I would intentionally sit alone so my imaginary twin sister could sit next to me), or imagine a character running alongside the car and jumping over obstacles. I don't do this so much now though.</p> I definitely feel the same. :…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-21:4661400:Comment:2228212016-01-21T14:25:10.789ZLynnkhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LynnK
<p>I definitely feel the same. :l<br></br> <br></br> <cite>OhMyMagenta said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality#4661400Comment222626"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I did this on a handful of occasions when I was younger, mostly involving me feeling awkward, lonely, and/or socially anxious. It was an unconventional, yet effective coping technique that made an unsettling circumstance, tolerable at minimum. Those thoughts were…</div>
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<p>I definitely feel the same. :l<br/> <br/> <cite>OhMyMagenta said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality#4661400Comment222626"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I did this on a handful of occasions when I was younger, mostly involving me feeling awkward, lonely, and/or socially anxious. It was an unconventional, yet effective coping technique that made an unsettling circumstance, tolerable at minimum. Those thoughts were never intrusive however & didn't last long. I haven't engaged in that type of DD in a long time. I can't bring my DD characters into my reality because it corrupts the experience. I'm not my ideal self as I am in my daydreams and I fear my characters wouldn't like RL me. Crossing those two worlds to me now feels wrong somehow.</div>
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</blockquote> I did this on a handful of oc…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-21:4661400:Comment:2226262016-01-21T07:10:58.598ZOhMyMagentahttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/OhMyMagenta
I did this on a handful of occasions when I was younger, mostly involving me feeling awkward, lonely, and/or socially anxious. It was an unconventional, yet effective coping technique that made an unsettling circumstance, tolerable at minimum. Those thoughts were never intrusive however & didn't last long. I haven't engaged in that type of DD in a long time. I can't bring my DD characters into my reality because it corrupts the experience. I'm not my ideal self as I am in my daydreams and I…
I did this on a handful of occasions when I was younger, mostly involving me feeling awkward, lonely, and/or socially anxious. It was an unconventional, yet effective coping technique that made an unsettling circumstance, tolerable at minimum. Those thoughts were never intrusive however & didn't last long. I haven't engaged in that type of DD in a long time. I can't bring my DD characters into my reality because it corrupts the experience. I'm not my ideal self as I am in my daydreams and I fear my characters wouldn't like RL me. Crossing those two worlds to me now feels wrong somehow. Thanks for the reply. I'll ke…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-20:4661400:Comment:2228032016-01-20T15:11:33.909ZLynnkhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LynnK
<p>Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind. :3<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Girl who dreams said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity#4661400Comment222490"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You are definitely not crazy.</p>
<p>Just high level of imagination.</p>
<p>I dont have that kind of imagination,but feel free to PM if you need to talk,and describe what your characters do.</p>
<p>And its pretty normal to…</p>
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<p>Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind. :3<br/> <br/> <cite>Girl who dreams said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity#4661400Comment222490"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>You are definitely not crazy.</p>
<p>Just high level of imagination.</p>
<p>I dont have that kind of imagination,but feel free to PM if you need to talk,and describe what your characters do.</p>
<p>And its pretty normal to feel anxious in that situation ,cuz u project ur characters near u and once there are gone its okay to feel anxious :)</p>
<p>And well u probably imagine ur characters near u ,cuz u find it best coping mechanism. We all find our best coping mechanism,thats why there are varieties of the way we daydream.</p>
<p>Also feel free to join us in chatting room :)</p>
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</blockquote> I literally have to feel my f…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-20:4661400:Comment:2225802016-01-20T15:10:18.562ZLynnkhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LynnK
<p>I literally have to feel my feet on the ground and feel myself breathing as I walk just to stop my brain from the distracting DD'ing. :l I can't believe it takes all of that concentration.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Andie S. said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity#4661400Comment222574"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I do this all the time, without even planning to. It was a lot worse a few years ago,…</p>
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<p>I literally have to feel my feet on the ground and feel myself breathing as I walk just to stop my brain from the distracting DD'ing. :l I can't believe it takes all of that concentration.<br/> <br/> <cite>Andie S. said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity#4661400Comment222574"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I do this all the time, without even planning to. It was a lot worse a few years ago, but it still happens.<br/> When it comes to the intimidating/unwanted characters popping up, I usually deal with it by reminding myself that I'm not currently in a daydream---whatever they're doing, it can't hurt me, because the waking world is mine, not theirs.<br/> It doesn't always work, unfortunately, but it does give me something to focus on instead of giving in to the anxiety.</p>
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</blockquote> That sound interesting...and…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2016-01-20:4661400:Comment:2227362016-01-20T15:07:35.931ZLynnkhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/LynnK
<p>That sound interesting...and a tad frightening. </p>
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<p>When I DD about RL people, it usually has a negative outcome (due to intrusive thoughts fueling a nightmarish part of my imagination.) Sadly, I do not share the same experience that you do, but I'm more than willing to understand it.</p>
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<p>I feel that maybe you're more grounded to reality...maybe that's why you may incorporate RL people into your daydreams, instead of the usual made up personas/characters(?) (Not…</p>
<p>That sound interesting...and a tad frightening. </p>
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<p>When I DD about RL people, it usually has a negative outcome (due to intrusive thoughts fueling a nightmarish part of my imagination.) Sadly, I do not share the same experience that you do, but I'm more than willing to understand it.</p>
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<p>I feel that maybe you're more grounded to reality...maybe that's why you may incorporate RL people into your daydreams, instead of the usual made up personas/characters(?) (Not implying that you don't have the 'common' DD experiences.) I believe maybe your mind is becoming a bit confused. I'm just throwing random stuff out there, but have you tried any grounding techniques (stuff like reality checks & meditation, etc.)</p>
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<p>I dunno, I'd like to help you out. c:<br/> <br/> <cite>Source said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/projecting-dd-characters-into-reality?xg_source=activity#4661400Comment222721"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This is interesting, it's basically the opposite of what I do. I usually 'clone' real people into my daydreams instead, and then assign them stories, appearances and personalities only remotely related to their originals.</p>
<p>This has devastating effects: progressive corruption of memories, distorted perception, influenced thoughts, feelings and actions, fast-forwarding (realizing I've been DDing for an hour instead of a minute), and loss of recognition to the real people my characters are based on, <em>including</em> myself.</p>
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<p>Does any of that happen to you or am I the only degenerative daydreamer around here?</p>
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