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utilizing daydreams for good?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Julia Apr 27, 2024. 18 Replies 6 Likes
Hi everyone; I've been an immersive daydreamer since I was a kid. I'd say it turned maladaptive when I developed social anxiety: I used it as a way to have a life (in my head), but over time realized…Continue
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"I don't speak German. If I daydreamed while I studied, I wouldn't have passed. I need to absorb information properly. "
"Heyyyy!
1) Es ist genau, wie es bei mir auch geht. Ich nutze meine Daydreams, um mich für mein Studium oder Arbeit motivieren. Wenn ich studiere, träume ich davon, dass etwas in meiner Träumewelt passiert, wofür ich das studieren…"
"Same with me. It does become a big problem when I'm in stressful situations and have to focus. My muscles think and seize, and I can't act up, then my MD gets out of control. "
"Hallo!
Bei mir ist es ähnlich wie bei The1andonlyAbber. Ich kann meine MD nutzen um meine Ziele zu fokussieren. Somit habe ich immer neue Lösungsansätze für meinen Alltag und kann mich gut bei neuen Herausforderungen motivieren.…"
"I feel like people "shut me out" because I don't talk so much, and interact with them properly. I don't realize that I burn them up.Then they acknowledge this is who I am, and it ruins our bond. Then they get all mean and we…"
"That depends on what exactly you count as daydreaming, I guess. The amount of time in a daydream is the same or higher.(I haven’t been keeping track very carefully, which, given that I’ve had severe MD in the past, is a bit irresponsible…"
"Did it succeed in minimizing the time you spend daydreaming?"
"I like to think that I’ve made a similar shift recently. Something that’s helped is that I now think of my daydreams as a “tutorial level” or “mini game” for the real world, rather than an alternate place to live.…"
"I don't think I can make my daydreaming more "adaptive" than maladaptive. Is that even possible? I learned my lesson to not delve into fantasies too much. Even if I tried to incorporate the daydreaming into my everyday life, it…"
"I want to hear from other people, too. I for one wouldn't leave anything to chance because of personal experience with doing exactly that."
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