A b**** 'n' moan blaug poast: SO TENSE AND BLAAGHH!!! D;

[Dusty]

Does anyone else feel that the ability to pace, jump, dance or make big movements while dreaming has a massively positive effect on mood, enthusiasm and energy levels?

Last year, while living in a basement room away from people with no windows, I was able to "use" my DD's in a way which was actually beneficial. I'd DD and pace/dance before class and other events to put me in a happier more energetic mood. My internal conversations also made me come up with smart/funny/interesting things to say around other people. Due the the effects of DDing on mood I was ACTUALLY more enthusiastic about things in the real world!!! I was actually in a cheerful and happy mood the majority of the time!!!!

I didn't really notice this until last spring when I became unable to pace, jump or dance due to the proximity of people D; I still haven't had sufficient proximity to make big movements.

I don't find I'm more productive this way, in fact I feel much more lazy, tense and just BLAH!!! D; I'm much more apt to procrastinate in a number of different ways such as browsing dumb websites and having lame mini-DD's which involve thinking about a specific person and making dumb movements such as flapping my arms like a bird, flipping my head/hair up and down like a rocker, and standing in front of the mirror while making faces and shifting my weight around.

These types of DD's are not very stimulating, reinforce my dumb obsession (there is a wider range of things i can DD about when I'm able to make bigger movements) and make me feel like some sort of bird-rocker-narcissist idiot xD. At other times I end up doing nothing more than staring into space thinking boring things because my energy levels get so low.

And I'm always at least slightly tense because some part of my mind seems to be constantly waiting for something, probably for people nearby (i.e. in the house) to leave so I can have my old type of DD and gain energy. Unfortunately neither my mom nor the roommate I lived with during the year are the types of people who leave the house frequently and/or for periods of time longer than 15 minutes at a time.

BLAAARRRRGGGHHH!!!

Sorry for the weird rant lol xD Suggestions are welcome but I'm not sure there is anything that can be suggested xD

Though if anyone has suggestions for other sorts of happy or energizing things I could do, that may help a bit

[jonathan richard chilson]

Im kinda in a similer situation but Its intentional on my familys part. Ever sence I showed them the reaserch I had done on MD they have been making a point to constently reamind me when im pacing or spining (both are things I do when MDing) and only let me use the comp when studying or doing this and all other tecnologey is of limits including music. Its not only making me insanly tired but im experencing rapid fire headackes and im agravated even more than I was when I MDed. Going from slightly iritable to having to reamind myself not to punch anyone for no good reason. On the bright side if what there doing works it could help me in the longrun.

[taffle]

I stay at home a lot too, but I can't sit for long periods of time without feeling lethargic, bored, and sleepy. So I take walks around the house frequently and drink some coffee. But the biggest energy boosts come from doing exercise and yoga. I run on the treadmill at least once a week, do yoga almost everyday, do strength training roughly 3 times a week, etc. I also have a makeshift "standing desk" where I just put a chair on my bed and then put the laptop on the chair. I stand until my legs feel tired, but it's better than sitting all day.

[Patty Franco]

I can relate to this so much!
I think our "kind" of MD requires a lot of space, because there's just this sense of FREEDOM when you can move around, you know?

And I totally get your feeling of "wanting people to leave" so you can just daydream all around the place.

Something that works for me (at least sometimes) is listening to music... I believe people kind of leave you alone when they see you wearing headphones, is like a more "socially accepted" way to lock yourself inside your head or just isolate from the world.

Sadly, in the end I think nothing compares to spinning/jumping/pacing all over the place while fighting dragons or aliens :D