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I've been like this since I was 8, when we moved away from my hometown and all my friends to a town where I never fit in and had great difficulty making friends. My little brother adapted well, I did not, so I just disappeared off into my own little fantasy world where I've been everything from a secret agent to a rockstar to things as banal as a guy working in a coffee shop (I mean, what's that all about?).

I'm happier than I used to be. Four years ago I moved for a second time, for university, where I formed some friendships which will last me a lifetime. And yet I still drift in and out of these other worlds at various points throughout the day, no matter what I'm doing.

Funny thing is, I already imagined myself saying all this to a psychiatrist (specifically Dr. Grace Foley, the criminal profiler from the BBC series Waking the Dead), earlier today. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who spends ages having long, rambling conversations in the mind, or imagining you're being interviewed.

I'm odd. I've always known that. Today I finally came to terms with it, and realised I'm not the only one.

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Comment by Rezona on August 8, 2011 at 5:43pm: Lol I actually giggled cause I do the same thing :]

Comment by Steve B on August 8, 2011 at 3:21pm: Man we should compile a list of recurring themes with DDers. The moving thing, that's one. Generally feeling out of place/disconnected amongst other kids, that's another. Also, I read a report by an Israeli psychologist who said that people very often imagine their hometown being occupied and becoming guerrillas who save the day.

Comment by J Noland on August 8, 2011 at 2:37pm: I have talked to an imaginary psychiatrist too. When I found these web sites and realised that it was becoming an actual condition I began to dd a session. I can't decide on an identity for my doctor though...sometimes it's a woman and sometimes a man. I'm not sure if I'll try to see a real doctor. My dds are sometimes boring and other times completely impossible. I don't yet know what sets me in either direction. I understand how moving away from friends can be very upsetting. My parents moved us when I was 11 to a different state (US, don't judge ;)) and it was awful for me. It changed everything about me but I was already dd'ing before the move. It probably saved my sanity.