Do we believe these worlds are real?

[Grace]

So, most people with MD know whats reality and whats just a daydream, but so many of us get so attached to these characters, or to these worlds, and how can we get so attached to something we KNOW isn't real? I think that, maybe, somewhere deep down, we believe that this world exists in a way even if we don't know it. Has anyone ever felt like it's there somehow? And I'm not saying I believe we think of it as reality, but just that maybe we imagine, or hope, that it is somewhat real, somewhere. Maybe that's way we can't let it go. What do you think?

[Grace]

Thank yall! :) and Jennifer I understand completely. I have just wished I could give it up so many times, just let it go, but i know i can't. I can't even begin to try because of how real I have made it seem. I could never imagine life without daydreaming, because Of these characters who will never hurt you or let you down. In the real world, all relationships hurt at some point, but in daydreams they never will. I think we want to believe there is a place so perfect... So we do.

[Jennifer]

I've just been dreaming of this world for so long that I just can't imagine it not being real. I hope that makes sense. It's not that I truly believe it's a real place with real, living people...It's just that I can't imagine my life without this place, you know?

[Bittersweet Nostalgia]

I've read quite a lot about the subconscious mind (thanks to the Internet.) and I bet everyone has read this advice many times in their lives;

"Have a vision, imagine yourself accomplishing your goals and you will actually get them done!"

This is based on the fact that the subconscious mind isn't the logical part of the brain and so it believes whatever you want it to believe. When you think of a bad memory you actually experience those emotions again.. Or something like that. I'm very sorry I'm not explaining this very well XD!

So i think when we daydream our subconscious mind actually believes we are there doing all those things and meeting all those people living all those lives. Which is why we feel all the emotions our characters feel, and as a result we are attached to it, not being able to let go easily.