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[Tyler Hanover]

I'm not sure if I actually have this. Most of you seem to be a lot more severe than me.

This is my story and it's quite personal: I've been daydreaming for a long time. Probably since elementary school. My parents told me I was in "left field" back then. It never impacted my studies I just wasn't focused. When young, my daydreams were short and not that intense.

I was diagnosed with ADD in 7th grade after having a bad second half of that year. The medication I was on helped my concentration some but not a ton. I also happened to be on too much so that didn't help. The state of OK concentration and somewhat of a lousy mood continued for a long time.

I finally got hit hard last summer. Mid-August my mood just crashed to an all time low and I spent a large amount of time daydreaming while listening to music and/or laying in my bed. The daydreams weren't that long compared to other peoples (<1hr - 2hrs) but they didn't do me any justice. I was re-diagnosed by a new doctor ad having chronic depression, which I felt was much more accurate being tht my mood was always low since that time in 7th grade. One anti-depressant worked okay, the other two haven't worked well at all. The anti-depressants seemed to make my fantasies less frequent but they never went away.
Anyway, I'm rambling on. I'd like to explain a bit more. My daydreams are frequent and usually involve romantic type things and can last for under an hour to maybe two hours. But I don't feel they impact my life as much as much as othe people here. They are pretty intense sometimes and many are while listening to music. I just don't want them. I read that ADHD and depression can be involved with this type of daydreaming so I wasn't exactly sure.

I'm sorry if there's some poor word choice or anything like that. I don't think I express myself as well as others do. Feedback is much appreciated.

[Teyla]

Hey Tyler. 

For me, the severity of comes and goes. I've had periods of my life where I've hardly daydreamed at all and other times when it consumes almost every waking moment. I think mine is definately linked to my depression and maybe your's is too. I find that its the first thing I turn to when Im feeling low and depressed - some people may drink or do drugs when they're down, I daydream.

If your daydreams are fairly short lived (1 to 2 hours) then maybe you can work on gradually reducing them down until you dont do it at all. Perhaps set an alarm or some limit on the amount of time you spend in situations where you find yourself more likely to daydream. Maybe cognitive therapy or mediation techniques can help you to prevent your mind "wandering" into a daydream. Im glad you dont feel they impact your life because they can be debilitating to those of us who daydream excessively. Perhaps you can work out why you feel you do it - for me,  I feel Im compensating for what I feel is lacking in my life and in me as a person. If you can get to the bottom of why you feel you do it, it may help you in eventually stopping altogether.

Best wishes