Serious Question need help

[AKxAK]

So I got this thing when I was like 4 or 5 years old, now I am 15 and I just found out about this thing (I thought I was the only one and didn't know what it was) but i have a serious question, is this thing dangerous? Like does it have negative effects on your life? I know the effects will probably be mental or social not physical, I am asking you guys because you seem like you have more experience with it, and does it fade away as u grow up?

[The1andonlyAbber]

The way you daydream may change as you get older. For example, I've only recently started doing repetitive movements and making faces/talking in response to what is happening in the daydream. Also, hearing music controls what happens in my daydreams now (if a song suddenly changes my daydream might suddenly change), rather than pulling me out of them. I think all this means that it's getting more severe O_O. Well, the upside is I'm also way better at picturing things now, so my daydreams are a lot less tiring than they used to be. I've heard that for some people it naturally goes away as they get older, but this seems pretty rare.

[The1andonlyAbber]

I wouldn't have gotten to where I am today without daydreaming. I was bullied throughout my childhood, and the daydreams got me through it. Daydreams are a great coping mechanism, creative outlet, and source of entertainment. The hard part is managing your time wisely so you have time to daydream, and trying not to daydream outside of that time.

[Badgery Fox]

If you shedule your life to your needs it should not be a problem. If I have to hold of daydreaming for too long, I will be anxious alll the time, nervous and won't get anything done. If I stay in bed all day and daydream, I will in the evening feel worthless cause I got nothing done.

So for me the key is keeping your needs and chores balanced. Maybe I'm just lazy though :)

For me the daydreaming is like a positive lifeline I can ALWAYS grab onto even during great worries (like  too little money, failing stuff at uni, love or family problems). It also is something noone can take away from you. People might abandon you,  but your mind wont. Also I'm 23 and have been daydreaming all my life.

[Mишка (Miska)]

Hmmm I don't know I guess I'm wondering that myself... I'm 16 (｡-_-｡)

[Queen Dopamine]

I've been doing "my scenarios" and "imaginary characters" for 19 years. I always thought I would outgrow it. I remember being 16 and thinking, well, when I live on my own, I won't do this. I would feel embarrassed and think, "A 23-year-old wouldn't do this". Well, I'm 25 now and I still do it. I'm actually less embarrassed by it now since I know that it's a real condition. It's a coping mechanism, and if I repress the urge to do my daydreaming scenarios, then I get anxious or upset. So I still allow myself to do it. For me, I'm able to still keep a job and keep up with school, though it does become hard when I have deadlines and don't want to complete them. I've learned how to balance it out enough to survive though. :) That's the key is learning to live with it. I don't have many friends, especially since I just started a new job, but I have a wonderful boyfriend/fiance and otherwise, there are no negative side effects.

In fact, I'd say it has more positive benefits. It's my stress relief/outlet. It helps me work out scenarios and problems. It takes my mind off the present, which can help you focus on your work more when you come back to it. It helps use your imagination/creativity, even if you aren't writing it down. When I was a teenager, it was very helpful for me to practice conflict resolution and handling emotions, such as those that come with extramarital affairs, divorce, rape, and drug addiction. Even though those are extreme examples, they were still useful to me and actually helped me become more mature, I think.

[Shion]

It depends with your own control. 
If you'd rather daydream then interat you may find yourself alone more as you get older.
If you only daydream when your alone then nothing wrong there.
But you get like me where you daydream so often you don't even realize when you do it, you will find a lot of black gaps in your memory, things not getting done, relationships either going away or not existing, and so and so. It's ok to do it as long as you know when and when not to.