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The Book- My Daydreaming Cure (For the Most Part)

Hello! I haven't really posted recently, but I figured it was time to share about my Book.

So, I'm a high school student that's had MD my entire life. No one knows, and no one ever will. For a long time, I didn't know what to do. But in 7th grade I started day dreaming about this scene. I thought it was cool and wrote it down. Now, it's a 200 paged novel that comes out in August.

But it wasn't that simple. Getting myself to really dedicate my time to this took about a year. It wasn't until I realized that writing is the same thing as MD. I mean, i can do whatever I want, wherever I want. All I have to do is write everything down. It was nice, because as an active, physical moving MDer (I have to move while I MD) it made it easy to MD in the middle of class. All I had to do was write down the words. Once I thought about it like that, I started using my free time to write instead of MD. I feel like my life has improved, and I no longer feel like my MD is useless. Using it for something beneficial makes me feel like my MD might actually be something special.

Have you guys ever tried writing as a 'cure' to MD?

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Comment by Daniel K on July 8, 2013 at 11:11am: So i ahve a question: when you say you "cured" yourself, do you not DD as often? Or you do it at all or you just don't see it as bad?

Comment by Wish Upon A Wish on July 5, 2013 at 1:13am: Yeah, I get scenes on repeat in my head, and quite intensely sometimes, and when I write them down they kind of get out, until I get something new anyway. I haven't written for a long time though.

Comment by Dusty on July 4, 2013 at 7:30pm: I'm glad to hear this!! I've always wanted to write a novel. I'm constantly coming up with new character ideas. Maybe with enough effort I could weave something of a cohesive story. With our superb creative abilities I'd guess many of us are excellent writers.

Comment by taffle on July 3, 2013 at 9:41am: I tried writing down my DDs and it does help. Before, I used to DD a lot throughout the day. I keep repeating the same DDs over again because I was afraid I would forget them. So one day I decided to put my DDs down in a more permanent form. I wrote and typed out my DDs and it helped get them out of my head. Now I don't obsess over those DDs anymore because they're saved on my hard drive and won't be forgotten. Plus in the writing process, I have developed an appreciation for writing fiction and have a great story going!