Topics on DDs: how often do they change?

[Raz]

So far since i joined the chat i have talked and interacted on forums  a lot and it seems our DDs got as most common themes:

. your ideal self in a plot line you invented or in a plot line that follows events in real life

. a character and a plot line that could be a version of you, a character created by you or a character from a book/movie/tvseries/anime.

. romantic relationships and obsessions over celebrities or real people

. all possibilities above including the fact that they could be negative and involve dramatic events.

. some people move/dance/talk/ during it while others don't.

Those are all forms of MD (sure we can point out others) but lately i have realized that while some people stay with the same theme during a long period of time( or debate only one topic of the above) , my MD seems to appear in many forms and now it's changing topics. I do realize that changing topics got a relation to what is happening right now in my life, but i would like to hear from you:

. How often do your DDs theme change? For example, do u spend a period of time DDing about a certain plot and then later it's another one. How long does it last to move on to the next subject?

.Do your DDs change theme radically? For example, your daydreams are rather positive and suddenly they become negative and dramatic? 

. Do you experience one only form of DDing or you can relate to many different forms of it? 

My MDs lately have turned very negative, and i would also like to hear from you any advice on how to deal with very negative and dramatic MD.

[Sophie Bee]

It really depends on how I'm feeling at the time.. if I'm on a high, like I've just had a great day or been to a gig or something, my DDs will be really positive, and I'll just re live and add to those sort of experiences in my mind.. On the other hand, if I'm feeling angry towards someone, my DDs can be very bitter..

Mine don't change theme that much.. they generally centre around scenarios that are close to my real life experiences, just I am my Ideal Self in them..Or (less often) they'll revolve around my alter ego.

I do have one that's been going on for two years almost, about my ideal romantic relationship.. also, I used to obsess hugely about a guy from my favourite band, but I grew out of that..

Oh, and yeah I always pace back and forth to music while DDing, sometimes nervously playing with my hair..

For advice generally I just try and write down on paper any of my negative thoughts, always makes me feel better to spew the chaotic inner workings of brain out somewhere.. I was suggesting this to someone earlier, but you can then burn the paper - it can be quite cleansing..

Anyways I hope you find something that works for you and that you can turn your DDs into positive ones :)

[Jenna]

I change the topic of the dd depending on how ao am inspired and stuff. My dd world or charter's back story changes about every 6 months.

[Raz]

@Roobles Thank you, roobles. it will get better. i'm just trying to understand my DDs better in order to improve my life.

@greyartist and @jennifer Good to know u both change scenarios and stuff. U mentioned getting bored with them, Jennifer. I wonder if that happened to me, but i guess in my case is more like my real life and DDs are more connected, so when big stressful events occurs my DDs tend to change too.

@Stacy I'm debating that myself too. Do my DDs change because i got depressed/stressed or am i more depressed/stressed because my DDs no longer help me cope with whatever is going on in real life? I'll be thinking about it and try to find answers for myself. Thanks for ur help.

[Roobles]

Thats very intresting topic,

With myself i have 2 dd at the moment, they are very different and often change.

1.Set in this life time mostly about me and a imaganary family ect.

2.set in a different planet and with different looking alien type people lol

I dd the the 1st one all time, but i find the dd gets too negative or difficult i will dd the 2nd one about a different planet, but my 1st dd will always be there in the back of my mind while i am dd the 2nd one. (complicated i know).

Sometimes i dd that my charictor is dding lol so it can get very complicated as i will come out of dd only to realise i am still dding haha.

Events in my dd can change rapidly and so can alternating between negative and positive dd. But i found that when they get too negative i just swtich dd or i would have a mental block where i cant get into my dd properly untill i sort the negative part out to something better.

I dont do any movements at all, i can dd on que too which i like sometimes as when i am nervous or lonely i can always imagane my dd friends with me. But i find that i stare into space alot and maybe mouth words. I also find i dont hear people and have a very bad attention span.
I have no triggers but music does automatically send me into a trance but sometimes i found it can hinder and distract me when i am really into a exciting bit of a dd.

 

Hope everything gets better for you

 

[greyartist]

mine are basically all the same plot, and I am the better me, but the location, time period, characters, events all change.

[Jennifer]

Hello Raz,

Wow, I find it to be really interesting that your Daydreams change so frequently. I guess because it's not what I've known most people to do. For me, there is only one story plot. I've been dreaming for as long as I can remember, but this current plot that I daydream started about 5 years ago, and I haven't let it go, sense. My daydreams actually do change radically. If I'm bored with one mood, I'll suddenly change to another. And I mostly find myself acting out my daydreams more than anything else. I only do a little bit of dreaming in my head, especially when in public. When in public, I make faces, whisper, and make embarrassing motions. :/

[Stacy]

My DDs used to change quite frequently when I was younger but for the last few years it has been the same plot line and I've been the same character. Characters around me change and my characters location (or home town) changes but she's always the same person. Mine do tend to change from normal to dramatic. Maybe my subconscious gets bored and decides to throw her for a loop. And when they are dramatic its always negative. I've debated with myself over whether or not they get negative when I'm depressed or if I get depressed because they are negative. Its sort of a chicken or egg kind of thing.