Comments - My Daydreams & I - Wild Minds network2024-03-29T13:29:41Zhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4661400%3ABlogPost%3A278724&xn_auth=noHi Cecelia. :)
I can relate t…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-02-16:4661400:Comment:2795702018-02-16T23:00:11.943ZJenniferhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/JenniferV
<p>Hi Cecelia. :)</p>
<p>I can relate to 100% of what you wrote. I am also a full time college student, and I have always thought that my habits were just something all children did and that I would grow up and grow out of it. I am almost 21 now and can say that I have not grown out of it and still do it whenever I find the time. It serves as an escape from my real life, which I'm unhappily living. I've had many failed relationships, many awful "friendships," and am so lonely and struggle…</p>
<p>Hi Cecelia. :)</p>
<p>I can relate to 100% of what you wrote. I am also a full time college student, and I have always thought that my habits were just something all children did and that I would grow up and grow out of it. I am almost 21 now and can say that I have not grown out of it and still do it whenever I find the time. It serves as an escape from my real life, which I'm unhappily living. I've had many failed relationships, many awful "friendships," and am so lonely and struggle finding my way in this world. I want more than anything for my dreams to come true...So much so that it hurts. </p>
<p>I have admitted this problem to my therapist, and even brought her a whole article from the internet that explains what MDD is...She didn't quite understand. I can't talk to anyone about this, no parents, no friends, no partners...I am completely alone when it comes to this. </p> I think being engaged in the…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-02-12:4661400:Comment:2787272018-02-12T17:26:18.199ZDaniel D Woodardhttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/DanielDWoodard
<p>I think being engaged in the real world is a major key to managing MDD. I find that when I'm bored I tend to automatically start to daydream. If I'm really interested in something, I get absorbed by it. I may still daydream, but it's focused on the task at hand instead of an unrelated fantasy. It's similar to obsessive/compulsive behavior I would guess. It is a response to some subconscious anomaly because I don't consciously do it, it is an urge.</p>
<p>On a personal level, I think I…</p>
<p>I think being engaged in the real world is a major key to managing MDD. I find that when I'm bored I tend to automatically start to daydream. If I'm really interested in something, I get absorbed by it. I may still daydream, but it's focused on the task at hand instead of an unrelated fantasy. It's similar to obsessive/compulsive behavior I would guess. It is a response to some subconscious anomaly because I don't consciously do it, it is an urge.</p>
<p>On a personal level, I think I started doing this because I have a horrible self-image. This is a way to comfort my ego and be heroic instead of a crazy freak of nature. It is a self-survival defense. If I was to totally give up on it I would have to face my somewhat repressed feelings of inadequacy and unlovability. I can't let that happen</p>
<p>Welp, that's probably enough sunshine from me on that topic. I don't have a lot of answers, but I can contribute my experiences and maybe together we can find some. I do know it's important to Love yourself & accentuate the positive. Realize you're not alone and things aren't as horrible as they might seem.</p> It’s so crazy to see other’s…tag:wildminds.ning.com,2018-02-12:4661400:Comment:2789162018-02-12T13:07:02.941ZHoneyed Potatoeshttps://wildminds.ning.com/profile/Lara994
It’s so crazy to see other’s talk about this stuff. It’s like, woah, you’re like me. Yeah I’m only in high school but it’s still a pretty prominent (don’t know if that’s the right word) thing in my life. When I was younger I’d daydream about 3 best friends. I then got friends and they stopped, I basically forgot about them. Then it started again in 8th grade, I thought about love. People being in love and it’s still going with even more people and even more complexity. It’s insane and I also…
It’s so crazy to see other’s talk about this stuff. It’s like, woah, you’re like me. Yeah I’m only in high school but it’s still a pretty prominent (don’t know if that’s the right word) thing in my life. When I was younger I’d daydream about 3 best friends. I then got friends and they stopped, I basically forgot about them. Then it started again in 8th grade, I thought about love. People being in love and it’s still going with even more people and even more complexity. It’s insane and I also don’t want to stop because I’m so emotionally attached to them. I feel like I’d break if they disappear. But from the previous matter, I’d imagine if I gained a lover I’d forget again. I long for a lover, but I don’t wish the little people in my head to vanish.