Here we go...

[Hannah Brown]

Hey all, after years and years I finally decided to have a look up on the net to see if there was anyone who DD often like I do. Thank God I found this site! Anyway let me tell you a little about myself and hopefully some of you will be able to relate....

Apparently I had always  been a shy child, right from the word go, I often wonder if it had anything to do with me being born at only 28weeks old and all the trauma and hospital visits that I had to go through. Luckily apart from being overweight Im healthy and thankful that Im here and have no serious problems. I can't exactly remember the age that I began daydreaming from, but I know it must of been from the age of about 11/12, I know its a form of escapism as I was often bullied in school because of my weight so I created this entire world.

I still DD about the exact same "family", all of which are obviously completely made up. One of my characters is actually a musician so I often DD a lot more when Im listening to my music, I think this was my way of being more connected to my characters, like Im actually listening to something that they have created, if that makes any sense. 

I don't feel it affects my life so much now as Im 23, go to uni, have friends etc, the only time I tend to DD now is if Im in my room alone listening to my iPod. Over the last few years I've also started adding other people to the family and will often find myself acting out bits of their life in my head for a bit instead of my main character. I hope I don't sound crazy! Its something I've been doing for over 10 years now and I think now its more habit than anything, or perhaps a comfort thing, that no matter what goes on in my life I can go into my room of a night and create little scenarios in my head. 

Im pretty sure its all stemmed from my low self esteem as I often DD about things that Id like to achieve myself. 

[tiziana]

One of my characters is actually a musician so I often DD a lot more when Im listening to my music, I think this was my way of being more connected to my characters, like Im actually listening to something that they have created, if that makes any sense. 

The same here...daddy and daughter (my ideal me, even If  I AM a musician in reality) are musicians...

 that no matter what goes on in my life I can go into my room of a night and create little scenarios in my head. 

Yes, I think the same. When I think about it, it makes me happy a lot...on the other hand, I hate -  and my hate is growing - to stay in touch with people and they irritate me when they are around me and I need my space, alone, to go and daydreaming. 

[yoya yoya]

good for u , but make sure that it doesn't affect ur studying or your job .

[The1andonlyAbber]

I was bullied in school and used daydreaming to escape, too. I would imagine the school was a space station where we learned how to be astronauts (kind of like Battleschool in Ender's Game) or a fantasy kingdom. Then I would go home, enter one of my imaginary worlds, and pretend to be someone that most people absolutely adored. In my imaginary worlds I was very popular and went on lots of lighthearted adventures. I did have a few imaginary enemies and darker story arcs, without them it wouldn't be as exciting. However, they were quite extreme and few and far between, vs. just another crappy day of all of my peers picking on me in general.