Perceived or real PTSD

[Enuu]

Dear all,

I'm new here, and I joined because I have a question. I just recently discovered that a lot of nervous system damage I'm experiencing (I don't know a better word, I mean: flight/fight/freeze/fawn responses, and being chronicly overstimulated, high cortisol) might have it's source in daydreaming. 

Some years ago, my daydreaming was wild; a lot happened. :) During these episodes, I experienced, shock, terror, mourning, loss. I felt my heart racing, I was exhausted. As you might know, the same scenario repeated many times, from different angles, little tweaks to the story, to the ending, to the dialogue.

And now, I am wondering, whether or not I screwed myself up with this. In fact, I have 'experienced' many trauma's in the parallel world. How big can the impact be?

Basically, my question is: can we, maladaptive daydreamers, experience PTSD from daydreaming?

Warm regards, Enuu

[Mina]

that's a very intersting question 

i think at leasst in my case it's because i am trying to control the outcome of the situation in event of trauma happened that i do what i do 

[Enuu]

Thank you Mina. I'm not sure that I understand what you mean, sorry. Can you rephrase please?

[Mina]

sorry i was trying to say that because i am trying to control the outcome that i keep daydreaming about it in different scenario and different situation so i can prepare myself for this situation 

it's the fear and the desire to control that drive this thoughts 

of course that leave a toll on the mind we need to learn how to let go 

it took me around 7 - 10 years just to learn this simple truth