does daydreaming affect sleep?

[Tulasi RAM]

hi all...m new to this blog...interesting and a sigh of relief to find many friends here...when i sleep at night....dreams come continously like a long movie...i feel my energy is getting wasted that way....how can i come out of this???

 

thanks in advance

[Winchester]

i get the same thing, i'll daydream for 3 hours before falling asleep, very frustrating!

I find exercise helps. If I do a really long workout, I’m really tired and my brain isn’t running on overdrive and it lets me sleep in peace J

[Tulasi RAM]

ya! exercise or yoga should definitely be made a part of our daily routine!!

Winchester said:

i get the same thing, i'll daydream for 3 hours before falling asleep, very frustrating!

I find exercise helps. If I do a really long workout, I’m really tired and my brain isn’t running on overdrive and it lets me sleep in peace J

[Truthful Alibi]

Hi, and welcome! I know that feeling, I'm not the only one! There are more people out there like me! It's such a relief, isn't it?

My DDing (DDing is daydreaming, in case you haven't learnt this since you have just joined) affects my sleep too, although it helps me, as it is the only way I can lie there for more than 5 minutes! Try exercising, or, if you are unfit like me, you could be lazy and eat chocolate. XD. No, that's not the serious answer. Seriously now, you could try brain tests or lateral thinking puzzles, I find that working the brain a lot causes me to feel less off a need to DD.

Well, good job on finding us MDers on here and joining us, everyone here is really cool, except me, I'm the person who waffles on about random nonsense and makes bad jokes that no one else even acknowledges as humour. So anyway, welcome once more!

[RichardP]

Wow, you guys and gals are bringing up very interesting topics that make me think back.  By back, I mean I am 39 years old and I started daydreaming as far back as around 10 yrs old (or earlier?) and back then I did not have anyone or anything like the internet to share my thoughts with.  Although, my MD is still around, I believe I have more control over it now, but I remember the time when I realized I had not control over my daydreaming, which was when I could not pay attention to the lecture for more than 5 minutes (?) in one of my favorite classes Exercise Physiology (I am a clinical exercise physiologist).   I too believe exercise helps because not only does it help organize your thoughts and calms your body, it also tires your body out from using up more of the stored energy so your body feels more tired and wants to get some rest (sleep).  I run regularly and those are some of the times I let my mind wander.  I don't think my friends know that I enjoy running alone and that when someone runs with me, it forces me to pull myself back into reality. :-)

[Tulasi RAM]

what may be the causes of md???

 

when i introspect my selves i found the following....

1. a temporary escape from the present situation(problem/depression/dilemma/)

2. unfulfilled desires deeprooted in the heart

3. inferiority complex(regarding personality/failures...)

4.reluctance to express heartily to friends and family

5.lack of oppurtunities...some times we feel we are capable of doing many things...but opputunites slip away in front of us...this creates an emotional turmoil...

6.lack of strong will to control the perennial thoughts...

7.lack of consistancy...

i practise yaoga and meditation..but again not consistant...

 

these are some of the causes which may be behind MD...

please suggest constructive measures to overcome these...

have a nice time ...

[RichardP]

I think, like other conditions, there are a variety of causes for MD.  For me, I believe it was my escape from an abusive/bad childhood. 

What has worked for me is to find something in the real world that is stimulating to me, whether it's an activity, work, person, etc., and then I'd focus on it.  Once you find that thing, keep at it, practice, practice and keep on practicing. 

For me, I like to be creative, love developing things, am in the health care field, and enjoy helping people make improvements in their health by modifying their lifestyle.  Little did I knew when I started out in this type of work that it would be helpful for my life.  I enjoy listening to people's situation and health problems and teach them how to improve their lives. In order for me to be good at what I am doing, I have to do what it's called active listening, which means I can't daydream but have to actively listen to what the patients are sharing with me.  Thus, I think it's be cause of my work that has helped me take more control of my daydreaming. 

But I still do daydream, when I am tired, when I am bored, when there is something that motivates me to daydream, or out of the blue.   When I want to be inspired to, say run faster, I'd daydream of something exciting and inspiring, then people'd see me running with a big smile on my face.  Boy, busy days like when I am busy with work and daydream, really gets me tired.

I am sure there are other things out there that works for other people, but this is what works for me.  It was hard from the beginning, it required alot of efforts on my part but I didn't give up.