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I Forgive the Dreamer I Used to Be

I've come to a realization that I would've been better off, if I hadn't been a daydreamer. I feel that it's put me on this spinally, random, and uncontrollable path I really didn't ask for. It never occurred to me the bus of consequences that would hit me, or how many people I would impact—and how it would effect all the decisions in my life. I just didn't THINK. While my head was clouded up with so many happy dreams. If I was worldly and any smarter—I would've pinched myself many years ago. Apparently, I was extremely naive and foolish, with a complacent attitude towards my future. I always believed I'll finally meet someone warm-hearted and open wide enough to love and accept me for all that I am. I never have to this very day, and blame my former "spaced out" and distracted state.

I'm Ok and well awake now, and don't MD the way I did in my teens and 20's. I just wish that I had a little insight that what I've been doing did not help me out, and I should've sought a mental health expert well in advance.

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Permalink Reply by Alec Souza 7 hours ago

Hey! I think things happens on it’s time. MDing like we used to is like accomplishment too, remember that we borned into a world that knows very little about MD, so unfair to us.

I always ask myself if my parents when they saw my traits like, self-talking, face making, pacing, hand nibbling and flapping, they didn’t even consider taking me to a psychologist.

Right now I am trying to understand, I just knew MD was a thing about a month ago and since then I ve been discussing with my therapist about, but those discussions could be so early in life….

Hope you find peace on your mind 🙏