Jessica Ballantyne
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Wasted 25 years

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I feel like I wasted 25 years daydreaming, instead of being awake, alive, and working hard to get the things I wanted. I feel sooo stupid now. I still could've acted up in my 20's, but a family…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Valeria Franco yesterday. 1 Reply

I think that I made just about everyone think I'm nuts...has anyone else???I didn't mean to, I was just exploring the imagination, but I lost bondings because of this...Continue

I want to make friends

Started this discussion. Last reply by Jessica Ballantyne yesterday. 3 Replies

I want to make friends and I do want to be liked. Regards, I wonder if my struggle with daydreaming is just going to upset and anger them all. I do have ASD, which only tops it off. I did have…Continue

Sixteen Years on Pause

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Some things are not made to be. I expected to travel, meet people, try new experiences, and get out there. Many people my age has done this. Regards, I scratch my head, as I never went there after…Continue

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Wasted 25 years

I feel like I wasted 25 years daydreaming, instead of being awake, alive, and working hard to get the things I wanted. I feel sooo stupid now. I still could've acted up in my 20's, but a family member was shocked to find out I was a maladaptive daydreamer and I got busted, and things stalled years more. Every time I tried to pull together all the pieces, find a way, and get a new opportunity, this person would remind me why I might fail. It's so unfair that I live and put up with a person who…See More
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Jessica Ballantyne replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion I want to make friends
"It's just, I'm different...and I do things in other ways—than most people typically think makes logical sense. So they ask me why I did it that way, sometimes they pose quite a look. "
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Jessica Ballantyne replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion I want to make friends
"I'm 40 too, and still working on that. "
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AdministratorValeria Franco replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion I want to make friends
"I'm ASD too.Found our 2 years ago.... much later than MD.The correlation is so high. Friendship is hard. Now I have friends, but because I'm so peculiar, they don't live next to me. I need at least half an hour drive, if I'm…"
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AdministratorValeria Franco replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion Question
"Hey, what happened?No, I don't think I made everyone think I'm nuts, but, you know, maybe you didn't either! People are much more indifferent than what we tend to think...."
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I think that I made just about everyone think I'm nuts...has anyone else???I didn't mean to, I was just exploring the imagination, but I lost bondings because of this...See More
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Jessica Ballantyne posted a discussion

I want to make friends

I want to make friends and I do want to be liked. Regards, I wonder if my struggle with daydreaming is just going to upset and anger them all. I do have ASD, which only tops it off. I did have friends before, but I pissed them off, because they found me rude and unsocial. I broke apart with a best friend because she felt we had nothing in common, and she got unsettled by my quiet behavior, failure to listen up, and my distant looking eyes. I've always wanted a relationship, but I think that I…See More
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Jessica Ballantyne posted a discussion

Sixteen Years on Pause

Some things are not made to be. I expected to travel, meet people, try new experiences, and get out there. Many people my age has done this. Regards, I scratch my head, as I never went there after all. I was intending to make this happen, but something got in the way and I was very discouraged. Also, I didn't seem to be all grown up...and I daydreamed excessively. The summer I completed college, I hoped to either do a start-up or work for a company, travel a bit, and eventually have a family.…See More
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Jessica Ballantyne replied to Martino's discussion My daydreaming has reduced
"Thank you! On another topic. This is so embarrassing...but anyone can tell that I'm not here. They can figure out that I'm wandering, by my appearance and actions. Even the fact I'm not listening, nor responding. Lots of people…"
Aug 5
Jessica Ballantyne replied to Martino's discussion My daydreaming has reduced
"I just hope I can find someone who is that supportive too. "
Aug 5
Jessica Ballantyne replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion Quiet Worlds vs. Loud Realities
"I'm just feeling a bit sore. I was a youth once, and I was a cloud-walker. A person in their own world. I went around thinking I could be someone I just wasn't, and it always got me into trouble. I was entitled or felt I deserved to get…"
Aug 2
Jessica Ballantyne replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion Quiet Worlds vs. Loud Realities
"Thank you. Your advice is very generous, and sensitive. I'm sure I will find people who care. "
Jul 31

AdministratorValeria Franco replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion Quiet Worlds vs. Loud Realities
"it may be just true, you may be surrounded by insensitive people......  but imaginary people, unluckily, aren't the solution. There are real people who care. You just need to find them. Easier said than done, of course. But please,…"
Jul 31
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Quiet Worlds vs. Loud Realities

My fictional characters happen to be so much nicer in my imagination. I'm struggling with my health, so I tend to feel very uncomfortable and stressed about it, where I needs medication and relaxation. In real life, I feel that I'm surrounded by people who don't understand how I'm doing...and they'll say and do whatever around me, which might induce my discomfort and make me feel pressured. I don't really communicate much, so it's over their comprehension how an area of my body feels, or how…See More
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Jessica Ballantyne replied to Jessica Ballantyne's discussion This might sound dumb
"Thanks Valerie, that's a good response, yes many just don't get it. "
Jul 16

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Parasocial Relationships

Posted on February 16, 2026 at 10:01am 2 Comments

I tend to admire public figures and their families online, but feel that I have parasocial relationships with them. They have no idea that I think about them everybody and always reviewing their instagram platforms, videos, articles, and websites. I then start to fantasize that I am their friend and we know each other, whereas in real life, who knows how they'd react if we've ever actually met. Well I'd been a fan of this singer and learned all about their wife & daughter,…

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Present in Body, Elsewhere in Thought

Posted on January 27, 2026 at 9:02am 1 Comment

I see that not everybody has my brain...and they're not me...but, I feel like whenever I'm around people, I got so embarrassed or burned. It does depend on the social group, but I happen to be around people who don't know what to make of me, and can't put a finger on what I'm doing in my head...to block out the their words. 



I'll be blunt. I've had a lot of people respond to me in a way, they think I'm suddenly off in another universe or they're figure I'm suddenly someplace…

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25 Years in a Daydream: The Cost of Silence

Posted on November 5, 2025 at 1:19pm 1 Comment

This may sound obvious to many daydreamers. I started MD when I was 12, and wish that I talked with my parents about my daydreaming disorder immediately when it started to make me laugh for nothing around everyone. It would've saved me the next 25 years of turmoil. Saying this, I daydreamed thickly through my teens, 20's and maybe regularly in my 30's. 

My grades were bare passes and I made lousy decisions towards my future, which I eventually regretted.



In the…

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If only I did it better

Posted on May 24, 2024 at 9:46am 2 Comments

Parents have been telling their kids over the years that daydreaming doesn't get you ahead in the world. My parents never knew that I was a daydreamer, at least my mom didn't, and I was a very quiet kid. I was always thinking and trailing off now and then. Rather than staying in the present moment with others. I didn't tell them what's been going on in that head of mine. 



Whatsoever, when I was 12, my dreams began to get very thick and overpowering. It made me feel wonderful…

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At 11:40pm on March 21, 2021, Deep blue said…

Hey do you mind if I ask what kinda job do you do Rn? I'm still a student and I've always wondered what people like us, who have MD, do when they grow up.

At 12:55pm on February 22, 2021, Varya said…
Hi. You can write to me as well, just in case. You seem like a nice and interesting person. varvaraamarantha@gmail.com
At 5:22pm on February 15, 2021, Raul said…
hi, if you want to talk, this is my email, i can hear you, talk to a person who goes through the same situation helps. raulvasconcelosb@gmail.com
 
 
 

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