Finally found my disorder
Feb 20, 2020 19:13:51 GMT
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Post by vaishviswanathan on Feb 20, 2020 19:13:51 GMT
Hello everyone,
It feels so good to talk about it to someone who can understand what I have been going through. I just realised that I am a victim of maladaptive daydreaming since childhood. Three years ago I realised that I was daydreaming more than what usually others do and had started to talk to myself. My family had seen me doing that sometimes but never took it very seriously. I had talked about it to my close friends, family etc. but in India if you say that you need a psychiatrist it is a very big thing for them to accept. I started forgetting everything, lost focus on studies. I started imagining situations which do not exist at all. My head was filled with stories just to keep myself happy than the real world. I do not express myself since childhood and maybe it would have been one of the reasons of this disorder. It had become an addiction for me. I spend more time in bathroom directing my films. But recently I have started meditating and this has to some extent reduce my daydreams. I anticipate it to reduce further so that I can focus in my career.
Thanks alot for reading and if you can relate to it, please find some time to reply.
Thanks again😊
It feels so good to talk about it to someone who can understand what I have been going through. I just realised that I am a victim of maladaptive daydreaming since childhood. Three years ago I realised that I was daydreaming more than what usually others do and had started to talk to myself. My family had seen me doing that sometimes but never took it very seriously. I had talked about it to my close friends, family etc. but in India if you say that you need a psychiatrist it is a very big thing for them to accept. I started forgetting everything, lost focus on studies. I started imagining situations which do not exist at all. My head was filled with stories just to keep myself happy than the real world. I do not express myself since childhood and maybe it would have been one of the reasons of this disorder. It had become an addiction for me. I spend more time in bathroom directing my films. But recently I have started meditating and this has to some extent reduce my daydreams. I anticipate it to reduce further so that I can focus in my career.
Thanks alot for reading and if you can relate to it, please find some time to reply.
Thanks again😊
I am glad you asked. I think I am a bit more present to the surroundings and in my actions now. But sometimes I am just not able to control the thoughts running in my head. I have started practicing to return taking deep breaths whenever I am lost instead of choosing to stay there. How about you?