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Post by charlietedxtalk on Apr 8, 2020 7:58:59 GMT
I just found out that not everyone day dreams like how we do. I never thought about how consumed i am with day dreaming until this point. I use day dreaming in so many ways, sometimes to self sabotage in class, sometimes in class on accident, it helps if im anxious, or can make me anxious and i'll have to find something to concentrate on so i don't slip back into it. I've had the same plot lines in my head, its almost extensions of myself, like alternative universes that i hop in and out of. i never thought to talk about it until now and now that i am i feel like im unravelling another part to myself. can anyone relate to any of this?
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Post by Sam on Apr 8, 2020 16:51:48 GMT
What you're saying is very relatable. Welcome to the forum!
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Post by bettabunny on Apr 9, 2020 13:26:31 GMT
Yup totally relatable.
My daydream is usually one particular plot an alternative me completely different gender, age, look. Its a dystopian future. It's completely different. But I hope you find some people to relate to here.
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Post by mawri on Apr 13, 2020 1:56:55 GMT
A year ago I also felt that kind of feeling too and while reading some articles here and in google, it makes me think that it could be also because of MD why'd i felt that. Since i was curious and so hooked about DID way back then, it triggered me to daydream that i have DID and it really cause a big chaos in my life.
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Post by bunnylove on Apr 13, 2020 20:16:15 GMT
I completely relate to what you are describing. I've daydreamed all my life and until researching online felt like I was the only one and have felt so relieved to find a name and this forum so I can see other peoples experiences are very similar to my own and it helps me to feel less strange.
I hope you finding this forum helps you as well.
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Post by Bluejay on Apr 16, 2020 10:58:29 GMT
I just found out that not everyone day dreams like how we do. I never thought about how consumed i am with day dreaming until this point. I use day dreaming in so many ways, sometimes to self sabotage in class, sometimes in class on accident, it helps if im anxious, or can make me anxious and i'll have to find something to concentrate on so i don't slip back into it. I've had the same plot lines in my head, its almost extensions of myself, like alternative universes that i hop in and out of. i never thought to talk about it until now and now that i am i feel like im unravelling another part to myself. can anyone relate to any of this? Relate? It's seems like I wrote this! |
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Post by 4leafrose on Apr 22, 2020 23:07:14 GMT
I started daydreaming when I was 10-ish to get to sleep at night. It was really simple stuff but I imagined that I had superpowers and would go on adventures.
I'm 21 now. My dream-self became a whole other person who grew up with me and I only recently started to notice the eerie ways in which our lives have contrasted eachother even though we led very different lives. She reflects every bit of trauma I went through without me ever knowing that's what it was about. And she did things about them... did things for me when I was unable. She was powerful when I was weak, fought back when I couldn't, screamed when I was in pain... She felt things that I wasn't allowed to in real life.
This other person shows me another part me. Everything she went through symbolizes something that I went through. And I thought she was just a plot I made up for fun.
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Post by Sam on Apr 26, 2020 3:50:51 GMT
She was powerful when I was weak, fought back when I couldn't, screamed when I was in pain... She felt things that I wasn't allowed to in real life. THIS! |
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Post by pynkexodus on Apr 27, 2020 7:45:25 GMT
I started daydreaming when I was 10-ish to get to sleep at night. It was really simple stuff but I imagined that I had superpowers and would go on adventures. I'm 21 now. My dream-self became a whole other person who grew up with me and I only recently started to notice the eerie ways in which our lives have contrasted eachother even though we led very different lives. She reflects every bit of trauma I went through without me ever knowing that's what it was about. And she did things about them... did things for me when I was unable. She was powerful when I was weak, fought back when I couldn't, screamed when I was in pain... She felt things that I wasn't allowed to in real life. This other person shows me another part me. Everything she went through symbolizes something that I went through. And I thought she was just a plot I made up for fun.  ! It serves us a purpose in our lives when we need it the most. I’ve been  if that’s been our true self the whole time just protecting us when we most vulnerable and didn’t have the space to really process it. You described it beautifully! Thank you for sharing that! |
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Post by Bluejay on Apr 28, 2020 6:16:37 GMT
I started daydreaming when I was 10-ish to get to sleep at night. It was really simple stuff but I imagined that I had superpowers and would go on adventures. I'm 21 now. My dream-self became a whole other person who grew up with me and I only recently started to notice the eerie ways in which our lives have contrasted eachother even though we led very different lives. She reflects every bit of trauma I went through without me ever knowing that's what it was about. And she did things about them... did things for me when I was unable. She was powerful when I was weak, fought back when I couldn't, screamed when I was in pain... She felt things that I wasn't allowed to in real life. This other person shows me another part me. Everything she went through symbolizes something that I went through. And I thought she was just a plot I made up for fun.  your writing is amazing! That is exactly it. |
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Post by cplzr on May 25, 2020 16:30:01 GMT
I’ve also sometimes used my daydreaming to get over a bad relationship or a loss of a family member. I would envision myself in a better place mentally. I would see myself happy again. If my partner broke up with me or cheated on me... I would daydream of myself with a more attractive partner. I would be healthier, look better. All of this would help so much and then I would go out and try to be that person. I wanted to make it real and I’ve been chasing that person I put in my head every day. However sometimes it does take over too much and some times I can lose half a day to it. Glad to see there’s others!!
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 17:00:35 GMT
I started daydreaming when I was 10-ish to get to sleep at night. It was really simple stuff but I imagined that I had superpowers and would go on adventures. I'm 21 now. My dream-self became a whole other person who grew up with me and I only recently started to notice the eerie ways in which our lives have contrasted eachother even though we led very different lives. She reflects every bit of trauma I went through without me ever knowing that's what it was about. And she did things about them... did things for me when I was unable. She was powerful when I was weak, fought back when I couldn't, screamed when I was in pain... She felt things that I wasn't allowed to in real life. This other person shows me another part me. Everything she went through symbolizes something that I went through. And I thought she was just a plot I made up for fun. Why must you call me out like this? I started daydreaming for the same reason (to get to sleep) and am only now learning how I use my daydreaming to cope. My daydream self is a combination of who I want to be now and who I aspire to be in the future. She is the parts of me I lost growing up and the parts of me I've yet to achieve. |
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Post by Sam on May 30, 2020 22:34:08 GMT
I’ve also sometimes used my daydreaming to get over a bad relationship or a loss of a family member. I would envision myself in a better place mentally. I would see myself happy again. If my partner broke up with me or cheated on me... I would daydream of myself with a more attractive partner. I would be healthier, look better. All of this would help so much and then I would go out and try to be that person. I wanted to make it real and I’ve been chasing that person I put in my head every day. However sometimes it does take over too much and some times I can lose half a day to it. Glad to see there’s others!! The experience of using daydreaming to make yourself feel better when you're anxious or depressed is actually fairly normal. Non-MDers can actually use daydreaming as a coping mechanism for that kind of stuff, similarly to what we do, but for them its not something that takes over their entire life. For them, daydreaming is actually a healthy coping mechanism, while for us, its an unhealthy coping mechanism. |
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Post by ophelia on Jul 2, 2020 1:03:14 GMT
I can relate to this. In my younger teen years, I would daydream about crushes and myself00just the way I was. But in recent years, mine have more of story lines and they were repeating and I would dream up of particular people and a gorgeous, mysterious, and tall version of myself--what I want to be. It's like a whole new identity and world reality that i want to be in so damn bad. The alternate version is just what i am preferring. So, I can undeniably and utterly relate to what you have said.
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! It serves us a purpose in our lives when we need it the most. I’ve been 
if that’s been our true self the whole time just protecting us when we most vulnerable and didn’t have the space to really process it. You described it beautifully! Thank you for sharing that! 
your writing is amazing! That is exactly it.