Post by dancia on Jun 2, 2020 10:58:39 GMT
Hello everyone. I'm a 24-year-old female, and I have been daydreaming since high school. When it started, it was just fantasies. That's what we called them and apparently, everyone in class was having them during those boring lessons, so it wasn't a concern then. In the years since, it slowly grew but I wasn't worried. Everyone back in high school said they were having them, so it was probably not something to worry about. That's what I would tell myself. But that was not enough to ease my mind when it only got worse after that. There is no way people actually daydream this much became the new question.
When my mum would call me out for not doing chores that I was supposed to do, I would feel so bad because I did not know what was wrong with me. I would spend hours daydreaming and just like that, the day would be over. It was a puzzle to me and I would always vow to keep it in check, but that would never work. Even now, I'm still a slug at getting things done. Not because I don't want to. I often make plans and schedules of things to do, but end up procrastinating them a bit to daydream. Eventually, a bit turns into hours because I swear hours fly by a lot faster when I'm daydreaming, or so it seems. If real life gets in the way in the middle of a daydream, I get back to it as soon as I possible can so that I am even a walking, standing, daydreamer. I daydream when I'm walking to get to wherever it is that I'm going, when doing chores that don't require mental concentration, any time I can, basically. I mumble to myself during daydreams when I assume a role I'm in in the daydream, but, of course, I can differentiate the daydream from real life.
I was scrolling through Quora yesterday when I came across someone's post where they mentioned MD and gave a little description of what it was. That description was enough to resonate with me and had me noting down the name for further research later. And that is how I found myself on google today doing some research and ticking off many symptoms, and that eventually led me here. It was a little saddening to be honest, but also a huge relief to find out what it is, that this is actually something that people go through, and that I am definitely not alone in this struggle.
Thank you for reading, and stay safe everyone.
When my mum would call me out for not doing chores that I was supposed to do, I would feel so bad because I did not know what was wrong with me. I would spend hours daydreaming and just like that, the day would be over. It was a puzzle to me and I would always vow to keep it in check, but that would never work. Even now, I'm still a slug at getting things done. Not because I don't want to. I often make plans and schedules of things to do, but end up procrastinating them a bit to daydream. Eventually, a bit turns into hours because I swear hours fly by a lot faster when I'm daydreaming, or so it seems. If real life gets in the way in the middle of a daydream, I get back to it as soon as I possible can so that I am even a walking, standing, daydreamer. I daydream when I'm walking to get to wherever it is that I'm going, when doing chores that don't require mental concentration, any time I can, basically. I mumble to myself during daydreams when I assume a role I'm in in the daydream, but, of course, I can differentiate the daydream from real life.
I was scrolling through Quora yesterday when I came across someone's post where they mentioned MD and gave a little description of what it was. That description was enough to resonate with me and had me noting down the name for further research later. And that is how I found myself on google today doing some research and ticking off many symptoms, and that eventually led me here. It was a little saddening to be honest, but also a huge relief to find out what it is, that this is actually something that people go through, and that I am definitely not alone in this struggle.
Thank you for reading, and stay safe everyone.
