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Post by macdteeg on Jun 10, 2020 20:52:40 GMT
i’ve been daydreaming for as long as i can remember. it started off about tv shows or books and i would make up an entire new character and live as that person in secret until my interest in that show etc. would disappear and i’d move onto the next. more recently, i’ve been daydreaming about more real things and i’m really seeing a negative effect on my mental health (i’ve been diagnosed with anxiety for a while, i’m now experiencing symptoms of depression and paranoia). about 4 months ago, i started to daydream about the parkland shooting victims. i’ve always been interested in true crime so that’s the reason i know about them, but i guess i don’t feel like i’m allowed to feel so  about their passing because i never knew them etc. so i created a whole new life for myself in a daydream where i did know them (e.g. best friends or even siblings) to make myself feel better and more valid. recently i moved onto sandy hook, and the past few days have been filled with lots of crying and sadness and i’m really trying to change that, but i guess i feel bad if i stop  about them because they deserve to be remembered. i guess i’m asking, does this qualify for md or am i just strange? does anyone have any tips on how to healthily take a step back from things and realise your own reality? because it has been effecting my work and my ability to focus etc. |
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Post by katie on Jun 10, 2020 21:45:54 GMT
i’ve been daydreaming for as long as i can remember. it started off about tv shows or books and i would make up an entire new character and live as that person in secret until my interest in that show etc. would disappear and i’d move onto the next. more recently, i’ve been daydreaming about more real things and i’m really seeing a negative effect on my mental health (i’ve been diagnosed with anxiety for a while, i’m now experiencing symptoms of depression and paranoia). about 4 months ago, i started to daydream about the parkland shooting victims. i’ve always been interested in true crime so that’s the reason i know about them, but i guess i don’t feel like i’m allowed to feel so sad about their passing because i never knew them etc. so i created a whole new life for myself in a daydream where i did know them (e.g. best friends or even siblings) to make myself feel better and more valid. recently i moved onto sandy hook, and the past few days have been filled with lots of crying and sadness and i’m really trying to change that, but i guess i feel bad if i stop thinking about them because they deserve to be remembered. i guess i’m asking, does this qualify for md or am i just strange? does anyone have any tips on how to healthily take a step back from things and realise your own reality? because it has been effecting my work and my ability to focus etc. Hi sounds like maladaptive daydreaming the way you bring in your characters and get upset as we spend so much time within our world or stories and get attached to our characters it does be heartbreaking when one dies. yeah mental health symptoms can circulate around the way we daydream. Can relate as I was really anxious growing up with this and then had really bad episodes with paranoia didn't know what depression felt like but was told I have depressive moods by my psychiatrist and some other issues as well of what I already said. No your not strange at all the way you described it and because it is effecting your life in ways is why its sound pretty much like it. We usually see if there is anything that could have caused this that is still an issues to get support for with care, think what gives us our trigger/urges and see if some can be easily solved or need a bit of TLC and support to ease of the urge. I wrote down all of my triggers and put what are one that I can focus on easily and other that need to find a way to solve with care. Some people find it good to start off little and work there way up with meditation, mindfulness as anxiety and depression weakens and thins parts mind and then at times other part of our brain are used. meditation strengthens it back up and stops or mind from wondering and brings you back to the present. Have a look around and see if something catches you eye if you need to talk about anything if found out about this not too long ago and need a chat about any experiences. This can be overwhelming and a calm sense that you have a place that you can related with others when you need to. P.s welcome to daydreaming blue. :) |
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Post by macdteeg on Jun 10, 2020 21:49:56 GMT
i’ve been daydreaming for as long as i can remember. it started off about tv shows or books and i would make up an entire new character and live as that person in secret until my interest in that show etc. would disappear and i’d move onto the next. more recently, i’ve been daydreaming about more real things and i’m really seeing a negative effect on my mental health (i’ve been diagnosed with anxiety for a while, i’m now experiencing symptoms of depression and paranoia). about 4 months ago, i started to daydream about the parkland shooting victims. i’ve always been interested in true crime so that’s the reason i know about them, but i guess i don’t feel like i’m allowed to feel so about their passing because i never knew them etc. so i created a whole new life for myself in a daydream where i did know them (e.g. best friends or even siblings) to make myself feel better and more valid. recently i moved onto sandy hook, and the past few days have been filled with lots of crying and sadness and i’m really trying to change that, but i guess i feel bad if i stop about them because they deserve to be remembered. i guess i’m asking, does this qualify for md or am i just strange? does anyone have any tips on how to healthily take a step back from things and realise your own reality? because it has been effecting my work and my ability to focus etc. Hi sounds like maladaptive daydreaming the way you bring in your characters and get upset as we spend so much time within our world or stories and get attached to our characters it does be heartbreaking when one dies. yeah mental health symptoms can circulate around the way we daydream. Can relate as I was really anxious growing up with this and then had really bad episodes with paranoia didn't know what depression felt like but was told I have depressive moods by my psychiatrist and some other issues as well of what I already said. No your not strange at all the way you described it and because it is effecting your life in ways is why its sound pretty much like it. We usually see if there is anything that could have caused this that is still an issues to get support for with care, think what gives us our trigger/urges and see if some can be easily solved or need a bit of TLC and support to ease of the urge. I wrote down all of my triggers and put what are one that I can focus on easily and other that need to find a way to solve with care. Some people find it good to start off little and work there way up with meditation, mindfulness as anxiety and depression weakens and thins parts mind and then at times other part of our brain are used. meditation strengthens it back up and stops or mind from wondering and brings you back to the present. Have a look around and see if something catches you eye if you need to talk about anything if found out about this not too long ago and need a chat about any experiences. This can be overwhelming and a calm sense that you have a place that you can related with others when you need to. P.s welcome to daydreaming blue.  thank you so much!! |
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about their passing because i never knew them etc. so i created a whole new life for myself in a daydream where i did know them (e.g. best friends or even siblings) to make myself feel better and more valid. recently i moved onto sandy hook, and the past few days have been filled with lots of crying and sadness and i’m really trying to change that, but i guess i feel bad if i stop 
about them because they deserve to be remembered. i guess i’m asking, does this qualify for md or am i just strange? does anyone have any tips on how to healthily take a step back from things and realise your own reality? because it has been effecting my work and my ability to focus etc.
