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Post by luna9521 on Jun 11, 2020 20:51:25 GMT
Hello everyone Iam so glad, that i found this forum, until yesterday i werent even aware about having a severe problem. Iam daydreaming since iam 8 years old( i always had a vivid imagination and loved to read a lot) And that continues till now and iam turning soon 25 years old . I already have some ideas, why i might seek refuge in my day dreams. And the problem is that it controlls my life. Sometimes i dont even eat, i neglect duties like cleaning up my flat( iam living alone) i postphone important tasks and i even let down my studies. Iam studying medicine and it is quite time consuming and exhausting. Ive always managed to prepare for exams and pass them, but now as final exams are around the corner, my daydreaming has increased a lot and iam having a hard time to sit only for 2 hours and prepare for them. And its annoying me a lot that i have bad grades, cause i know that iam capable of having better grades, if i would stop wasting my Time. Iam also daydreaming a lot when iam around my Family ( they live far away and i visit them during Semester breaks), in the first few days i will spent a lot of time with them and then i start listening to music and daydream. (My day dreams are closely related to listening to music, it triggers them kindhow.)so i start to neglect them, my sister told me once, that i might have a serious problem because how long iam listening to music and wander around is not normal, but i dindt take her seriously because i thought listening to music and daydreaming is like stress management. (Like stress i didnt even have at that moment) And regarding my daydreaming now(it changed several times during my childhood and adulthood): Ive have several, but which repeats a lot now is having a partner on my side, but also being successfull at work and in my hobbies and interests. And its annoying me because i know iam buying only a short time of happiness but dont reach my goals and fulfill my plans and have a hard Time because of that. Iam in consultation because of depressive symptoms and anxiety, but i just started to go there recently and tbh i dont know how it will work out. Thats the reason iam trying to Kind of help me and heal myself. And here i need your help, how can i controll my day dreaming ? (like i said, its affecting me really hard now and my life is passing by)How can i unravel the deeper problems i have which are obviously responsible for my problem.? Thanks a lot ! With Kind regards Luna
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Post by Sam on Jun 12, 2020 2:53:31 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Luna!
Listening to music and daydreaming are healthy coping skills for stress, provided that they're done in moderation. Daydreaming can provide a much needed escape in times of great stress, its only when it starts to control you and it interferes with your real life that it becomes maladaptive.
You mention deeper problems causing your MD, which I'm assuming are the depression and anxiety that you mentioned. This is really common. A lot of us use daydreaming as a coping mechanism for other mental illnesses. There are a number of things you can do to reduce your daydreaming, like meditation and exercise, but you're likely to get the best results by treating those underlying causes, preferably in therapy.
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