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Post by carrow on Jul 7, 2020 16:55:01 GMT
Hello! I came here after searching on google constant daydreaming. I never thought it was a definable thing. I daydreamed a great deal when I was younger, just making a life with better situations. An escape, a pastime? At some point in my twenties I realized that my daydreaming was actually making it impossible to be satisfied with actual reality. I had such intricate scenarios where things worked out to my favor (whatever I thought was "my way" ) that my only response to difficulties was more daydreaming. I have never even mentioned this to anyone, ever. Sometimes I would focus on a person in my daydreams, someone I had met casually, and then feel that I really knew them. If their behavior didn't match up with my daydreamed variety it would cause me a terrible disconnect. I don't think my daydreams were grandiose, they were richer validation and emotion though. I had to make an actual decision to stop daydreaming, and constantly remind myself that I should not, could not , allow myself to slip into these daydream scenarios because they were taking over. So, besides realizing that this was absolutely maladaptive daydreaming, I am wondering if others have REM disorders? I was diagnosed with narcolepsy 10 years ago, with the doctors recognizing my symptoms back into my childhood. I know that my sleep is fractured and I have REM intrusions in my waking hours, but I do not "direct" them like I did with MD. I also wonder how much of my social development was deformed by this maladaptive Daydreaming. I will keep reading about everyone else's experiences, it is very eye opening!
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Post by Sam on Jul 7, 2020 17:40:17 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
While problems with sleeping are common among MDers (usually because we prefer to stay up daydreaming or we just can't shut our mind off enough to sleep), I honestly don't know how common sleep disorders are for us. Perhaps you'll be able to find other people on the forum who have a similar issue.
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Post by alvi on Jul 7, 2020 23:37:36 GMT
Welcome
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