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Hello
Jul 25, 2020 13:19:20 GMT
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Post by yourlocalguychris on Jul 25, 2020 13:19:20 GMT
I'm quite new to all this MD stuff so I might not know it too well. For me personally I’ve been daydreaming for long minutes/ hours for as long as I can remember. I mainly do it when I am alone, e.g. in my bed or walking around the house. Because of my daydreaming I have been behind on all my work at school and had trouble concentrating, but my main problem is my sleep. At night my daydreaming can go on for at least 3 hours sometimes and end up falling asleep at 5-6 am. I don’t know how to stop/ reduce doing this because it gives me a break from reality. The daydreaming has made me more eager to do things that I wouldn’t usually want to, like going to bed or on a walk by myself. I’m not quite sure I want to stop doing this though, it makes me feel more happy in my own fantasy
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Hello
Jul 26, 2020 17:07:42 GMT
Post by Sam on Jul 26, 2020 17:07:42 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
A lot of us feel conflicted about whether we really want to stop. However, it's important to note that "stopping" doesn't mean not daydreaming ever and it doesn't even have to mean letting go of the characters or plots that you love so much. Recovery just means regaining a sense of control over your daydreaming and maintaining a healthy balance between real life and daydreams.
I can understand wanting a break from reality. MD is often an unhealthy coping mechanism for other issues. It's essentially just a form of escapism. Is there anything you could do to address the issues that are making you want to escape from reality? Or anything you could do to escape from reality in a healthier way (when I was a child, before MD, reading often did this for me)?
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