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Post by hadas on Sept 24, 2020 6:33:50 GMT
Im trying to release this addiction by meditating, doing yoga, going to EMDR therapy, and writing.
Also I stoped listening to music that makes me daydream a lot.
What did you do in order to reduce it and not let this to control your life?
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Post by Sam on Sept 25, 2020 22:34:51 GMT
Learning to sit with my emotions and use healthier coping skills has been helpful for me.
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Post by granger on Oct 20, 2020 3:16:30 GMT
Stopped reading fictions because they lead to elaborate plots, learning to accept things that are not nice so that I don't try to escape them using MD, meditation, I try to stop an MD session at the start (of course I often fail) as that is the easiest time to stop it. When I have stuff inside me bottled up, it replays in my head again and again in form of MD. I have just joined another online community that will probably help me get that off my chest, you know I don't really have any friends and some stuff you can't share to your family. I will tell you guys how that works out. Another thing I do is I try to make my day more structured because it helps me stay in present. Finally I have simply accepted a lot contents of my MD and life in general and so the plots of alternate 'better' world and people decrease.I keep away from doing long MD sessions and short ones are ok if it happens. I will write more as I recall. And no MD has NOT stopped for me, but it is less than it used to.
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Post by rosie100 on Mar 3, 2021 20:09:05 GMT
I've only just started to realise that this is harming me and I need to do something about it now before it gets worse.
You said that you have stopped listening to music that triggers your daydreams - music seems to be the main trigger for me, but i REALLY don't want to stop listening to the songs/genres/bands that make me daydream. I feel very attached to certain singers, bands, celebrities, actors etc, but I know they are what trigger the daydreams most, but I would feel heartbroken to give them up.
Its so shameful to feel so attached to people I don't even know - but i couldn't even begin to imagine abandoning them. (gosh I sound insane)
I feel like its prohibiting me from enjoying my own life because I'm so focused on others.
I would love to try meditation and yoga like you have said helped you, but slow actions like that give my mind the best opportunity to wonder.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks
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Post by Bluejay on Mar 19, 2021 20:27:16 GMT
I've only just started to realise that this is harming me and I need to do something about it now before it gets worse. You said that you have stopped listening to music that triggers your daydreams - music seems to be the main trigger for me, but i REALLY don't want to stop listening to the songs/genres/bands that make me daydream. I feel very attached to certain singers, bands, celebrities, actors etc, but I know they are what trigger the daydreams most, but I would feel heartbroken to give them up. Its so shameful to feel so attached to people I don't even know - but i couldn't even begin to imagine abandoning them. (gosh I sound insane) I feel like its prohibiting me from enjoying my own life because I'm so focused on others. I would love to try meditation and yoga like you have said helped you, but slow actions like that give my mind the best opportunity to wonder. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks Hi, I think you should try meditation and slow actions exactly because how they give your mind an opportunity to wonder. It is a way to just realise what you're  and reflect on it more. Addressing the emotions reflected in my MD directly as they are has helped me snap back sooner and be more present. |
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and reflect on it more. Addressing the emotions reflected in my MD directly as they are has helped me snap back sooner and be more present.