Post by josie on Nov 29, 2020 17:10:18 GMT
hi i’m new here. i’m josie and i’m 16, i’ve never done anything like this before but i hope it helps me understand myself better and be more comfortable with myself. i’ve been maladaptive daydreaming for around three years now and it’s really interferes with my personal life. i can daydream up to hours of just made up things inside my head, which mostly have storylines around them. i’ve realized how much i prefer daydreaming to real life lately and i hate that i want to live in a fantasy more than my actual life. i’ve never been diagnosed with anything but i believe i have some form of anxiety. i have friends but i get really anxious with even them and especially when i’m around people i don’t know, even if it’s just one other person or five. i don’t talk to my parents about it or about a diagnosis because i feel like they wouldn’t understand and think it’s all in my head. the one time i talked to my dad about it he acted like i was crazy. i feel like i look like a normal teenager on the outside other than being quiet most times in social situations. i have no idea what’s actually going on with me though and i’m so scared i’ll never accomplish anything because of my fantasies. i really hope everyone in here feels safe enough to let out their feelings about their own experiences 
