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Post by novajenea on May 29, 2021 14:59:10 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has sought out treatment for their maladaptive daydreams? I’ve become so codependent on them that if I don’t daydream I literally feel like I wasted my day and it’ll put me in the worst mood. Sometimes I’ll find myself zoning out in the middle on conversations and not even realizing until I have to respond and I have no idea what that person said. It feels almost uncontrollable sometimes. I just want it to stop.
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Post by juyjoy on Jun 1, 2021 2:18:50 GMT
I haven’t sought treatment for it specifically but I have read a little about it. From what I understand, we do it when we’re missing something fundamental in our lives, for me I daydream about being loved and people want me around etc etc, because I never had that. When I’m triggered, so if I believe I’m being socially rejected, my daydreams are stronger and more constant. So when we stop, it’s the cold reality that I’m not popular and people don’t love me like my daydreams, so yeah it’s not just dull, it’s  and lonely. Hope that helps 🤍 |
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Post by granger on Jun 2, 2021 15:39:41 GMT
I feel that bringing structure in our lives and forcing ourselves to interact with the real world helps. Also accepting the fact that this probably would never go away completely. Avoid triggers, totally. I completely cut out reading long fiction. Others cut out music etc.etc. What feeling do your derive from your dayfreaming most? how can you feeling those things in real, maybe working on that might help. Also at a certain point i felt that this is a really cool thing, It was like being on stimulant drugs, It made me very happy, It felt so special. Like magic. Little did I know at that time whah awaited me. I got really absorbed and reallly habituated. It happened at young age, and I also struggled with loneliness. Perfect recipie.
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and lonely. Hope that helps 🤍