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Post by lilacgal13 on Oct 20, 2021 13:01:58 GMT
Hello. My name is Virginia and I'm 69 years old. I Have always been a big daydreamer and it's been a great form of escape for me. As a little girl, I was very shy and girls had far less freedom that boys, so I could go everywhere in my daydreams that I couldn't possibly go in real life. Especially outerspace and the circus. Getting in trouble at school for staring out the window and dreaming instead of paying attention in class was just part my life as a student. As I grew older, daydreams became more about obsessions with male tv and movie characters that I wanted to be with romantically and sexually. Mr Spock of Star Trek was my fantasy for years. Also Dracula ( Bela Lugosi) who was going to take me away and make me immortal. Weird. I would find myself daydreaming for hours and not wanting to do anything else. Being shy and a loner did not help. I did have a friend or two and I did date occasionally.
Now, in my 60s, and married for over 40 years, and heading at breakneck speed to 70, my daydreams are becoming more intrusive. Still becoming obsessed with tv characters (usually sci-fi set in space, and/or time) and being wrapped up in them. I never know what movie or tv show character that will trigger me. Strange. The daydreams are even intruding while I'm in church and should be focusing on Jesus. I feel very guilty and convicted about that. I enjoy daydreaming most of the time, but they are becoming much more intrusive and I want to daydream all the time. I even wake up at night and daydream, rather that sleep. I am praying about a release from this and have had success in the past by saturating myself with the character, and actor who plays the character, that I usually with burn out and direct my dreams of some form of break up with the character. Maybe others have success dealing with some of these issues. .
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Post by Sam on Oct 21, 2021 16:33:16 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Virginia!
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