Icy
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Post by Icy on Jan 20, 2019 18:39:22 GMT
The more I obsess over this one fictional character, the more I don't want to socialise or even talk to my friends. It's got to the point where I feel suffocated by friends if they're texting me or trying to call me. I just want to be left alone by them all the time lately and it's starting to worry me. I have upcoming plans and I'm dreading them. I don't want to be sucked into the real world. I find it hard to even get out of bed now. I often stay in bed until around 2pm and even then I don't want to get out. I feel like I'm getting worse and I actually want this obsession to be over. I didn't realise how much this all affected me until now.
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Post by Sam on Jan 20, 2019 19:07:24 GMT
I can understand the disconnection from other people. Perhaps you could try to impose a limit for how long you stay in bed. Not necessarily on daydreaming, but on how long you stay in bed. Have you looked at the daydream less challenge on @/beyonddaydreaming 's Instagram page? It has some good tips and tricks.
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Icy
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Post by Icy on Jan 20, 2019 21:54:55 GMT
Thanks for the suggestion, I've taken a look at the Instagram page just now  |
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Post by tracy on Jan 21, 2019 18:31:17 GMT
Could you maybe post the tips here please. I don't have access to instagram.
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Post by alvi on Jan 21, 2019 21:10:08 GMT
The more I obsess over this one fictional character, the more I don't want to socialise or even talk to my friends. It's got to the point where I feel suffocated by friends if they're texting me or trying to call me. I just want to be left alone by them all the time lately and it's starting to worry me. I have upcoming plans and I'm dreading them. I don't want to be sucked into the real world. I find it hard to even get out of bed now. I often stay in bed until around 2pm and even then I don't want to get out. I feel like I'm getting worse and I actually want this obsession to be over. I didn't realise how much this all affected me until now. Is there any reason that you can think off that may be making things worse atm? Something that you are trying to escape from? I think you may need to force yourself to socialise even when you don't want to or else you will start to become really isolated from the real world and that will just cause a new load of problems. |
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Post by lillyred on Jan 22, 2019 14:36:58 GMT
Hello, I can relate to this a lot. I often feel like I have gone into hibernation when I a having an intense burst and find it almost impossible to get out of bed or go out. I had a few days like this last week and while I'm still feeling a bit like I have a sort of hangover from it I'm doing much better this week.
There is probably a reason you are feeling the need to do this right now (I had some emotionally difficult stuff on last week that triggered me checking out for a few days) and so you should be kind to yourself about that. Don't feel you have to go to all the social stuff if that's just too much right now. However, it sounds like you really don't want to become totally isolated either, so look at what you have on and maybe just start with one small thing. Perhaps just a coffee with one friend rather than a whole party. Allow yourself rest time afterwards so you can recover and then look at the next small thing you might do.
I find it is really important to keep to a routine during the day as well and get up and have breakfast in the morning. I try not to let myself stay in bed dreaming as once I start in the morning it can feel impossible to climb back out. This doesn't mean you have to go from getting up at 2PM to a 7AM breakfast but maybe consider setting an alarm for midday, getting dressed and having some sort of brunch to start with just so you have got up and eaten.
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