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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2018 23:06:01 GMT
Let's speak about dealing with this condition. What do you usually do when you feel like daydreaming is taking over? How do you make yourself stop daydreaming and start doing other things?
I remember when I last had it like this and it stopped me from doing my work properly, I tried to stick to places there was someone else. For example, I couldn't do homework because I always ended up pacing - so I tried to do it in a room where there was someone else, which prevented me from pacing.
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Post by Dimmer on Dec 6, 2018 14:46:17 GMT
That's how I got through school too, never did my work at home or in dorm, had to go to public places to get anything done.
I've also cut music out of most of my life, it really sucked for a long time, but it's been a very good move overall.
And I've been forcing myself to go out and maintain friendships. If I have things to do during the day I'm usually pretty good. Well... I always had things to do during the day just now I'm being more mindful about actually doing them or being social. It's been hard, whodathunk just, you know, hanging out with people would be so difficult and frustrating... but it's good and it's helping.
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Post by kipper on Dec 6, 2018 15:23:40 GMT
I’ve stopped trying to fight it a long time ago. Instead I’ve learned to fight my need to pace while I daydream. It’s not the daydreaming that’s the problem to me, it’s the pacing and the inability to focus on other things that made it so life altering in the past. MD has taken over a lot of my old hobbies, but lately I’ve been trying to redirect my pacing to something more productive like painting. I still pace, but now a good chunk of my time daydreaming is done while painting. It’s kinder to my body (no more leg or foot pain), and I get to try something new and relaxing. It took a long time to get myself to daydream without feeling like I had to pace though. It wasn’t easy and it’s still hard at times.
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Post by everydayisadream on Jul 8, 2019 3:12:41 GMT
I’ve stopped trying to fight it a long time ago. Instead I’ve learned to fight my need to pace while I daydream. It’s not the daydreaming that’s the problem to me, it’s the pacing and the inability to focus on other things that made it so life altering in the past. MD has taken over a lot of my old hobbies, but lately I’ve been trying to redirect my pacing to something more productive like painting. I still pace, but now a good chunk of my time daydreaming is done while painting. It’s kinder to my body (no more leg or foot pain), and I get to try something new and relaxing. It took a long time to get myself to daydream without feeling like I had to pace though. It wasn’t easy and it’s still hard at times. I realise this is a super old post, but thank you for this, pacing is a massive issue for me. I hadn't really even thought too much about it until now. |
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