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Post by natnonsense on Dec 26, 2019 3:39:00 GMT
I have a question that maybe some of you could answer or relate to. I’m an introvert, so a big part of my personality is that I often feel drained after having social interactions, like going out with friends. Do y’all ever get home late from hanging out and you’re so tired/drained that you need a couple hours to yourself to get back to your daydreams? If so, does this affect the amount of sleep you get? For me, when this happens, I take some time to myself when I'm home to daydream and calm down even though it’s super late and I know I need to be up early the next day. It affects my sleep time really badly. I’m just curious if anyone goes through this too. If anyone has tips, I’d appreciate your help. And Merry Christmas!
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Post by Sam on Dec 26, 2019 17:25:14 GMT
I don't have this specifically related to daydreaming, but the exhaustion from social interaction is definitely familiar to me. Could you maybe find some calm or comforting daydreams that you could do while laying in bed? That way you're still daydreaming but you're also resting?
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Post by natnonsense on Dec 27, 2019 0:51:14 GMT
I don't have this specifically related to daydreaming, but the exhaustion from social interaction is definitely familiar to me. Could you maybe find some calm or comforting daydreams that you could do while laying in bed? That way you're still daydreaming but you're also resting? Yeah, you're definitely right! It's something I could try and actually have tried doing if I urgently needed to rest, like daydreaming but in a mindful state. However, I often find it difficult not to get carried away with the dd especially when I turn on music and start pacing around the house, regardless of how late at night it is. I do find it hard to sit still or lay down in one place when daydreaming so I guess I was referring to that. Thanks for the reply!
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Post by Magioni Cortello on Dec 27, 2019 14:12:27 GMT
It's been a bitch and a half getting a proper sleep pattern let me tell you.
Daydreaming is definitely a big part of it, my mom blasting the ID Discovery channel doesn't do me any favors either...
I've tried having pleasant/calm daydreams but for me, I don't know. It's been a while since I've enjoyed any that were like that. I don't even know how I'd go about that. I have the exact same problem where if I have any actual interest in one I just can't stay still to save my life. Don't really HAVE to play music but I can pace and pace and pace all night. I've done it too many times to count. Tried melatonin and it worked at first, but I think my body almost immediately built up a tolerance to it. Maybe I could try meditating or at least focusing on my breath to fall asleep? I tried it a while ago and had mixed results. I don't know.
What do you guys think?
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Post by Sam on Dec 27, 2019 18:37:10 GMT
I, for better or worse, don't have a lot of experience with losing sleep to daydreaming. Years ago I noticed how shitty I feel and how unstable my moods get (I have bipolar disorder) if I don't get enough sleep, so I immediately regulated my sleep schedule and am pretty strict about sticking to it. The daydreams that I do have when I'm trying to sleep are relaxing and comforting, not action-oriented, so its easy for me to drift off. Sleep is luckily just one of the things that my MD doesn't interfere with 99% of the time.
However, I can think of a few things that could help. Trying relaxation ideas other than daydreaming might be helpful. Like taking a bath, meditating, looking at cute animal videos on the internet. If you're specifically trying to cope with the stress and strain of social interaction, perhaps coming up with and using other coping methods would lessen the urge to daydream and increase your likelihood of getting to sleep at a somewhat reasonable time. Medications are okay to take occasionally, but I know from personal experience how awful sleep medication withdrawals can be (I've gotten addicted and had to withdraw at least 3 times), so I wouldn't recommend you take them on any regular basis unless your doctor tells you to.
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Post by thehopelessromantic on Dec 31, 2019 4:29:11 GMT
I have a question that maybe some of you could answer or relate to. I’m an introvert, so a big part of my personality is that I often feel drained after having social interactions, like going out with friends. Do y’all ever get home late from hanging out and you’re so tired/drained that you need a couple hours to yourself to get back to your daydreams? If so, does this affect the amount of sleep you get? For me, when this happens, I take some time to myself when I'm home to daydream and calm down even though it’s super late and I know I need to be up early the next day. It affects my sleep time really badly. I’m just curious if anyone goes through this too. If anyone has tips, I’d appreciate your help. And Merry Christmas! I struggle to sleep because of my daydreaming. I do not get very drained from social interactions, however. For me it's the dd's that mess with my sleep.
Meditation can help. It forces you to focus and be mindful so that your mind does not wander into a daydream. Then, you can focus on each individual part of your body and imagine it relaxing and shutting down. It's like closing the store for the night. Then, you can focus on your breathing and notice it slowing and becoming deeper and longer. The energy of your eyes have already receded by now and the heart rate has slowed enough for you to fall asleep. Just stay in that state of calm and don't let yourself open your eyes or move, but try not to be stiff.
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Post by someone on Jan 31, 2020 4:59:09 GMT
I have a question that maybe some of you could answer or relate to. I’m an introvert, so a big part of my personality is that I often feel drained after having social interactions, like going out with friends. Do y’all ever get home late from hanging out and you’re so tired/drained that you need a couple hours to yourself to get back to your daydreams? If so, does this affect the amount of sleep you get? For me, when this happens, I take some time to myself when I'm home to daydream and calm down even though it’s super late and I know I need to be up early the next day. It affects my sleep time really badly. I’m just curious if anyone goes through this too. If anyone has tips, I’d appreciate your help. And Merry Christmas! I'm losing sleep right now. I lose sleep over daydreams all the time. I really don't have any tips. I'm in a place where I either do homework or I sleep because dding just takes that much time. Unfortunately, sometimes sleep chooses itself when I'm trying to stay up. But there are times I am going to bed and I daydream. However, I tend to daydream less when going to bed very exhausted because I fall asleep sooner.
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Post by stephen95 on Feb 24, 2020 5:27:43 GMT
I've struggled with this a lot as well. Sometimes I have something I want to work on before I go to bed, but then I get distracted with daydreams until it's past my bed time. This is especially frustrating when I want to study etc.
In the past I've found it helpful to set a timer when brushing my teeth or doing anything where I'm looking in a mirror (mirrors are one of my triggers). I might try that again.
As far as getting to sleep, I've found that progressive relaxation technique videos on YouTube can help.
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Post by Sam on Feb 24, 2020 18:38:10 GMT
As far as getting to sleep, I've found that progressive relaxation technique videos on YouTube can help. I agree with this. I do about 15 minutes of progressive muscle relaxation every night while I'm trying to sleep. It relaxes me and gives me something to focus on (repetitive counting; I do 10 seconds tense and 20 seconds relaxed) while I'm getting to that almost asleep stage. My issue with sleeping is from anxiety and rumination more than MD, but I'd imagine that using progressive muscle relaxation that way would be beneficial for people who have sleep issues from MD too.
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Post by Marcydel on Feb 28, 2020 2:34:13 GMT
Yes, the urge to daydream is usually powerful by the time I get home from hanging out with my friends, it's a habit I've been trying to get out of. And yes, it can affect the amount of sleep I get and it can really suck if I also have an early morning (in fact this exact thing happened to me just last night). Eh, I don't have any specific techniques up my sleeve, but I'm still working on getting a decent sleep schedule.
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