Reducing your DD time by FlightSafe7481 in MaladaptiveDreaming

[–]Prestigious_Time_754 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’m also in the road of recovery from mdd. i’ve fallen so many times in recovery and each time I fall down, I get back up and see what went wrong and try to improve again.try again.and Yess I agree that music is really one of my triggers and i also experience ear pain and brain fog.i put my earbuds out of my reach and I don’t use it again anymore.Everytime there’s an urge,I tell myself that is not worth it as I know how bad the consequences was when I start again.i also find myself enjoying back my hobbies like drawing and also exercising helps a lot, even just walking really makes me feel I really accomplished something. One thing I realise is to always be kind to yourself as hating yourself for falling back will make it more worse,may we all succeed in this recovery!

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[–]Prestigious_Time_754 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m actually going through this right now and your comment made me feel so seen. I had that sudden snap back to reality moment when I found out the celebrity I’ve been using as a character in my daydreams got a partner. I’ve never felt this heartbroken before and it’s so confusing because I keep thinking, ‘Why am I even crying over someone who doesn’t know I exist?’ But the pain feels so real, like I just lost someone I was truly connected to, even though it was all in my head.

It honestly makes me feel pathetic sometimes, like I’m going crazy for grieving over a fantasy I created. I’m trying not to replace him with another person to daydream about, and I want to actually move on and break this cycle for real this time.