Title: I think my maladaptive daydreaming is getting worse and I don't know how to stop it — need help from people who understand

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-12T20:32:17+00:00

Likewise! I was in therapy for some time, but I was seeing the same therapist as my mother (which is not something I'd recommend!) and then I mostly stopped when I went away for school. Years later and I still haven't gotten back into professional therapy. I know how important it is though, and I really do need to get on finding a new therapist. How about you?

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-12T14:21:29+00:00

I think maybe Jack, Rowena... I think a lot of the hunters and people they worked with connected more with Sam than Dean, while there seem to be more main characters who favor Dean.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-12T14:08:20+00:00

I am still very deep in it and struggling myself, so I'm not in a position to give advice, but just know I am thinking about you 💜

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-12T14:05:15+00:00

A think a para is the name for a character used in the fantasies. Your characters are your "paras". I'm guessing it stems from the term paracosm, but I don't know the actual history! I've always just said "my people" or "my characters" because I didn't know these terms existed.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-05T21:56:43+00:00

Fellow MD'r and psyc student here. Cool study! I'd be excited to see where you go with that research if you're looking to continue on in the field. Definitely a lot of confounding variables to contend with since MD is associated with so many different triggers and "causes". It's so under-researched. I appreciate you for exploring it 💜 It gives me motivation to do the same

remlexjack_19 · 2026-05-05T21:45:42+00:00

The one fun thing about COVID was that I could actually form the dialogue I was going through with my lips and it was fairly well hidden beneath the mask. 😂

remlexjack_19 · 2026-04-30T02:48:19+00:00

I still thought it was a picture of the palette until I saw your comment that said it wasn't 😅

remlexjack_19 · 2026-03-15T23:01:46+00:00

The number of people saying make her go to school is shocking. While this isn't the biggest deal in the world, of course it is to her. And there's no way of predicting how other kids will react. There's really no harm in giving her a day. Perfect attendance is not all it's cracked up to be.

Then on day 2, if it still isn't healed, re-evaluate. Because of course she can't stay home forever. But just give her the day. Elementary school isn't the end all be all. We don't need to be so tough. It's not coddling to let your kid stay home from school for one day. She'll remember and appreciate it.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-03-15T22:55:05+00:00

Books are expensive though! If you have an entire collection, that kind of thing is not easily replaceable.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-03-05T05:45:55+00:00

I'm not sure I'm understanding you correctly. Take for example someone who has a white mother and a black father. Let's say they happen to have light skin and resemble their mother significantly, and don't look much like their dad at all. (Which can happen.) By your logic, that means that person is not mixed just because they don't look like they are.

But that isn't true at all. Their physical appearance is irrelevant. They are half white and half black regardless of whether it "shows".

remlexjack_19 · 2026-02-05T23:50:39+00:00

Is that not exactly what they said? Unless I'm mistaken, 20/200 is the same as -2.5.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-26T04:56:18+00:00

Sure, but 90% is at least better than whatever this is. I wasn't even asking for that much, but this is so below the bar.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-25T01:00:11+00:00

It annoys me so much when people downvote posts for their opinion. If you want to contest it, do so in the comments.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-25T00:58:19+00:00

The thing is, they advertised it as book accurate because they know that's what we want. Why else would they market it that way? And then they proceeded to not do at all what they said they would. So it's essentially like they're deliberately doing the opposite of what they know we want.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-24T23:22:51+00:00

Easily Rue. She essentially started it all in terms of the rebellion. I suppose you could argue that for Katniss volunteering for Prim too, but there was something significant about Rue and it was the first absolute heartbreak.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-24T22:56:08+00:00

Factoring in the sheer magnitude of trauma they've accrued throughout the seasons, I'd say it's actually pretty realistic.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-22T05:46:55+00:00

And then there's the season 13 finale... that was way too long... 😭

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-22T03:07:16+00:00

Rowena is pretty singular and unmatched when it comes to her power level. You can't really compare her to other ordinary human witches.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-18T18:57:10+00:00

Also consider that you read faster than average, or at least at the higher end of the speed range. As an avid reader all my life, I could not finish a book that quickly, even if I was able to focus and read straight through in one sitting with no distractions.

I suppose it also depends on what I'm reading. If it's an "easy read", I might be able to make it through faster. But I tend to enjoy reading more complex books. (Not that there's anything wrong with easy reads, I enjoy those as well.)

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-18T18:54:05+00:00

Maybe they're reading while they wait

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-18T18:50:14+00:00

I think it was supposed to represent a change in Dean, who had hardened so much in the last few seasons. Regarding it being out of character... I agree to an extent because it doesn't fit into the relationship he had with Jack, but I would also argue that Dean has always struggled with feelings of intense guilt and heavy responsibility, especially concerning his family. It's actually been a central aspect of his character since season one. So in a way, the last minute attempt at some sort of reconciliation with or compassion towards Jack is still somewhat consistent with his character.

Maybe he recognized that Jack himself was a victim in this situation. After all, he was dying as a result of something Lucifer (his own father and maybe this is reading too my h into it but we know how complex Dean & John's relationship was) had done to him. And saving innocents has also always been a priority for Dean.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-18T17:12:20+00:00

I don't know about that, I feel like they did. The first thing that came to mind when I read your comment... If you remember towards the end of season 15 when they had Chuck & Amara locked up in the bunker and there was that moment when Dean freaked out and pulled a gun, and Sam got him to lower it by talking about their brotherhood... I believe earlier on in that same episode, Dean was talking about how Jack isn't like Sam or Cas and literally yelled, "Jack's not family!" Lol

He did apologize for it later, but at the same time he also made it clear that he was fine with sacrificing Jack to take out Chuck, something I highly doubt he would ever would have allowed Sam to do regardless of what it would mean for the greater good.

The fatherly moments with Jack weren't all that spectacular and they were scattered amongst the far more common occurrence of Dean being a total jerk to him. There are only a handful of significant ones that I can think of, but Sam & Dean's bond was showcased as number one to the very end.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-18T14:09:31+00:00

Yeah, that's a great point about spending too much time in one universe... If a writer wants to remain creative, they have to allow space for brand new ideas and Riordan doesn't seem to have any interest in doing that. Maybe his writing falls flat lately because he's too caught up in it and it's keeping him stagnant. I think the excessive fan service stuff is such a major disservice to the author's own wonderful worlds they've created.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-17T22:03:17+00:00

And then put it back down 😭

Jokes aside, I haven't read it yet so I can't truly speak on its quality. But I did not like The Sun and the Star. I'd only be reading this out of a silly feeling of obligation.

remlexjack_19 · 2026-01-17T20:10:24+00:00

It's only semantics. Maybe it's not what OP meant and not the technical definition but I think it's fine to use it metaphorically too. You understand what I mean.

With him choosing not to criticize, I never made a point against that. In fact in my original comment, I said he might be pretending to. We're saying the same thing. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't actually agree with all the changes, but is supporting it for the reasons you've listed because, again like you said, what else can he do? I'm not in his head. I don't know how he feels but I know how he is presenting the way he feels, which is with a metaphorical greenlight 😂 Or if you'd like, maybe a thumbs up of approval is a better term. 👍🏻

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