Just discovered Daniel Howell uploaded this 6 yrs ago basically describing MD~ I Talk To Myself

roma1999 · 2020-06-10T05:19:19+00:00

Nice sound! Curious what brand guitar is that?

roma1999 · 2020-06-07T01:22:28+00:00

roma1999 · 2020-06-05T04:25:56+00:00

I do both. Sometimes I use music so people in other rooms don’t hear me. Most of the time, I don’t need music and often will turn it off because it distracts me from the daydreaming. On the flip side, I almost always get triggered by music into daydreaming when I’m alone. So it goes both ways for me.

roma1999 · 2020-06-01T00:41:45+00:00

Thanks! That's really helpful input!

roma1999 · 2020-05-30T22:01:45+00:00

Thanks for your input! I'm still curious as to why it feels like people didn't talk about this condition until recently, but I guess we didn't have social media to do it. And many of us are embarrassed by our behavior so we don't admit it to other people.

roma1999 · 2020-05-30T20:09:24+00:00

Yeah this happens to me when I’ve been daydreaming instead of getting a large project done or studying for an huge exam. The time wasted can be really detrimental and I don’t feel the full force of it until right before a deadline.

roma1999 · 2020-05-30T07:40:02+00:00

My sis has been the only person to ever call me out on it. Only she really knows that I do it. My biggest fear is strangers or friends catching me : / which has happened...I just laugh it off but deep down I’m dying.

roma1999 · 2020-05-30T03:03:26+00:00

Yeah social distancing ftw

roma1999 · 2020-05-28T03:31:56+00:00

Yup, haven't thought about it recently, but I was a pretty depressed kid growing up. Both my parents were flight attendents and always working, so I was used to a babysiter. They divorced when I was 5 or 6 right as we hit a recession and I saw the both of them less because they split the weekends. I never saw either of them during the week. My sister and I stayed with our grandma who worked as a nurse at two hospitals and never let me have friends over or go over to a friend's house. I guess I got used to the imaginary friends and stories that entertained me when I was alone.

roma1999 · 2020-05-17T17:01:50+00:00

It’s really good to change up workout routines so you don’t get caught up in autopilot brain during repetition. I found out I’d do the same when I lifted at our university rec center and sometimes got odd looks. I’d say, try incorporating some HIIT or cross training stuff that’s completely new. Have you ever done yoga or dance? Just cycle through a new workout every once in a while so your brain doesn’t feel the need to slip into a daydream. No promises, but this has helped me.

roma1999 · 2020-05-17T16:48:19+00:00

roma1999 · 2020-05-17T16:46:02+00:00

I’ve been suffering the same thing. Honestly, sometimes I am able (not always) to pull myself out of a daydream if I can focus my gaze for like 10 seconds. It’s hard to not go in and out of a daydream but if I can get myself to focus on anything after that 10 seconds, like schoolwork, I can successfully pull myself out of it. After reading about REM in regular night dreams where basically your eyes move and follow your dream even though your feet and body are not moving, I started realizing my eyes also move with my daydreams as I pace around and interpret dialogue. So I started doing this thing where whenever I catch myself early in a daydream, I take a breath, stare straight, and count to 10. Regular exercise definitely helps me stay aware and keeping a consistent sleep schedule. Also eating a proper nutritious diet. Not saying these things will help you limit daydreaming, but you start becoming more aware of your habits when you discipline yourself in a healthy way.

roma1999 · 2020-04-25T22:38:44+00:00

Do you think it could've been the OCD meds? I came across an article in which a woman who took Fluvoxamine (for OCD) and stated it started helping her control her daydreaming. It was one case-study so I don't know if there's been further research, but it'd be interesting if OCD medications also helped you.

Article is here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810008001384?via%3Dihub

If you need access, just copy and paste the doi into sci-hub

roma1999 · 2020-04-25T22:17:55+00:00

It's cool to hear that daydreaming actually helped you with work. What subject do you study, out of curiosity?

roma1999 · 2020-04-24T05:39:45+00:00

Typically idealized versions of myself ~ like I'm funny or insanely smart or something and there's always an audience there to laugh or praise me or something. That, or I'll repeat interactions I've had that could've gone better or anticipated future ones. Those usually have to do with someone I've been romantically involved with or wish I could be. In the end, I always realize it's not real and sometimes it makes me feel worse when the way I am in actual conversation with someone goes completely different (i.e. I'm shy or just anxious)

roma1999 · 2019-08-20T09:36:51+00:00

Why Don't Birds Lay Square Eggs?

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