Does anyone else spend a lot of time daydreaming?

[ShinodaDude]

I daydream about very unrealistic stuff... I made up a big story that could be written into a novel very easily about me having some supernatural powers and saving the world... lol... It has a very coherent strory... I doubt that's going to helpo me in life in any way ...P(

 

[Quixote]

I used to daydream a lot during childhood, I just had my mind drifting away all the time, especially at school.

Now what I do is, I'm always thinking about things at the wrong time, like for example I'm concentrating on solving problem A while working on problem B, and viceversa. Or I stop doing anything at all and just stare in front of me thinking intensely about some issue that is completely unrelated to the situation I am into.

Also I replay conversations in my head a lot, sometimes I find myself replaying some of them that took place years ago, it's quite incredible, and I think I really have some serious problems now that I think about it

 

[boro]

Its interesting to see other people daydream all the time as well. I can daydream for 20 minutes without even realising it but i suppose its a pretty natural thing for SA sufferers - youre unhappy with your own life so you imagine yourself differently in your mind, so its a comfort thing. But i definately agree with the posters that said its unhelpful because i think it distracts you from doing anything about your real problems, making you think that everything will turn out all right in the end, especially if you daydream about how your ideal future life will turn out like i do, so at the moment im trying not to fantasise about the way my life could be, focusing on the present but its been pretty difficult not to after doing it for so many years.

 

[idunnoimnotcreativ]

This thread gives me some comfort in knowing I'm not the only one!

 

[thequietone]

I was the little kid staring at the window at some bird, wondering if it was a mother or a father or a teenager and what kind of life did he or she have and wow, I wish I were a bird and blah blah blah. Then the teacher would tell me to stop daydreaming and I'd look just like this:
And I still am that kid!
But my day dreaming has actually expanded to where I'm rewriting conversations and wondering "what if" hundreds of times in a single day.

I don't think daydreaming is all that bad. It's creative. We should all become novelists!

 

[elProscrito]

I used to do a lot of daydreaming every day. I could spend the whole day unproductively which alway annoyed me, because I wasn't doing anything with my life but I always dreamed about being SOMEBODY. I realized a long time ago that it's a problem i have to deal with. When i was younger it was a great way to escape from reality, but now, when I'm an adult i decided that I have to tackle my problems, not escape from them. But it's a habit now and changing my mind is a tough job.

But I know one thing - daydreaming doesn't work for me. It may relax me but it doesn't lead me anywhere. I work on eliminating this habit.

 

[Pitrus]

Yeah

Day dreaming is one of the things that really make me happy and let me forget about harmful stuff.

 

[Quixote]

The correct procedure in life is:

Planning - Action - Evaluation


Mine:

Planning - More Planning - Still some more - Daydreaming about it all

 

[Pitrus]

Quixote thats some bad as.. planing I love it. Whats youre secret?? LOL No really some funny stuff

 

[cloudy]

for me daydreaming is nice at the time, but afterwards when i realise how unrealistic it is, it makes me feel worse. i know if it's used in the right way it can be very useful and relaxing, but it's become quite uncontrollable, and a problem. i daydream at the worst times..during movies, at work, while studying..it's amazing where our minds take us. i think definately learning to accept ourselves is the first step, as i think most of our daydreaming is of our ideal selves.

i am also an obsessive planner. however dont think i have ever followed through with anything. i feel if i dont have everything planned out, that i will forget something important or i wont have a balanced lifestyle and all that. i'm trying to teach myself to let go, and let the chips fall wherever...