Often times the day ends and I'm not sure what I've done. I can get home, sit down on the couch and stare into space for hours, or lose track of time doing much of nothing. I've realized that I am over-invested in daydreaming. I don't know if it's a real problem or not. I've always been a daydreamer, ever since I was little. I used to tell stories, but I remember the exact day that I stopped telling stories and retreated to daydreaming to comfort myself whenever I feel bad. If I'm having a terrible day (like today) I totally disconnect and enter my daydream world.

I have about four running daydreams/characters. Each has a life story, different friends, etc. The most active right now, centers around a girl we'll call G. I know G isn't real, but I sometimes forget that. I'll think "Oh, my friend G does that." G has her own phone number, and sometimes she texts me asking if I want to go shopping or something like that. G parties a lot and sleeps around. She is talking to one particular guy right now, mostly over text, and that's how a lot of time disappears. G also has a best friend, who is similar to her, but a bit more well behaved that lives across the country. I also have a male character, and then I think a lot about myself when I'm in my twenties, and my boyfriend then. I think a lot from both of our perspectives. This last dream is what I need to think about to go to sleep, and normally I just replay the same things in my head for months on end. I also seem to separate my troubled self from my neutral self. I just feel like I'm floating in space sometimes.

I am sure that other people may have experienced trouble with daydreaming excessively to the point that parts of your life are compromised? I'm not sure if PC has a section for that though. I really can't stop doing it! I honestly don't know how I'd survive otherwise. It's really my comfort. What could I possibly do instead? My dreams get in the way of everything I do because I cannot stop them, and they keep me from doing my work.