I'm a daydreamer, too, with my own fantasies of being famous, successful and heroic. Often, when I'm watching something on TV or in the movies, if I'm really into it, I sometimes picture myself being there and "saving the day," or calling out the liar/criminal. I'm a horror fan and enjoy blood and gore (but I want it to make sense in the movie, not just be there to see how gross it can be), but I am not a violent person. I've never even been in a physical fight. I get angry about many things, including my perceived injustices and being treated unequally.
Sometimes I think about a scenerio and just sort of let my imagination take me where it wants to go. Other times, I start thinking of one memory, even if it's good, and it leads me to bad memories, regrets or just emotional pain, and I have to tell myself to stop and focus on something else. But I'm not an awful person because of that, and neither are you. We have to learn to forgive ourselves, and also to recognize when we've done nothing wrong in the first place.
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Maven
If I had a dollar for every time I got distracted, I wish I had some ice cream.
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