I think thatīs not so much magic thinking as some sort of dissociating or something? Iīm not sure.
However, magical thinking refers to believing that you can control the outcome of things in real life with your thoughts or your actions.
Like if you wash your hands 10 times a day you will not be sick by Sunday or
if you flush the toilet 3 times in a row you wonīt get cancer or something...
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Originally Posted by Mysterious Flyer
I used to engage in a totally different kind of magical thinking. I would imagine that I lived in the top room of a castle with a cat and a doll, and I had a really pretty dress and pretty face. I would sit in the car or my room and not communicate with anyone because I was in my own little world. Sometimes I would imagine that the castle was on the beach and I would play with my brother and we would never get in trouble, and my brother would not abuse me either.
I don't do that anymore, but it made me feel better anyway. Actually, I would like to regain the ability to do that.
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