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Oh, my…yes, I am glad I am not the only one that fantasizes as a coping mechanism. My fantasies helped me when I was being abused and could not deal with the world. But, Now, they prevent me from facing reality. When life gets stressful, I tend to live in my head as a way to escape. In my head everything is absolutely perfect. And, of course, my real life is never perfect…so I am never satisfied with it.


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Wow is right Mouse and Depressme. I do the same thing. I live in my head more than I like to admit. I actually talk myself out of anxious moments. I pace around the house (no one is home) until the anxiety goes down. I think this is why my p-doc believes I am OCD although my therapist hasn't diagnosed me as OCD.

I'm sorry depressme about your abuse. I don't know what sort of abuse but I get how you feel. I had a nice mix of physical/emotional abuse from my parents and sexual abuse by two people. Not to mention the emotional abuse I suffered all through my school years too.

Maybe in time, our T's will help us let it go...