Live inside my mind

I had no idea that other people did this. It's not weird to me and I'm not sure if there is a way to stop. But I understand why would want to. Not of the time I can't remember of things actually happened or if it was all in my other world.
Plus it's scary when I catch myself having conversations with friends who don't exist.

Soo you're not alone

I do think it's common in those of us with AvPD. It can become troubling, but it isn't necessarily. The only way I'd worry about it would be is if it became so frequent that I was literally living through them (which does happen), meaning that I wasn't actively trying to recover (hesitate using that word for a personality disorder - but it's the only one I can think of) because I was content living vicariously through my daydreaming instead of trying to learn to cope with my AvPD symptoms. As long as one can separate the daydreams from reality, and is trying to reach a point in which they can cope with the AvPD, I don't think it's bad.

My daydreaming has occurred since childhood. I was spacey even then. I tend to space out, lost in my own daydreams. Sometimes, I kind of do live through them, but not to the point where I don't want to live outside of them, too (if that makes any sense). I have become a writer, though, so many people expect me to daydream. Thus, many (including my family) never really thought of it as a symptom. But rather, a personality trait. It does make me an amazing writer, if I do say so myself (that's the one place I have a lot of confidence). So, at the very least, I have drawn something very positive from it. I guess people are more accepting of it when you're a writer. Us writers do tend to have whole worlds in our heads. I, also, happen to spend much of my day in mine.

OSFED|MDD/PPD|GAD|gender dysphoria|AvPD

I think creative people in general have rich inner worlds.

I believe I have a low level of AVPD, always have since a young age- it's usually a result of severe social anxiety. I've worked on it over the years and it's gotten better to a degree- I understand the fnatady world- I love escaping into books and shows and movies and even lucid dreams- but I've never experinced what you're talking about. Perhaps a psychologist would know more. I majored in the subject in college but all this makes me think of is perhaps you have shizotypal disorder? I have a mild form of it myself, but more in terms of ridiuclous thoughts that I know aren't true. This sounds similar, you're having these ful on fantsies that you know aren't real, but are having trouble controlling. You can probably be prescribed a low dose of something to help relivefe these symptoms if they are getting progressively worse in terms of being invasicve to your everday life (which is what it sounds like?) I don't know, just a thought.

Have you been diagnosed AvPD AngstyLady.

I ask bc you have used the words "I believe I have low level of AvPD". and if you're not diagnosed I'm at a loss to know how you would know what AvPD is.

Also I have never heard of a low level Avoidant.. unless your confusing it with SA?

yes, i think creative people are more inward. they tend to express themselves through their talents