[Sharity]

i am 19 years old and i have been daydreaming excessively since i wasat least 12. i use to get in trouble at school because my teacher would tell my mother that i would always daydream. she would tell my mother that it seemed like i was in my own world. and in a way she was correct. my daydreaming has affected my life in a very negative way. sometimes i would just sit on my bed and have my eyes wide open, and just stare at the wall. i would be daydreaming about a made up live...like a movie. something i would even talk it out without even realizing it. just the other day i was in class and i was daydreaming, and i laughed. i came back to reality, and i was like...okay. i know i might do it in private..but in public is a whole different story. there have been times when i have been driving and would be so deep in a daydreaming that i would be just driving without realizing where i am going. alot of the times my daydreams prevent me from getting the sleep that i need. excessive daydreaming is really interfering with my everyday life. but the funny thing is i like daydreaming. it allows me to be in my own world. have a life how i want.its a terrible addiction. i know i need to get some help..but truth be told i am kind of embarrassed.
am i the only one w/ this issue

[silver_queen]

I daydream a lot too. Not to the extent that you do, but still a lot. Sometimes I can't get properly alert because I am still in that daydreaming mode - not seeing pictures, but in that level of consciousness - hard when I want to concentrate or when driving. I like daydreaming too. It's one of the only ways I know where I can make myself relax when I am tense. I'm not sure why you have put it in this forum though... but hopefully you will be able to get some answers to your questions. welcome to the forums, btw.

i went through that as a teenager..almost to the extent that you described. now looking back i realize that it was my way of dealing with depression and anxiety. i really didnt like who i was, i didnt get nurturing from my family, and everything was so tense that i needed an escape. maybe you can start writing about why you think you feel you are so dependent on daydreams. what made it start. what makes you continue

[Sharity]

Thanks for your input...i may do that... so i guess it's just a faze

if you feel its taking away from your life, there is no need to dismiss it as just a phase. Its something that you can work on and may tell you more about yourself. or perhaps you may just be a really creative person. Only some self-exploration can tell you which is right

[cat_eye]

dude! I do the exact same thing! My grades are dropping because of it (I space while the teachers are talking). People tell me that my eyes open really wide while I'm staring off into space.

[evildouble102]

I'm also schizophrenic and I do this too sharity. a lot actually and a lot lately. I don't know why. but I feel like I'm out of control with it all. And feel like it controls me and I can't control it. It just seems to happen for no apparent reason. Although I'm sure everything happens for a reason. Well take care.
-Danielle

[BlissfulQueen]

I day-dream ALL the time,simply because pretty much don't have a life of much social interaction so I make it all up.Its kind of like a cabin fever thing.

But I don't do it to the point where I get lost or can't tell the diference between it and reality.

Sometimes I wish I did,because knowing it is a fantasy just makes me feel worse.ignorance would be bliss.

[Mahali]

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