Unsocial Butterfly wrote:Are you talking about maladaptive daydreaming? Is the daydreaming preventing you from getting things done?
Wait is
that why I have so much trouble with implementing real changes into my life? I guess it's because I would rather live my days in fantasy, and vent all my desires into it, rather than gratify those needs in the harsh world that's called...
reality. dogsunited wrote:Hi,
Is this normal,or should i worry?
It's been something of a cursed gift for me. Often times it seems like the only complete peace I have from my constant rumination, and underwhelming life situation is when I'm deep in daydreaming... Now it's become something of an addiction, just like a substance addiction; it means I can escape virtually all of my issues at the trade-off of
never actually fixing them.
Is it normal? Hard to say really... It's normal for AvPD'ers because our key ego-defense is fantasy, and it isn't all that uncommon in the general population either. Is it healthy? I would definitely say no to that. I'm considering getting help for my issues again soon, given that my coping resources are forever depleted, but then MD comes right back and tells me "nah you're safe here, don't go".
It would probably make for a good movie plot tbh: a story of someone who invents a rich internal world from the start of the film, filled with all their hopes and dreams, only for the movie to end with them standing alone in a hellhole of a life situation... oh wait:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8T0RakfupUThere was also a scene on the most recent episode of "Mr. Robot" which reflected this, if any of you watch it.
self dx. pdd-nos (level 1); covert narcissism w/ avoidant traits; social phobia; inertia.
INFP; dismissive/fearful-avoidant & highly sensitive person
"Life, a sexually transmitted, terminal disease."
"you built up a world of magic, because your real life is tragic"