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I suffer from depression and anxiety and now feel something else must be wrong with me. Growing up as a child and teen I would often day dream but not to the point that it would interfer with daily activities but now as an adult for the last month I can't stay myself from doing this. I lay in my bed and day dream. I avoid sleep so that I can do this for hours at night and during the day. I am finding that it's harder and harder to stop myself and feel as though I prefer this world in my head rather than my real world. I love my family but evn though the day dreaming still goes on and on. This can't possibly be healthy and so today out of deperation and a need for answers went to the net for answers which lead me to this board. I hope someone here might know if I'm loosing my mind and have they ever gone through this or am I alone and the only one?
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you are totally NOT alone dudette, welcome and always here if you wanna talk x
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Do you have a doc and or a therapist? If not you might consider seeing one or both.
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I used to do this all the time also...It was the only "place" I was able to find some peace and a bit of happiness. Lately i have begun doing it again but I force myself to stop, get up and do something in the real world and I find I get distracted with whatever I'm doing and I actually get something done while escaping from my own tormant also. You're not alone
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I thank all of you for your replies so quickly. Is there a name for this other than maybe just a need to escape. I pulled myself out of bed today rather than stay there so I would not daydream again another day. I think what I've done is created another world to live in and it's hard to break away from it.
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yes, I have a little mind world too.. a place where I am safe & happy. I think it's called coping when things get a little too much in your life.
Kaitrin
Yes,I have a similar world too..used to be more intrusive on the real world than it now is. I have begun to get better...You can,too!It does take therapy,often meds.I don't know the official name for what you suffer from,sometimes called disassociation:just describe to your therapist exactly how you are feeling...Please contact me if you ever want to talk.
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I daydream a lot too, I find it incredibly har dto focus at work...lol, I think it's just because I'd rather be somewhere else! I call it my happy place.
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heya, you arnt alone, ill happily be your friend, if you ever want to talk im here for you :)
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