Help does anyone else struggle with daydreaming to the point where you don’t even want to try anymore?

[fruitcup333]

i think i might have maladaptive daydreaming disorder but i haven't been diagnosed it's just a strong suspicion. but my daydreaming is so bad that it's to the point where i don't even want to try in real life because i can just daydream about what i want instead. does anyone else struggle with this? i would just rather live in my head than achieve my goals irl. and i don't know what to do about it because i don't want to give up daydreaming it's my biggest coping mechanism even if it's not a healthy one.

 

[left0vers]

I used to daydream all the time without realizing it. I'd just put on my headphones and the fantasy of being a better self, in a better world would kick in automatically. On a complete accident, I learned the term for it and decided it's better to stop. Have been suicidal ever since, lol

 

[fruitcup333]

I used to daydream all the time without realizing it. I'd just put on my headphones and the fantasy of being a better self, in a better world would kick in automatically. On a complete accident, I learned the term for it and decided it's better to stop. Have been suicidal ever since, lol

i think my daydreaming is actively a part of why i'm suicidal because i can't live in the world i created in my head

 

[left0vers]

i think my daydreaming is actively a part of why i'm suicidal because i can't live in the world i created in my head

Why not?

 

[fruitcup333]

Why not?

like i can't physically live in the world i've created in my head if you know what i mean

 

[zdeweilx]

Yes, i also tend to daydream in a very unrealistic way. For example i'd imagine how living in a fictional world would be, the way my life could be more interesting if i lived in a world with magic and not boring limitations such as the law of gravity, etc.

 

[trying ungracefully]

For me I daydream "friends". I don't even imagine faces I just imagine hanging out with people and them accepting me for who I am. It's hard to have or want real friends right now because of the position I am in, no one except online would probably want to be my friend but it seems like even online doesn't work.

With daydreaming friends it allows me to feel less alone because loneliness is something I struggle with badly if it wasn't obvious lol. I guess it stops me from making real friends too because I feel comfortable with it even though it isn't helping me feel less alone anymore. I won't be judged inside my head by these "people".

 

[takuyangel]

idk i find it kinda soothing. it's just a coping mechanism that just plays into escapism, right? most the time you don't even realize you're doing it until you snap out of it. but i like it, it brings me momentary peace. sometimes if i get lucky i'll yearn for it so hard that i end up actually living it in my dream. but then when i wake up i get so fucking sad lmfao.