Posted by annierose on December 26, 2004, at 7:16:48
In reply to Annierose, I found that old daydream thread, posted by Dinah on December 24, 2004, at 0:57:10
Dinah - What a fascinating world you created! I tried to read most of the thread (I wasn't around babble back then). I think Dasiym said it, and I agree, that your T must of felt (or feels) that the world you created was your coping mechanism, and I think, a healthy one at that. You weren't doing drugs, drinking, etc. But now, maybe it's best to be more engaged in the here and now.
After I read the thread, I thought back to my youth too. I was an extremely lonely child in a large family. I, too, had an imaginery friend, but we rode bikes together (sometimes I pretended they were horses), played games, etc. Not half as fun as your universe, or as complicated.
And still today, my daydreaming is even more mundane: spending a peaceful evening alone or with my family but they are perfectly behaved and kind to one another (hmmm, is that a fantasy or daydream?). Or on the beach ... what your T described. And what is the difference between a fantasy and a daydream? Is there one?
So do you have any of these types of typical (albeit uninventive) daydreams when you're at work? or doing household chores?
I also think your daydreams took so much of your time and thought, that today, you are too busy with your career, plus being a wife and mother, your brain simply doesn't have the time to create this alter universe.
Very interesting Dinah. Well, I'll have to pay more attention to when and what I daydream about. Maybe while I work today.
Annierose
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