Fantasy worlds in my head

There is a general answer and a more psychologically based answer. Generally, fantasy is a normal behaviour all people exhbit as a way to deal with negitive emotions or experiences. However, if this becomes a repetative behaviour it may indicate something more.

Were you abused as a child, or witnessed trauma? Children who go through traumatic experiences at a young age, when their brain is still developing experience a condition known as disassociation, where they engage in fantasy as a way of escaping the reality of what happened (ego defense mechanism) -- when this condition is prolongued over time, especially if the abusive triggers are still in memory, or within the environment, this is known as PTS (post traumatic stress).

Another way of seeing it, is that we (the ego in our mind) makes up stories as a form of stimming, to reduce anxiety and stress.

Why do we do this? It is because we can control our thoughts. The act of having control over outcomes (our fantasies) reduces our anxiety about the situation, because we can change the story, whereas in real life we cannot change what has happened to us, only HOW we deal with these situations -- do we become the victim and wallow in pity, or do we face our fears? These are known as architypes, which our mind uses as a way to help form our identity which is a continual process of evolution.

There is a general answer and a more psychologically based answer. Generally, fantasy is a normal behaviour all people exhbit as a way to deal with negitive emotions or experiences. However, if this becomes a repetative behaviour it may indicate something more.

Were you abused as a child, or witnessed trauma? Children who go through traumatic experiences at a young age, when their brain is still developing experience a condition known as disassociation, where they engage in fantasy as a way of escaping the reality of what happened (ego defense mechanism) -- when this condition is prolongued over time, especially if the abusive triggers are still in memory, or within the environment, this is known as PTS (post traumatic stress).

Another way of seeing it, is that we (the ego in our mind) makes up stories as a form of stimming, to reduce anxiety and stress.

Why do we do this? It is because we can control our thoughts. The act of having control over outcomes (our fantasies) reduces our anxiety about the situation, because we can change the story, whereas in real life we cannot change what has happened to us, only HOW we deal with these situations -- do we become the victim and wallow in pity, or do we face our fears? These are known as architypes, which our mind uses as a way to help form our identity which is a continual process of evolution.

Yes I agree it's a way to deal with things but I do think it's a reptitive behaviour although as I don't know what goes on inside everyone else's head I don't know if it's excessive or not by comparison. I did sit on the sofa for nearly an hour the other day going over and over and over the same story which I'd made up. Trying to improve it or see which outcome was the best. Like I said in my original post, it can spill over into real life.

I had a lovely upbringing and couldn't have asked for anything better.

I think I need to read up about architypes. These things in my head aren't about being a victim or facing my fears. I wonder if some of it is a way of practising something in my head should that situation happen in real life even though it never will. For example I was going over what and how to say to a colleague on the last day before we finish for summer. Of course I didn't say any of it because when the situation presents itself it's not how it was in my head.