Reality vs Fantasy....Do you Dream away ?

I spent a large part of my teens and early twenties in my own dreamworld. It was a really lonely time for me and I think it was the only way I found to cope with that. I still retreat now and then but to a lesser extent.

In my head I was verbally eloquent, attractive and confident - all the things I felt I would never be in real life. The 'scripts'  and scenarios were broadly similar. Often listening to music was a way to 'enter' my secret world and I think I probably became slightly 'addicted' to my alternative immersive and complex reality and have never told anyone about it from shame and embarrassment really. 

It's reassuring to know others have similar experiences 

Good for you Glitters 

I need gaming

Yes I do this in a way. I have this second existence, where basically I can run to when I need to escape the hassle and stress of life. This other me in this other world can do anything and she never melts down or needs to mask. She's just perfect and happy dreaming away.

Hope it went ok Desmond. Stay cool Dude.

I'm having issues with timing. Like, tonight, I'm waiting for a Zoom meeting; based in the US.

Very true! I have a few Iron Maiden songs that add up too

Especially if you add any Meatloaf or Bohemian Rhapsody 

I find myself mentally drifting away all the time, get lost in these other worlds with different people. Kind of like I'm floating going from place to place. I'm a bit of a dreamer  I'd much rather choose inside my head to reality any day.

Ah nice. I have a few playlists I’ve put together for different moods etc. It’s probably time to update/ add to them soon thinking about it. It’s funny how quickly the time adds up on them though.

Just a mixture of music from the 80s and 2000s, still listening to it, somehow managed to make a 3 hour long playlist, at this exact moment it's Toto's Rosanna

What are/ were you listening to? 

To the best of my knowledge, what you have described is not something I have ever done. However, I do often wonder what my life would be like if it had played out differently... like if I had made different choices, or events beyond my control hadn't happened.

The other me can't be doing any worse

I'm like Kitsune, I zone out into my little world where anything and everything is possible and I am God :) It doesn't make a lot of sense but I can see it perfectly in my head and it's beautiful and peaceful. It's my little place where I can be me and literally make my wildest dreams come true.

Do you mean basically zoning out and living in fantasy land for long periods of time? I’ve always done this, I have full colour, high definition, feature length films playing in my brain on a daily basis, the script is whatever I want it to be, and to be honest it’s very difficult for me tear myself away from my hyperphantasic stories and to concentrate on anything else.

And I can relate to what you have said.

I have music blasting in my ears now

I can relate to this in many ways. I daydream a lot truth be told. I picture myself in lots of different situations that I probably wouldn’t actually find myself in. Music brings out many daydreams and imaginings for me. Often the sound of the songs, probably entirely unrelated to the song lyrics, trigger an sequence of imagination that usually takes me off on a bit of a tangent. It often results in whatever I was doing taking a lot longer, but I enjoy my time spent daydreaming and I feel I need time to do it too. If I go a few days without doing it, I get quite burnt out or find burn out creeping up a bit quicker. 

t is just a form of escapism

for me it's more like hunger for more data that cannot be satiated

I've ALWAYS been a daydreamer. It's hard to get things done, but I'm more focused; now.

My childhood was spent alone; either in my room, or staring blankly into the fields my grandfather owned.