posted August 26, 2013 04:50 AM            

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Originally posted by Kerosene:
I went through this stuff when I was younger
Every time I had to sit still in I use to go into my dream world while using my fingers to mimic my actions in my mind lmfao..
I still do it sometimes when I'm bored or alone...
Both my parents have moon conjunct neptune so they don't really notice anything that's not obvious lol.

I don't have sun/neptune aspects.
Good luck, I just try and keep myself busy and possible try and walk around... well... actually that does not help..
Try and do something constructive like chores. That's what I do.

I probably have fpp, that's what I blame for my strange experiences.

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Yeah, I do the same too. I act out what I daydream...when I'm alone of course.

posted August 26, 2013 08:51 AM            

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What forced me to do something about it was when my mom recognized my behaviour and thought I was just being lazy.

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posted August 26, 2013 08:54 AM            

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I found this online.. Apparently 'avoiding triggers' is one of the classic 'steps' in curing maladaptive daydreaming:
http://www.wikihow.com/Deal-With-Maladaptive-Daydreaming

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Triggers are activities that you perform which cause the daydreams. Having maladaptive daydreaming shows a high proneness to fantasy. Some external factors that can cause you to start daydreaming include playing video games, listening to music, watching TV and movies, or reading books. Some internal factors are being lonely, tired, stressed, or hungry.

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posted August 26, 2013 05:42 PM            

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Originally posted by soren:
good luck getting through it *hug*

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posted August 26, 2013 06:28 PM            

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Originally posted by StarlightSmileSupreme:
And you say you are in "Neptune's Fantasy Land," is this because of the maladaptive daydreaming? I feel the same way! I have the same problem, always have! It caused a lot of issues in school when I had to pay attention to instructions or lessons. I would stare out the window and daydream about what was in the fridge at home, what I would eat the minute I walked through the door after school. If there was a can of Dr Pepper inside, I would salivate over that, couldn't stop thinking about how much I love Dr Pepper and how I could not wait until I got home to drink it. This would quickly become the most important thought in my head, much more important than what anyone said.

I still do it when I read, can feel my attention drifting and a daydreaming forming against my will. It's a real problem!

I have moon in exact opposition to Neptune and Venus trine Neptune.

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posted August 26, 2013 06:50 PM            

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Originally posted by anonymidarkness:
I suffer from this as well but I’m a Pisces so I guess it’s normal.

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posted August 26, 2013 07:19 PM            

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Originally posted by soulstress:
I feel you. Yes, it's a real problem. I noticed that I have concentration problem too. At school I always had to take down notes or write what the topic was all about because I constantly drift away. That's why I needed them because I wasn't always listening.

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posted August 26, 2013 07:53 PM            

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Originally posted by Odette:
I don't like calling everything a condition. This is a new "condition" they came up with it seems in 2009 O_O -- according to wikipedia.

I'm born on the same day as you - so I have the same placements (like Sun square Nept and Mars conj Nept) and I'm a huge daydreamer but I think it's a really good thing!!!
I mean it works for me!

I would say everyone in the world with artistic talent - specially writing talent - would be diagnosed with this condition, so it's a bit... I don't know..
I don't see the point in calling it a condition.. or trying to treat it. You are who you are.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/frontal-cortex/2012/06/the-virtues-of-daydre aming.html

So^^ It's good for the imagination. There's a purpose for it - and we are all doing it all the time anyway

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O_O That was long. Thanks for that info, Odette. I was really hoping you'd reply.

I wasn't sure at first if I have this, but after I've read the symptoms which I have, I just had to accept that I have it. This disorder, though still not recognized, exists and a lot of people have experienced or are experiencing this. Yes, it interfered in my work/social life to the point that I'm not going out anymore. Everything that is done excessively is not good. And to me it becomes an addiction...like it's the only thing I wanted to do. When it becomes a replacement for reality then that's a serious problem.

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I am curious as to whether the real problem is that it affects her life...or whether the actual problem is that she's being criticised for it by some pragmatic Virgo-type person.

She seems self-conscious because she was told something like "Get off your butt and stop daydreaming!"--which wouldn't surprise me at all.

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I was actually thinking that nothing was wrong with me. I'm not even self-conscious about it. Daydreaming is perfectly normal, until I realized later on how much it negatively affected my life in general. Now I was being criticized for it because it has become a problem. I neglected a lot of things in life--especially my responsibility to myself. I know something was wrong but I was so weak-willed that I'm just not doing something about it. I just continued to indulge myself until I realized how time flies so fast and I remained stagnant...dreaming my life away...spending all my time for something that wasn't real.

posted August 26, 2013 08:19 PM            

I SUFFER from the same thing, and I've been that way since I was a very small child. I've created full, lush alternate universes, with no assistance. I've also began to dream about being my best self, as opposed to a completely different person.

What I'm trying to do (like you) is stay busy, keep working, exercise, etc. The internet and TV HAS to be reduced, and any psychological pain has to be addressed, otherwise it'll show itself in destructive behaviors (promiscuity, drugs, disassociating). My issue is/was low self-confidence and weight gain.

I'm working on my first novel (finally)--that is the only way that I can allow Neptune to work for me without becoming an addict or continuing my young life as an overweight hermit, LOL!

These days I'm aiming to just read and write, to keep my mind and senses sharp. The idiot box and Devil's Eye are largely used by the Enemy to keep us all in a stupor.

Neptune is afflicted in my chart:

Neptune at the Aries Point (0° Cap)
Neptune in 1H
Sun opp Neptune (1°39' orb)
Mercury opp Neptune (1°29' orb)
Venus opp Neptune
Neptune sq Midheaven (1°37' orb)
Neptune (widely) conj Jupiter

posted August 26, 2013 09:06 PM            

I think this is definitely a problem if you are no longer motivated to go out or do anything else. I've always found my daydreams more motivational rather than holding me back - but I would say I have fairly realistic daydreams of things I would actually want to do - and that I could do (rather than something very -out- there that seems impossible).. I guess this is partially the way I prep myself up for doing something... if I am initially not very confident about it.

If you don't feel like going out or doing anything else - I don't know if daydreaming is the main issue, or the only issue. Because people can daydream quite a bit (as per the article) and still carry on with their lives.

posted August 27, 2013 08:10 AM            

I'm Libra Sun Aries Rising Capricorn Moon. Saturn is my dominant planet.
My Neptune is in Capricorn in 9th house, with following aspects:
Neptune conjunction Midheaven
Moon conjunction Neptune
Uranus conjunction Neptune
Sun square Neptune
Neptune sextile Pluto
Jupiter trine Neptune
Venus trine Neptune