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Odette
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posted August 25, 2013 11:18 PM
  
HI All! I have some questions about daydreaming... 1. Do you daydream? 2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly? 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams? 4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
For example.. if you were watching a movie and something in the movie made you think about something else, so you stopped paying attention to the movie & started daydreaming... 5. Does music trigger your daydreams often? 6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you? Thanks so much!!!
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teasel
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posted August 25, 2013 11:38 PM
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Originally posted by Odette:
HI All! I have some questions about daydreaming... 1. Do you daydream?
I used to, every day, for long periods of time. quote:
2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly?
Not nearly as often as I used to, but that's because of my more negative mindset. I think about things in the car, or the shower/bath, or when I'm walking. But I'm usually working through things in my head, and then I get the odd little daydream going, when I'm more relaxed. One thing I like to do when I haven't been somewhere for a while, like Home Depot, is to walk around and pretend to myself that we can get a new kitchen outfitted; so I'll check the counter top and cupboard setups, sinks and all, and then I'll grab a brochure to bring home. I'll stand there and try to imagine our kitchen looking like that, and then move on to the bathroom, and the garden, rugs for the bedrooms and living room... I'm daydreaming right now.
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3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams?
Not so long anymore. They could go on for hours, in the past. quote:
4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
For example.. if you were watching a movie and something in the movie made you think about something else, so you stopped paying attention to the movie & started daydreaming...
That's how it usually starts now. quote:
5. Does music trigger your daydreams often?
Yes. Something cheerful, or very emotional. Like me, when it comes to opening up: either I'm very happy or heartbroken. quote:
6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you?
I have done... and when it involved another person, I actually had some little cue, that I won't go into right now, that they might have picked up on it. I also found out that my daydream about them was more true to life than I realized. quote:
Thanks so much!!!
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Faith
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posted August 26, 2013 08:30 AM
I liked your answers on the Maladaptive Daydreaming thread, Odette.1. Do you daydream? Yes. 2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly? Every day. 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams? I can't say. Sometimes I have movies going on in my head and I hit the pause button and pick them up later. Sometimes I will try and think of a situation but get bored with it. I can be midway into an elaborate daydream and drop it like a hot potato because of a sudden loss of interest. 4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming? Yes. I'm a Pisces moon, and welcome to my life!  5. Does music trigger your daydreams often? Yes. 6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you? Yes. I can think of situations, good and bad, and it will elicit a visceral response. IP: Logged |
YoursTrulyAlways
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posted August 26, 2013 10:43 AM
I have Aspergers Autism. By definition, my entire persona is daydreaming. IP: Logged |
Doux Rêve
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posted August 26, 2013 11:49 AM
I almost never daydream.
Used to a long time ago, but not anymore.It happens sometimes, but it doesn't last long (a few seconds or a few minutes if I'm really not doing anything else). Music definitely triggers it, otherwise it's difficult to imagine anything. I'm really not an imaginative person.
My mind is too busy processing stuff to actually wander off to lalaland. IP: Logged |
T
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posted August 26, 2013 12:13 PM
1. YES2. Way too often. Maybe 10-20 times per day, depends on how long they are. 3. When do I not? is the question. 4. Yes. Something small can lead my mind on a new private journey. 5. YES! 6.Yes again. I can see it, feel it, touch it and become too immersed in it, in all physical and non-physical senses. Taurus Sun, Venus opposite Neptune, Neptune trine Mars, Neptune in the 11th house oppo Venus in the creative 5th house. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted August 26, 2013 01:17 PM
I googled maladaptive daydreaming. Another disorder?I did used to daydream too much, rather than taking action. There was always tomorrow, or I was just more relaxed about most things. I'm not anymore; maybe this is why I have trouble focusing on my books now - although I still lose myself in other people's daydreams: TV shows. It bothers me that they've made it another disorder, though. Really? I daydreamed a lot in school, but was generally productive. IP: Logged |
Odette
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posted August 26, 2013 07:10 PM
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It bothers me that they've made it another disorder, though. Really?
Exactly! It bothers me as well. And the girl in the other thread is so utterly convinced she is sick, she is completely ignoring my posts.
O_O Her mum called her lazy because she daydreams.. and she googled it and now she thinks she is sick. IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
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posted August 26, 2013 07:27 PM
T,Are you a lefty? I can't remember (if I knew in the first place). _______ 1. Sometimes
2. Mmmm...sometimes. Not all the time certainly, but I don't know how often.
3. The time spent is usually dictated by how much time I have to do it without disruption.
4. Yes.
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SagittariusRising
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posted August 26, 2013 08:48 PM
1. Do you daydream?YES!! All the time, since I was about 5 or 6 years old. 2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly? Several minutes/hours daily 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams? Several minutes/hours daily 4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
For example.. if you were watching a movie and something in the movie made you think about something else, so you stopped paying attention to the movie & started daydreaming... YES!! Or in a more bizarre instance, whenever I hear about someone dying, I visualize a complete scenario in which a death somehow involves me or my family. That's how I'm able to empathize with someone else's pain. 5. Does music trigger your daydreams often? I'm not sure... 6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you? YES!! I'm writing a book now in order to, sort of, reign in my vivid imagination. They're literal mind movies: full dialogue, facial features, adventures, concert performances, character back stories, etc. I'll laugh out loud to myself, nod in agreement...it's bad. I'm able to control it in the presence of others, though...I don't want to look like a complete nutcase (but I'm owning my crazy). IP: Logged |
somethingexcellent
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posted August 26, 2013 10:08 PM
1. Do you daydream?
Yeeeeeeeees2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly?
Every day!! 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams?
Subjective...it can be as long as I'm walking to somewhere to a few minutes of me dancing around the house...  4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
Sometimes, but I can pay keep my attention on something if I wanted 5. Does music trigger your daydreams often?
No, actually...  6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you?
Hmmmm...I can have intensive, in depth, complex, and developed worlds within my daydreams - it comes easily, really! But it never crosses the line separating a daydream and something that makes me lose touch with reality, however briefly. I even think up plots and imagine characters and key plot points/events - it all just comes to me!
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charmainec
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posted August 27, 2013 01:47 AM
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Originally posted by Odette:
HI All! I have some questions about daydreaming... 1. Do you daydream? 2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly? 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams? 4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
For example.. if you were watching a movie and something in the movie made you think about something else, so you stopped paying attention to the movie & started daydreaming... 5. Does music trigger your daydreams often? 6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you? Thanks so much!!!
1. Yes
2.Everyday
3.Not very long but it depend. :/
4.Yes
5.Yes
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T
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posted August 27, 2013 06:39 PM
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Originally posted by AcousticGod:
T,Are you a lefty? I can't remember (if I knew in the first place).
A righty. And you? IP: Logged |
AcousticGod
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posted August 27, 2013 10:49 PM
Righty as well. I guess something in your post made me think that you're a lefty.IP: Logged |
T
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posted August 27, 2013 11:03 PM
mmkaay.....something in your post makes me think you are an innie IP: Logged |
Blackbird
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posted August 28, 2013 08:37 AM
1. Yes/No? Yes.
2. Frequency? Several times every day.
3. Duration? Varies widely... a few seconds to hours at a time.
4. Distracted? Yes, occasionally.
5. Music? Yes, occasionally.
6. Realistic? Yes.
The soundtrack to some of my daydreams: Blade Runner - Main Titles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uUyfFvpL9E Chills, every time. Especially from 1:00 to... well hell, the whole thing.
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AcousticGod
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posted August 28, 2013 01:59 PM
I am an innie! The imagination implied by your survey response sounded like something a lefty might say. They're a bit more sensitive, and a ton of them seem to become actors. IP: Logged |
teasel
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posted August 28, 2013 02:17 PM
My mother has told me that I started to write with my left hand, but that my dad encouraged me to use my right hand. He denies that, but mum clearly remembers me using my left hand. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted August 30, 2013 06:13 PM
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Randall
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posted September 03, 2013 08:05 PM
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Randall
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posted September 09, 2013 12:27 PM
1. Yes.2. Daily. 3. Short. 4. Definitely! 5. Nope. 6. Nope. quote:
Originally posted by Odette:
HI All! I have some questions about daydreaming... 1. Do you daydream? 2. How often do you daydream? Every day? Every other day? Weekly? 3. When you do daydream - how long are your daydreams? 4. Have you ever been in a situation where you stopped paying attention due to daydreaming?
For example.. if you were watching a movie and something in the movie made you think about something else, so you stopped paying attention to the movie & started daydreaming... 5. Does music trigger your daydreams often? 6. Do you ever experience a daydream intensely - almost like it was very real to you? Thanks so much!!!
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