Addicted to daydreaming/fantasy

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I haven't really thought that this was a problem till recently. I'm addicted to daydreaming, reading, tv, and video games. When I get into a book or television show it's all I can think about. I stayed up till 4am last night reading despite having to wake up at 6 to go to work and despite my eyes burning in pain.

I started watching a tv series a few months ago and I spent all my free time watching it. I would stay up till I finished the entire season then I would get anxious and have to go out and buy the next season. I try to hide some of the strange things I do. When my boyfriend wakes up in the middle of the night and he sees I'm still up he looks at me like I'm crazy. I've even started to pretend I am sleeping when I hear him move then I sneak back to what I was doing.

When I finish something I get angry and anxious and I start to panic so I revert to daydreaming as backup until I find the next best thing.

I get extremely angry when people interrupt me while I'm doing any of these things. I know why I'm doing this but I can't help it.

I even start acting like the characters in whatever I'm into...and those are the only times I am in a good mood but they don't last long.

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  • Anime7
    11 years ago

    This is why I love anime cause it's like I'm watching all of my daydreams. I get annoyed to when I'm interrupted while watching my fantasies.

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  • KeddersPrincess
    11 years ago

    Me too. Daydreaming and computer for me.

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  • snowtail802
    11 years ago

    i day dream of ridein a shoping cart down the highway...

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  • GinnyWeasley
    11 years ago

    normal. lately I ve been daydreaming about khal drogo (game of thrones) and me. LOL

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I have a thing for Daenerys. Lol

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  • DarkBlue
    11 years ago

    yeah, normal :D But of course it depends on the item at hand, if it is a really interesting or addictive one, yeah I would stay up all night finishing it :D Especially if it was a book. I even developed a technique for that, it might work for you :D Yeah, I used to get the book (hard copy) and it's audio version, so that I can have it in my ears any time anywhere, at work, in the car, while trying to sleep, etc. :D You can do this while you're pretending to be sleeping ;) :D

    As for acting the character, however, (yeah of course it happens) but when I reach that stage, honestly I get a bit worried :D Because I don't like this to happen, I start to feel so immature..so I try to resist it as much as I can :)

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  • ginz
    11 years ago

    it's normal I'm also like that I even re watch. some of my dav series (anime) n stuff but I only do it when I'm completely free(not really lol). u shud not let it affect anything in real like sleep time although I admit doing it sometimes im just saying u shud balance it out well so ur not spending way too mug on he fantasies

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  • Silivrin1
    11 years ago

    So normal. And such a nice thing. Its really lovely to be able to put your life into the stories in books/shows/films, and to daydream fantastic things. A great source of entertainment, in my opinion, and a great creator of happiness.

    But of course you should know that its not always the healthiest thing to stay up so late, never to go outside, etc. It's great to be passionate about somethings, and mild obsessions can be fun but when your obsession reaches the point of rudeness or avoidance of others, and impairs your daily functioning. Doesn't sound like you're at that point, but make sure you're conscious of what you're doing.

    I probably shouldn't introduce you to tumblr... But its a wonderful place and I think you might like it. If you didn't know, its a place where fandoms flourish, and inter-connecting communities share the same excitement and craziness over fanfiction (fandom-based daydreams, essentially), art and comedic spins on various aspects of a book/show/film. It's a very happy and fun place most of the time, but it can be quite addictive...

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    This does not sound very normal to me. I have had marathon TV watching days but the end doesn't result in panic. Take a break. Do you ever contimplate what you just watched?

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  • GlassDarkly31
    11 years ago

    Accept your fantasy or wake up. Reality is actually quite interesting once you open up to it and give up the narration of it all.

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