Joined: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: California
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:59 am Post subject: fantasy world taking over!!
Does anybody else get the feeling that their fantasy world is starting to take over their physical self? I mean, the images in my mind are getting more vivid and I'm starting to pace around the house and pick up random items and placing them somewhere else (and then I don't remember doing so later) . I even laugh when something amusing happens in 'the world' or even cry when something sad happens. It's really creeping me out, even though the pacing provides lots of exercise
Joined: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: California
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:21 am Post subject:
Oh sorry, that might've sounded a bit confusing. Since I've generally lost my gift of describing things I'm just going to quote off this website:
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Fantasy and escape are all that is left because they cannot gain comfort from themselves or from others (Millon & Davis, 1996, pp. 264-265).
Dorr (Retzlaff, ed., 1995, p. 196) also notes that individuals with AvPD can deal with their emotions only through avoidance, escape, and fantasy. When faced with unanticipated stress, they have few internal strengths available to them to manage the situation. Energy is misdirected to avoid rather than to adapt. While these individuals seek isolation out of fear of humiliation or rejection, they desire relationships and connection. That leaves them with fantasy as their primary defense; here, the use of fantasy can be seen as a variant of the general defense of denial (Kubacki & Smith, Retzlaff, ed., 1995, p. 167).
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:23 am Post subject: Re: fantasy world taking over!!
leahlove wrote:
Does anybody else get the feeling that their fantasy world is starting to take over their physical self? I mean, the images in my mind are getting more vivid and I'm starting to pace around the house and pick up random items and placing them somewhere else (and then I don't remember doing so later) . I even laugh when something amusing happens in 'the world' or even cry when something sad happens. It's really creeping me out, even though the pacing provides lots of exercise
Joined: Jun 11, 2008 Posts: 4 Location: Canada Ontario
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:28 am Post subject:
I do stuff like that quite abit, sometimes i can get so into a fantasy that i will walk around in circles in one room(only when nobodies home) for over 5 minutes. i've felt sad about things in my fantasies before but i don't think i've ever been sad enough to cry over them. sometimes at night i can scare myself with my own fantasized stories
Joined: Jun 05, 2008 Posts: 14 Location: New Jersey
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:36 am Post subject:
I always find fantasy fun...well not always but. Usually, I just think of something I'm interested in and craft a whole fantasy about it in my head. If you came into the room when I was doing this, you'd think I'm crazy. You see, I got a tendency to jump up and down when I'm excited so thats what I'm doing in a room by myself. Sure, its fun...and I have never really thought about it like this, its pretty weird but heck, I'm still going to do it.
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:34 am Post subject: Re: fantasy world taking over!!
leahlove wrote:
Does anybody else get the feeling that their fantasy world is starting to take over their physical self? I mean, the images in my mind are getting more vivid and I'm starting to pace around the house and pick up random items and placing them somewhere else (and then I don't remember doing so later) . I even laugh when something amusing happens in 'the world' or even cry when something sad happens. It's really creeping me out, even though the pacing provides lots of exercise
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