Hello breathing Humans! Hope ur day is going great!
As a title says, last 2 months I’ve been aware of something I have which I didn’t realise for 1+ years, I’ve been daydreaming since some parental restrictions on my life (not being able to use the internet , going outside, talking to strangers,etc) as a way to cope with my life problems. I have no idea what other types of mental disorders I have and I won’t self-diagnose myself on it. So back to the question. I daydream for like half of my day. Especially when I’m done using my phone or get bored, it interferes with my life so deeply I literally wake up, and daydream until I realise I should go back to my room. Sometimes I don’t realise I’m walking around the house and daydreaming until I snap back to reality, even my sister accuses me of “talking to ghosts “ or someone else they don’t see, is this normal or do I need to check myself for a doctor? Or a professional? Speaking of these 2, my family sometimes threatens me to take me to a doctor for not being able to speak properly, help and advice is appreciated, this is my first time here so I apologise if I did something a lil off or wrong,
(And last thing I live in Saudi Arabia, noticed this rule so I typed it here, again sorry)
I’ve been there, it’s hell. The hormonal swings do get easier in your twenties, but mean people will keep on sucking. I don’t know enough about the mental health system in your country to give any specific advice about what is worth pursuing. I know you need people though - kind people in your life who you can talk to (not online). Romance, trustworthy friends, and genuine joy might be the only things you need to thrive. You might also need mental health support if the daydreams, or the interpersonal difficulties you mentioned, aren’t manageable. Almost everyone daydreams sometimes, but it’s not the best way to deal with stress if the source of the issues are still there when the daydream is over. Sometimes there’s nothing wrong with someone other than the fact that they’re surrounded by assholes, you know? Have you thought about volunteering at a library or something like that? People who do volunteer work are generally quite kind, it can be a good place to meet people.
Nope I haven’t , I doubt if there’s even one in my country, again I don’t go outside much so idk any library, but it will be cool if I can.
Yes. I wish my childhood friends stayed with me, kept in contact in some way
I found it difficult to make friends online, honestly I had the worst experience, an online friend of mine literally shared a very private and sensitive information about me and made it public. And after this , I realised that some people online doesn’t care about you, even if both of you and him/her consider each other friends, they will either just be rude, or block you . Maybe even go as far as shamelessly says he hates you in public, I saw this and to this day I keep thinking of the guy who said it, so that’s why I don’t take online friendships seriously anymore. Anyways ima go, I appreciate anyone who commented in this post. Finally i can relief the stuff have been in my chest for days