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Does anyone else have a imaginary life?

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I am suffering from a slight Game of Thrones addiction right now, so whenever I feel depressed about the boringness of life, I pretend I'm a Khaleesi and as I walk through London, I start picturing everyone else in medieval costume, going about their medieval fantasy lives. It makes the world so much more interesting!

...but in all seriousness, I probably need help...

Reply 41

A-Dog

We must all be in the same mental home :smile:

Reply 42

mrhedgehog

Original post by momomomo123

I imagine that I am living in Regency England.

Don't we all? :tongue:

Reply 43

jalebii

I do, and that's where I spend most of my time :smile:

Reply 44

Shazzarr

I daydream about my future, mostly about plans and stuff.

However: Maladaptive Daydreaming (warning, it's a wiki link)

Reply 45

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Hravan

Do you mean the life where I've won the lottery or the many lives where I'm in Harry Potter/ Middle-earth/ Discworld/ Iron Age Britain/ Anglo-Saxon Britain/ Regency Britain/ Firefly/ Supernatural?

Which one? :tongue:

Lots of people have pleasant fantasies, but it takes a Tolkien to construct a whole convincing world with peoples, languages, histories and cultures in his head over decades from when he was about 5 and eventually turn it into best-selling literature.

When I was about 11, I liked a story in my head that I had two perfect older sisters who adored me - they were 17 and 19 in the daydreams - they took me everywhere, introduced me to famous people and helped me get on socially with dazzling boys who were doing wonderful things at university. I think they were kind of ideal replacements for my real sister, who was bossy and three years older than me. (She's still 3 years older, but not so bossy with me now. :biggrin:

) They were superbly glamorous and socially competent and they didn't mind that I had braces. They helped me not to be tongue-tied with famous good-looking popstar boys. :cool:

Reply 46

bethanychoo

I do psychology and making up dreams/scenarios in your head means you're creative :biggrin:

maybe we should write down our imaginary worlds and make best selling books and get really rich :P then the dream would be a reality!

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Reply 47

mrhedgehog

Original post by bethanychoo

I do psychology and making up dreams/scenarios in your head means you're creative :biggrin:

maybe we should write down our imaginary worlds and make best selling books and get really rich :P then the dream would be a reality!

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But we don't dream about selling books and getting rich that way :tongue:

Reply 48

HeavyTeddy

I tend to reflect on how a situation would've gone if I had reacted different/said something else, and then play out the whole situation in my head. I'm generally quite obsessive and controlling like that, and I don't like to take risks. I guess my imagination sort of compensates for my lack of bravery to do wild things by imagining the awesomeness of doing such things. I'm anti Yolo essentially.

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Reply 49

incipientT

Original post by mrhedgehog

This may sound a little sad but I am curious to know if anyone else has another 'world' where they get to do whatever they want and it is much better than reality.

Several, actually. I choose the one best suited to the occasion :biggrin:

Reply 50

bethanychoo

Original post by mrhedgehog

But we don't dream about selling books and getting rich that way :tongue:

No, but you get my drift xD

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Reply 51

Vian

In a way, yes. I don't have an overarching storyline, but I think all the time about situations I've come across, how I could've reacted differently, what I may encounter in the future and, yes, even fantasies where I'm the best version of me that I can be.

And that's in between daydreaming about stories I've seen, read and made up, not to mention the odd ethical or philosophical dilemma.

I actually think I spend more of my days in my head then outside it. To date, I've yet to decide as to whether that's a bad thing or not. :erm:

Original post by IlexBlue

Why not do something to make what you dream/ your ideal "you" a reality? :holmes:

To answer your query with a relatively famous quote:

"thats long bruv" - Anonymous Londoner

Reply 52

cant_think_of_name

I am actually really surprised at how many people have said yes. I'm not criticising at all - I think it sounds kind of cool - but the thought has never even crossed my mind before. I wouldn't even know where to start. Maybe I don't have the best imagination!

Certainly not.

Original post by cant_think_of_name

I'd suggest starting in a book :yep:

That's where I got them from, anyway :lol:

Reply 55

PatrickB

I do! I keep track of it all as well. Like which album is released when, when I directed my first film, when I decided to concentrate on writing. Sounds hilarious but apparently it's a healthy way to live, usually.

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