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Posted by hyperfocus on November 7, 2011, at 2:21:56
Anybody with severe anxiety like social phobia daydream a lot as a kid? I know the mechanisms of dissociation come from daydreaming but I was wondering if day-dreaming a lot as a kid made you more vulnerable to anxiety.
I was excessively (but not pathologically) shy as a kid. Not with other kids but specifically adults. I couldn't bear them looking at me - I'd run and hide from uncles and aunts. I'm wondering if excessive social anxiety is like a morbid outgrowth of our ability to displace our center of thinking and observation. Like less socially anxious people are not very aware or are not very traumatized by the 'Other' - that they are being observed and judged by by minds not their own.
I'm posting this in lieu of deep web research so links to more info would be appreciated.
Posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2011, at 9:44:51
In reply to Dissociation/day-dreaming/anxiety, posted by hyperfocus on November 7, 2011, at 2:21:56
I've always daydreamed. But isn't that healthy? Phillipa
Posted by maya3 on November 8, 2011, at 12:02:20
In reply to Dissociation/day-dreaming/anxiety, posted by hyperfocus on November 7, 2011, at 2:21:56
I was pathologically shy as a kid, with children as well as with adults. I also daydreamed a lot.
I don't think daydreaming increases anxiety. It is possible that both daydreaming and anxiety are characteristic of certain types of personalities, such as schizoid, for instance.
Posted by Phillipa on November 8, 2011, at 20:29:06
In reply to Re: Dissociation/day-dreaming/anxiety » hyperfocus, posted by maya3 on November 8, 2011, at 12:02:20
I feel everyone at some time daydreams natural to me? Phillipa
Posted by pedr on November 9, 2011, at 13:16:54
In reply to Dissociation/day-dreaming/anxiety, posted by hyperfocus on November 7, 2011, at 2:21:56
my understanding is that the underpinning of DP/DR is extreme anxiety and not necessarily of a social nature. I've had DP/DR for years as well as social anxiety but I do not need to be in a social situation to get triggered.
Also, is is possible to know whether you daydreamed more or less than other kids? That's a very hard thing to objectively measure!
Pete
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