Uncontrollable imagination? help plz.?!
Question: Uncontrollable imagination!? help plz!.!?
Since 5th grade (I am in 11th grade now) I have had a very powerful imagination but the problem is it has become almost uncontrollable!. Since the 10th grade i have been unconsciously falling into deep & powerful day dreams that my body would (unawaringly to me) twitch or suddenly move in response to the stimulation in my head!. My imagination had me dreaming all types of different worlds & creating storylines!. The pro of this was evident in my school work; i was able to come up with intelligent answers & construct captivating essays!. Kids in my class have noticed the blank look on my face during lessons & the unusual body jerking!. Resulting in me being watched by a number of wary kids during classes & others calling me a "freak" behind my back!. Can some1 please tell me whats wrong with me or direct me to a forum that specializes in disorders!? I'm left handed, good at drawing & love trance music as i find it euphoric!. This fantasy world iv created is addictive!. Am i crazy or is this normWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
My first inclination was narcolepsy, but you stated that you don't have narcolepsy!.!. It sounds like you are dissociating for some reason!.
Your best bet to narrow down what's going on, is:
1!. Find parallels in WHEN this is happening!. Only at school!? Only in the afternoon!? All the time!? Time of day as well as finding out what activities you are doing while you daydream will help determine if it is in fact dissociative!.
2!. Do you remember your daydreams!? If so, what are they usually about!? Do they have some kind of pattern!?
3!. Do you feel more awake than normal after a daydream, a higher "conciousness" !? Or do you feel sleepy!?
4!. Is there are a history in your family of mental illness/physchological disturbances!?
If you are daydreaming only in school, my bet is that this is dissociative behavior!. However, if this is something you can't control, and is happening in a variety of circumstances, perhaps you DO have a form of narcolepsy that you have overlooked!?
Stimulants would help!. Although I am not pro medication, something like Aderal would help keep you focused and alert!. Caffiene may help as well in moderate amounts, if you can foresee a daydreaming episode!. I would see a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your best bet to narrow down what's going on, is:
1!. Find parallels in WHEN this is happening!. Only at school!? Only in the afternoon!? All the time!? Time of day as well as finding out what activities you are doing while you daydream will help determine if it is in fact dissociative!.
2!. Do you remember your daydreams!? If so, what are they usually about!? Do they have some kind of pattern!?
3!. Do you feel more awake than normal after a daydream, a higher "conciousness" !? Or do you feel sleepy!?
4!. Is there are a history in your family of mental illness/physchological disturbances!?
If you are daydreaming only in school, my bet is that this is dissociative behavior!. However, if this is something you can't control, and is happening in a variety of circumstances, perhaps you DO have a form of narcolepsy that you have overlooked!?
Stimulants would help!. Although I am not pro medication, something like Aderal would help keep you focused and alert!. Caffiene may help as well in moderate amounts, if you can foresee a daydreaming episode!. I would see a doctor!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's your brain, your imagination, and only you can ever control it!. Suggest that you make use of it, stop worrying about what other people think, they aren't in your skull, they don't have to live with your thoughts, so what they think of you doesn't amount to a hill of beans!.
There will come a time when they will likely envy you for that rich and fertile imagination!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
There will come a time when they will likely envy you for that rich and fertile imagination!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's sort of a form of dissasociating!. You are uncomfortable in your own skill and have developed a skill of being able to remove yourself mentally when the situation is to overwhelming for you!. It's like a coping mechanism, taken to extremes, although there are much more serious forms of the disorder!. I would look on Wilkipedia or NAMH for more information and definately seek a Dr!. or maybe even a therapist that could help you explore what you are trying to get away from that is so terrible!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
first of all your not a freak,
hmm it would seem like a psychologist would really help you in this case, but have u talked to your counselor at school!? they have a big impact, that may be able to help you,
[would like to hear one of you fantasy stories]Www@Answer-Health@Com
hmm it would seem like a psychologist would really help you in this case, but have u talked to your counselor at school!? they have a big impact, that may be able to help you,
[would like to hear one of you fantasy stories]Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think there is a gift that needs to be developed somewhere in there!.!.!.Seek professional guidanceWww@Answer-Health@Com
Don't worry!If your worried mention this to your doctor and I'm sure they will explain what's going on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com