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trouble day-dreaming

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#1 ·
Is it possible to unlearn how to day-dream?

When I was younger I day-dreamt all the time, but once I got in elementary school, teachers always pulled me out of my day-dream state.
Nowadays I have trouble going in my day-dream state. So is it possible to unlearn it?
 
#4 ·
Meditation might help. I get all loopy afterwards, makes me think about really stupid things. I act like I'm high or something, have all sorts of weird ideas and thoughts, start questioning the nature of reality or the strength of inductive logic and whatnot. After the very first time I had really meditated I ended up spending the rest of the day fixated on the idea that all logic and human rationality was just consciousness superimposing patterns on the natural world, regardless of the validity of such an endeavor.

So your thoughts may lead you somewhere if you do that. Otherwise, try to engage your creative side. Find outlets for you. Write down or draw your ideas. Record them somehow. That will strengthen them in your mind and cause more to appear. If nothing comes, don't worry. Just take notice the next time you're not paying attention to the world, and try to take note of what you're thinking about, and expand upon it.
 
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#6 ·
Haha maybe it's time to smoke marihuana for the first time, I know a girl in school who offered me to go to her any time I want to try some. (Oh best thing is, I have a INTP move and she told me she's okay with it if I smoke marihuana :tongue:)

And what kind of meditation? I believe you have different types of meditation, when I try to meditate I breath in and out and concentrate on my breathing.
 
#7 ·
I believe it is possible to unlearn daydreaming with conscious effort. I'm in this state but it's proven quite impossible to learn daydreaming again. I wanted to get rid of unrealistic hopes which depressed me. I got angry for being so silly as I was stuck with a depressing mindset. Don't dream too much my friend. :happy:

Also if you are in your teens I would say you could be maturing if your daydreaming has ceased.
 
#10 ·
@surra

Yes I'm 16 now. But why would you consciously try to stop day-dreaming :shocked:
I'm very realistic about the world and how humanity will collapse under its own corruption and stupidity, but it doesn't get me depressed.
My daydreaming ceased around the same age yours did. I would link it with maturing up but I don't unfortunately have any more info on that. Why stop it? I don't know. Felt good anyway. I can't spend more time living in my daydreams than living the actual "dream" if you wish to put it this way... It depressed me as there is a life to be had that could be bring me happiness but I don't make anything happen with it.
 
#9 ·
I kinda know what you're talking about. Before I joined the army I would frequently go on daydreaming walks, But now I have trouble thinking of anything besides marching cadences. As long as you replace the daydreaming with something else for your brain to do, I'd imagine it's actually quite easy to unlearn daydreaming. My suggestion would be to take a day off, and make plans specifically to do nothing. from there, just let your Ne go ham.
 
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