sleepless1
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- May 3, 2018
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I have ADD and dissociation, possibly from PTSD. I also read that maladaptive daydreaming is a subset of OCD, but I don't have any other issues with OCD. My daydreams take the form of dialogue; talking to someone and explaining something, or teaching a class. I am not a visual daydreamer.
This is something that is really destroying my life! Days slip by in what feels like a blink of an eye. Good things could be happening in my life but I feel nothing because I am lost in my thoughts. There have been no positive memories encoded into my mind for a long time, despite my life being otherwise good.
I started taking Ritalin 6 months ago and it doesn't seem to help. It just makes me more focused on my thoughts. I am trying mindfulness training, focusing on my breath to quiet my thoughts, and "grounding" (paying attention to my 5 senses, and trying to be self-aware), but I can only do this for a few minutes. Is there anything else I can try?
This is something that is really destroying my life! Days slip by in what feels like a blink of an eye. Good things could be happening in my life but I feel nothing because I am lost in my thoughts. There have been no positive memories encoded into my mind for a long time, despite my life being otherwise good.
I started taking Ritalin 6 months ago and it doesn't seem to help. It just makes me more focused on my thoughts. I am trying mindfulness training, focusing on my breath to quiet my thoughts, and "grounding" (paying attention to my 5 senses, and trying to be self-aware), but I can only do this for a few minutes. Is there anything else I can try?
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