Tag: Maladaptive Daydreaming

Music.

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Which activities make you lose track of time?

Given this is a backdated post it seems like a perfect opportunity to talk about something called Maladaptive Daydreaming.

If you click the link it’ll Explain more about it, but essentially it is harmful and unconcontrolable daydreaming. This is something that I have done for as long as I can remember, and is definitely an activity that makes me lose track of time the most.

It is characterised by very vivid and repeated Daydreaming scenarios. They might play on a loop, and can triggered by TV or real-life events, or it can just happen.

While it is not yet a recognised medical condition, this doesn’t mean it isn’t a medical condition. Only that medical science has yet to catch up with the condition, and I hope this changes one day. As it is one I certainly believe I have.

If you read the link at the top of this page I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have.

But to answer this question I would have to say that alongside listening to music which often triggers me, sleeping, or just scrolling can make me loose track of time as well. How about you?

Listening to music.

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What activities do you lose yourself in?

I could listen to music all day ever day. It’s a major form of escapism for me. The only one I can partake in when the fatigue hits.

While I can’t say I have a favourite song, I love music to much just to pick one song. I can say that my current go to song is linked below.

Music is amazing. But as much as I don’t like silence, if I want to focus on what I’m doing then I have to have tv on rather than music. If I have music on I will just get too lost in the lyrics to be focusing on what I’m supposed to be focusing on.

So if I’m ever ignoring you, when I’m listening to music, know that I’m not doing it on purpose. I’ve just got lost in a song or two.

What’s your current go to song?

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What would your life be like without music?

I have something called Maladaptive Daydreaming, you can find out more about that by clicking on this link. But it is essential very vivid and uncontrollable dark Daydreaming.

A major trigger within the Maladaptive Daydreaming community is music, and this is certainly the case for me.

So without music, I wouldn’t have access to all the worlds around me. I wouldn’t have freedom from my own world.

Not to be too blunt but music saved my life.

Honestly, it depends on how productive I want to be.

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What do you listen to while you work?

If I want to be productive music is not the way to go as I have said before it triggers my Maladaptive Daydreaming.

TV on the other hand can be quite helpful, as I struggle to work in silence. Though it has to have been something I have seen before or I’m not overly interested in, otherwise I will become too interested in it and not in the work I’m doing.

My current TV shows for this are Bob’s Burgers, Futurama, and Call the Midwife.

Is there anything that you do while working which actually doesn’t help you focus?

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What is your favorite genre of music?

I want to combine this question with another writing prompt that was put out recently, simply because the answer to both is, Music.

My favourite genre of music is hard for me to decide as I love most genres. I would say I love a good acoustic cover which puts a song into a different genre more than anything. I love personal interpretations of songs.

I know this is not specifically a genre but I honestly feel like this is the most I am able to answer this question.

What activities make you looose track of time?

The answer to this question is obviously music. As I have mentioned before I have something known as Maladaptive Daydreaming which for me is extremely triggered and prolonged by music. In relation to this question, I have to be careful balancing how productive I want or need to be with a task, in order to determine whether I can listen to music while doing it.

As someone that grew up in a very busy home, I find it difficult to work in silence. This means I often use TV shows to fill the silence and help me focus, as they are a lot less likely to trigger my Maladaptive Daydreaming.

I love music

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What is your favorite genre of music?

I love most kinds of music, I’m not sure what I’d call my favourite genre though. I love a good acoustic cover of a song that’s not usually acoustic.

I actually struggle with something called Maladaptive Daydreaming, that us definitely for me triggered by music. So I need to be careful there.