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  • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    I have the opposite problem where I'm a 1 and it seems more real than reality. Is that a problem? I can imagine things happening with full sights and smells more clearly than things that are happening right now. Real life seems distant and confusing.

    I am autistic but I'm also prone to escapism.

    Is this just dissociation?

    • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      I think that last part where real life seems distant and confusing is the malady. It's not a mental illness until it starts affecting your ability to live your life. This would inform my framing and approach to the situation because 1) I would want to do something about it bc it affects your ability to live and 2) I wouldn't first try to inhibit your ability to visualize. I would sooner ask about your sleep hygiene, diet, exercise, interpersonals, etc before saying something unhelpful like get a hobby.

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        I have zero social life which is probably a large part of it. I used to daydream a lot as a kid too, like full on Doug Funnie style internal fantasies I'd have to get pulled out of.

        I get frequently disappointed with my life and feel like there's no control, so I slip into imagination land where I can do anything. That's the main draw.

    • Elon_Musk [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      Are you on DMT constantly? "More real than reality" is a good description of some aspects of a DMT trip

      • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        I've tried edible marijuana like twice but I've never had anything more intense. The edibles just made me nauseous. I think I'm just depressed?