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.
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.
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.
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.