Posted by lookdownfish on March 3, 2004, at 9:39:26
In reply to What do you think?, posted by Dinah on March 2, 2004, at 16:54:28
When I was younger I used to create quite intricate stories in my head. I was a little boy who was kidnapped and sold as a slave and sent off on a ship and tortured and whipped and beaten. Analyse that. Nowadays, it's all rather mundane, eg I fantasise about meeting my therapist when I'm out shopping or something like that. I don't create the really intricate detailed stories any more. and I don't miss it. I don't think its necessarily unhealthy or abnormal, but it is an escape from real life, so in that sense, I can see why your therapist would prefer you to not get back to that kind of intricate daydreaming, as it is a defence mechanism against facing real-life issues.
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