Have your waking dreams changed.

[sam light]

When I'm sleeping, my dreams then are another story. I'm talking about times you spend in deliberate fantasy.

 

When I was younger I day dreamed very often. I also spent maybe half an hour in this deliberate dream world every evening before going to sleep. Time permitting, I also spent a while in this state upon waking in the morning.

 

I had an active, highly detailed, sexually charged fantasy life. Now decades later I seldom day dream. I still may visit this state at bedtime but now it's a short blurb. Is this diminished fantasy world a typical occurrence as we age?

[Michelle ma Belle]

I can't speak for others but I can relate to what you've posted.

 

I was a shy child growing up and therefore had a very active and fulfilling fantasy life where I got be everything I wanted to be and do everything I wanted to do that I was either too afraid to do or couldn't do for whatever reason in real life.

 

It progressed into teenage years but most of those day dreams were more about living out some pubescent fantasy with cute boys I crushed on.

 

Now that I'm an adult, the kind of day dreaming I experienced in my youth has diminished but I do practice mediation. Perhaps one could argue that mediation is a form of day dreaming or vice versa. Unlike in my youth, I no long have the zone out periods during random moments in the day. Instead I find myself deliberately carving out time whenever and wherever possible where I allow my mind to drift. It's a much more deliberate act than in my youth.

 

I don't think it's a stretch to say that aging inhibits our day dreaming or maybe it has more to do with the fact that as adults, our lives our busier and sometimes very stressful making it difficult to day dream when so many other things occupy our minds.

[sam light]

I can't speak for others but I can relate to what you've posted.

 

I was a shy child growing up and therefore had a very active and fulfilling fantasy life where I got be everything I wanted to be and do everything I wanted to do that I was either too afraid to do or couldn't do for whatever reason in real life.

 

It progressed into teenage years but most of those day dreams were more about living out some pubescent fantasy with cute boys I crushed on.

 

Now that I'm an adult, the kind of day dreaming I experienced in my youth has diminished but I do practice mediation. Perhaps one could argue that mediation is a form of day dreaming or vice versa. Unlike in my youth, I no long have the zone out periods during random moments in the day. Instead I find myself deliberately carving out time whenever and wherever possible where I allow my mind to drift. It's a much more deliberate act than in my youth.

 

I don't think it's a stretch to say that aging inhibits our day dreaming or maybe it has more to do with the fact that as adults, our lives our busier and sometimes very stressful making it difficult to day dream when so many other things occupy our minds.

All well articulated reflections.

Thank You MMB