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I'm totally like this (although only with rather more minor mental health problems in the family), and it doesn't bother me in the least. And I completely disagree with the "world that doesn't belong to me" and "characters I don't own" bit. No one owns them once they're out their in people's imaginations. Sure, they might hold copyrights on publishing things about them, but they don't own them. They've shared them with us, and once they're in our minds and particularly in our hearts, they're ours, too.

No one owns them once they're out their in people's imaginations.

Huh, I actually never really looked at it that way, and I like that line of thinking!

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angary.livejournal.com - 2010-06-29 06:06 (UTC) - Expand

... <3

I do this too, but I take them on every possible story possible. Usually it's characters from one fandom that I mix with themes from other fandoms I found cool, or just my own crazy adventures. I need to think of these mental movies to sleep, even. And I do it all. the. time. I'll even be irritated with my friends for interrupting my imagination when I'm working out a new story. And I never write or draw any of it down, though I have the skills to.

Absolutely 100% me too. And they're always really angsty and I find myself sitting on the bus with the strangest expressions on my face. And strangers sometimes call out "cheer up love" and I realize that I'm looking really intense and depressed, because I'm so deeply involved in the dramas of my inner world.

I've never even found that a bit fucked up until I just wrote it out.

I hope to god this secret gets a lot of these kinds of "me too" comments, otherwise I'm going to feel like a total freak.

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La LA Land's a lovely place. I don't want to move from here.

Pretty much yes, exactly, me too. Only it's always one main fandom (or, like, two specific characters, which are not legally mine either) that I mix in either my own universe or concepts from other fandoms with. And I need to make these mental movies to sleep. They've been a constant in my life for years. I can't even tell when it started.

Crap, posted twice cause my comp crashed and I thought it hadn't gone through. So ignore please.

I used to do that sort of thing, and I was told by multiple psychologists that it isn't good because they considered it to be a method of avoidance.

I have started taking medication for some mental problems, and it has definitely cut down on that kind of thinking significantly. Where it used to happen all the time without my really trying, now I have to make a conscious effort to come up with that sort of thing.

Thing is, I don't miss it at all, but your results may vary. And that's not to say that you totally have a mental problem, you could just have a really active imagination.

Edited 2010-06-28 21:53 (UTC)

Daydreaming is avoidance? Of what?

It could be a sign of a more serious problem, but it could also mean that you're just very imaginative and like to have your brain constantly doing things. If you're worried that it may be a problem, I'd recommend talking to somebody about it, but don't think that just because you do you'll automatically be called loony and put on meds.

Oh lord, this is me too. The La La Land in my head is just about my favorite place to be, because it's the only place where all the characters from all of my fandoms get to meet and interact. There is total chaos and crack happening up here in my brain, and I kind of love every second of it.

me too, anon. I just get so bored otherwise. what do other people do when they have nothing else to do? it's fine when I'm with friends or actively engaged in something, but most other times, my mind starts to wander.

I don't feel like it's a mental disorder (having an imagination is a mental disorder now...?) so long as you don't think those things are real/can snap out of it/etc. everyone daydreams.

As long as you recognize that it's not the real world you're living, and come back to the real one long enough to keep yourself alive, then I think you'll be fine.

Honestly, anon, I do the EXACT same thing. Constantly in storyland and I absolutely love it and there's no history of mental problems in my family whatsoever.
I think you're just very creative.

Hey, as long as you're not hurting anyone and have other stuff to focus on, I think you should go on with your imaginative self!

I do this too. I have two specific characters who's lives I play out in my head. Sometimes I branch out into other characters as well. All my sexual fantasies involve myself as these characters. I've combined so many fandoms into my fantasy.

I find it helps me in more ways than just being a distraction when I need it or lowering my stress. My fantasy characters have the qualities that I would like to have, so they inspire me to be a better person. These stories have also helped me deal with personal issues I couldn't deal with any other way.

I have the same, uh, issue (not sure whether to call it a problem, since it doesn't bother me either) and only a minor family history of mental disorders. I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean you're crazy or anything.

What do most people do when they're just sitting there waiting for something, or on the bus, or whatever? I'm usually either writing fanfic in my head, making up recipes, or designing clothes, or ~freaking the fuck out~ over something I can't control. :p So I'd rather be in la-la land, honestly. :D

The other day, my mum told me her secret of being organised ... while she's going to sleep, she's making a list of what she needs to do the next day.
I- I don't know how anyone could live like that. D:

Thank God for the comments above or I would be VERY worried now. I have the exact same situation: I'm day-dreaming 99% of the time and my family has a long history of mental disorders but I never really thought that there might be a connection between those two things.

No history of mental health issues in my family (well, not diagnosed as far as I know), and I do this all the time. (hugs) As long as you're able to do what you've got to do (work/school/eat/hygiene/etc) I think you're safe, OP.

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This sounds so familiar, I couldn't help but comment. I do exactly the same thing, and have done all my life. I used to worry about mental disorders a lot as well, as a few of my dad's brothers had schizophrenia (it may have had something to do with their taking a lot of drugs ... so, I feel no need to try any of those), and my dad has PTSD.

Don't worry too much, anon ... from what you've said, you don't sound crazy at all.
You may like to invent stories, and it's nice having that other world continuing in your head - but you know that it's in your head.

What you have is creativity, not delusions. :)

I'm no expert, but I have gone through the worrying, and done the googling. What you're describing, by itself, is not indicative of any disorder.

Now, I do have a disorder ... for me, that's probably what the thinking about my favourite fictional worlds every second of the day comes from ... but I have a lot of other symptoms/traits as well (not of a psychotic or delusional type!). I've just been diagnosed, and I'm writing a quick explanation of what it's like to have this for my friends, so if it would set your mind at ease to be able to say, "no, that's not me", I could copy and paste it over for you. :)

As for the other part of your secret, you've made these worlds your own by thinking about them. You shouldn't feel bad about playing in a pre-existing world. Lots of classic literature is basically fanfic of folk tales (and Shakespeare wrote RPF, just saying).

Which brings me to ... have you ever considered writing/doing something creative as a career?

Would I be correct in guessing that you have trouble getting passionate about your own original ideas? That other creators' stories and worlds seem better? There's a way around that.

Those stories you have in your head? Chances are, the author of the thing/things you love wouldn't have come up with the same ideas as you, because your stories are coloured by your background, personality, interests etc. When you think about what you would like to happen if anything was possible, or you wish a show/movie/book would go in a particular direction, and then it doesn't? These ideas are completely your own. You may associate them with the original, but they're not actually part of it. That means you can use them.

Think about it ... What if you stripped the story (or your story about a story, or idea for where a story should have gone) down to its essence, and you pinpointed what really grabs you about this world. What if you started building from there, changing things: the setting, characters' names, some characters' genders, histories, occupations, some personality traits, and then let the direction your story takes be influenced by the changes you've made. You shove everything you love into this universe, in some way, shape or form. Say you do your thing, just thinking over the story for a while. Say you read widely, and think about good story structure. You learn to recognise tired plots, cliches and Mary Sues, and weed them out. Eventually the focus shifts. Different characters and plotlines become important to you as time goes by, and as you learn more. Maybe you don't need other characters or story arcs at all.

Within not too long a time, you have a huge world, and it's all yours. You might have the basis for a novel or six.
Or perhaps you decide that this world isn't all that great, but the next one will be, because you now know a lot about worldbuilding and plotting. Maybe you can use some of what you already invented. Maybe you could parachute different main characters into your pre-designed world. Endless possibilities. :D

By making a crossover/AU, you're already moving away from the original idea, and making it your own.

It might be worth a shot. :) At least you have the satisfaction of creating your own thing. It's fun, even if you don't decide to write it down.

Here's an article that I found a couple of years ago ... I was amazed - this writer had the same idea, and she expresses it really nicely. http://hollylisle.com/fm/Articles/wc3-3.html

And you know, to some extent, writing can be taught. There are heaps of resources out there about the technical side of things. swfa.org has some good articles that apply to most fiction, regardless of genre. That would be a good starting point. If you did want to pursue writing, you can always write fanfic for practice and save your own world for when you feel your writing is of a publishable standard. That's what I'm doing. I'm happy.

That was very long-winded, but basically ... you shouldn't be too worried ... and you could channel this into something wonderful, if that was your wish. *hug*

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