Love this post. I've recently realised I've been romanticising my life since I was a child but have never had the words to express it. I think it's helped with my anxiety! have a tendency to get stuck in an endless loop of my own worries so it's nice to put on rose-coloured glasses and have a break from my own mind for a while. Not sure what a trained therapist would say about this as a coping strategy, but it works for me haha! Thank you for these words xx
Oh my god. As an English major and an eldest daughter who loves Taylor Swift, New Girl, and Little Women and who from the ages of 5-12 pretended my life was a sitcom, I don't think I've ever read a Substack post I've related to this much. I've always thought the whole 'pretending my life was a tv show' thing was just a weird, delusional thing I did, but the older I've gotten, the more I've heard of other people doing the same and the more I've realised it's way more common than I thought. I'm still a hardcore daydreamer, and that's something I've always viewed as an unhealthy habit I can't break out of, but the positive tone in which you speak of daydreaming in this post is definitely making me re-think that. This was a great read!
ahhhh 🤍 i feel so honored and glad that this piece made you feel seen and understood. you’re definitely not delusional for daydreaming too much, i think it’s endearing and a good mindset that helps motivate us through the mundanity of life!!!
this resonated with me so much to the point that i'm having deja vu because these feel like my thoughts. you wrote this so beautifully, and i too have done this my whole life (i.e. pretending my life was a tv show as a kid, imagining myself in a movie anytime i'd listen to a song, romanticizing and taking life as it comes). love love love this more than i can put into words x
Love this post. I've recently realised I've been romanticising my life since I was a child but have never had the words to express it. I think it's helped with my anxiety! have a tendency to get stuck in an endless loop of my own worries so it's nice to put on rose-coloured glasses and have a break from my own mind for a while. Not sure what a trained therapist would say about this as a coping strategy, but it works for me haha! Thank you for these words xx
Oh my god. As an English major and an eldest daughter who loves Taylor Swift, New Girl, and Little Women and who from the ages of 5-12 pretended my life was a sitcom, I don't think I've ever read a Substack post I've related to this much. I've always thought the whole 'pretending my life was a tv show' thing was just a weird, delusional thing I did, but the older I've gotten, the more I've heard of other people doing the same and the more I've realised it's way more common than I thought. I'm still a hardcore daydreamer, and that's something I've always viewed as an unhealthy habit I can't break out of, but the positive tone in which you speak of daydreaming in this post is definitely making me re-think that. This was a great read!
ahhhh 🤍 i feel so honored and glad that this piece made you feel seen and understood. you’re definitely not delusional for daydreaming too much, i think it’s endearing and a good mindset that helps motivate us through the mundanity of life!!!
thank you so much for reading :-)
this resonated with me so much to the point that i'm having deja vu because these feel like my thoughts. you wrote this so beautifully, and i too have done this my whole life (i.e. pretending my life was a tv show as a kid, imagining myself in a movie anytime i'd listen to a song, romanticizing and taking life as it comes). love love love this more than i can put into words x
this is so heartwarming. thank you so much for reading, i’m beyond elated that it resonated with you 🤍
one of the most relatable posts as an eldest thought daughter who uses escapism, imagination, and romanticism to keep anxiety at bay >>>