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originally posted on 29-11-2021 5:52 PM
Oof haha I was juuust going to say my daydream world is my go-to safe place but then I read that it's not meant to be daydreaming 😅
The kind of daydreaming in the linked article is maladaptive daydreaming, which is a disordered type of vivid daydreaming (basically it involves intricate storylines and characters etc.). The kind I do is the non-disordered type which shares some similar traits with MaDD except that it does not negatively affect my real life. It can be tricky sometimes to keep a healthy balance between living in real life and spending time in my daydream world, especially in tough times.
When I feel overwhelmed I often escape to my daydream world for a little bit to calm myself down and when I come back to the present moment my mind would feel clearer and I'd be able to handle the situation better. However it is easy to get carried away with the daydreaming to the point that it becomes your sole coping mechanism and you start neglecting basic self care to spend time in your daydream world, compromising your real life.
Outside of my daydream world I don't really have a certain "mental safe place" I go to when I feel stressed. I think this is because I'm already very familiar with it. Like, I know this place, I know these characters, my brain associates my daydream world with a feeling of security and peace. And I like stuff that comes with a storyline lol. But I think I'll give making a safe place separate from my daydream world a go because it'll definitely be useful for dealing with my emotions in the event that I start wandering into maladaptive daydreaming territory and need to put my daydream world on a break.
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originally posted on 29-11-2021 9:38 PM
Hey @Mulberry_Owl
I really appreciated your writing about your experience with daydreaming. I agree in that it can be easy to get carried away with daydreaming, but it sounds like you have a pretty good awareness and thus can usually keep it at a good balance!
I hear you when you write about already knowing your safe space. Kind of like “why fix what isn’t broken?”. It sounds like you feel open to the idea of trying to find different coping strategies. In your reflections, what do you feel a new ‘safe space’ might look like? Like everything, moderation is key.
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originally posted on 14-11-2021 7:07 PM
hey LSE5 this is a really cool weekly wellbeing! (although it says it was posted in september so I feel like i'm too late but also it's pinned so 😛 )
The first time I tried safe space imagery it was just from a random guest mental health speaker at my school and it felt genuinely life-changing. I was like holy shit, this is what calmness feels like??? I've never gotten it to work as well as it did that time, probably because now I worry about how much I want it to work, lol. But I really recommend everyone to try it! Some places I have imagined have been real places I've been, or sometimes inspired by a place I have read about in a book, or a picture I've seen. if you're into pinterest it's fun to make moodboards of your calming places 🙂 I also love the link you shared with ideas for other types of imagery. I might give them a try.
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originally posted on 15-11-2021 6:26 PM
This idea of a mood board is so cool! 💛I imagine making a mood board would help you to visualise your space in even more detail!
Do you make mood boards often?
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originally posted on 15-11-2021 8:22 PM
Yes I make lots of moodboards! It's a nice mood booster and super chill creative activity, like making a collage without all the effort 😄 I have different ones like travel inspiration, photos that make me happy, a dream home, queer pride, and boards for characters I have made up. I think it goes well with imagery. Once my psych did guided imagery with me and we imagined stuff about my 80th birthday party (ik that sounds kind of random but it was a cool activity!) and I was quite moved by it so I made a moodboard to remember the images and feelings. And it helps with imagining safe places for sure!
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originally posted on 21-11-2021 10:14 PM
Ooooo that sounds so cool! I'm actually going to go set up a pinterest account right now hahaha - thank you so much for sharing this! I'm actually super excited to give this a try
For some reason, imaginging my 80th birthday just now made me super emotional ahahaha - I feel like doing a mood board for that would be so cool 💛
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originally posted on 24-11-2021 12:44 PM
I'm so happy that inspired you!! here is a little piece from one of my boards, I like to imagine being in this safe, soft, snowy place filled with warm light and colour 🙂 And it is magically not cold, haha.
The 80th birthday activity is really lovely, I think it is an exercise from Acceptance and commitment therapy. I found a bit about it online here.
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originally posted on 07-12-2021 2:38 PM
That is so so beautiful!! I feel calmer even looking at it - a bonus that it's not cold hahahaha. I love it 💛
I've just had a read through the link you posted, and I think I'm definitely going to include that in my journalling tonight - it seems like just a great way to reset the way you're looking at/approaching life if it's gotten a little bit messy and complicated. Thank you so much for providing that link 💛
