What does it mean when you're in your own world?

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There are some very creative people who are in their own world. Some of them have AS. The medical term for a sever case of it is dissociation. Everyone does it to some extent. Ever drive from point A to point B and wonder if you went through any red lights....or any lights for that matter. That is, believe it or not, an NT thing too, though AS kids (and sometimes adults) find what's going on in their own worlds more interesting that what's going on in the real world. I do. And I always have. The only time I had to keep a very careful check on it was when I was a foot soldier in Vietnam. The rest of the time, if I don't live in my own world I don't get much creating (I'm a writer) done, and I suspect that a certain successful painter on this board named oohprettycolors probably spends a good deal of time in her own world. And look at her paintings. They're brilliant. Of course, you can carry that to an extreme, but it's usually nothing to worry about.

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It means that you're not paying attention to what the people around you think you should be paying attention to.

I get into those all the time. People have told me I am in my own little world. I can basically shut everyone out and just deep think thought.
I basically am unresponsive.

It sort of means you are in your own reality and interact solely on your terms. I am assuming.

Not a stupid question at all, but I just want to clarify: do you mean "in your own world" as a general question, or are you talking about very severe autistics who people say are "in their own world?" I'm asking because anyone, even NTs can go into their own little world by staring out a window, daydreaming, doodling in a notebook - it just means drifting off and ignoring everything else around you for a little while.

If you're talking about severe autistics, then they are in their own world in the sense that they don't acknowledge other people, don't notice what happens around them, and show no interest in anything outside themselves. People often say they are locked in their own world because they live inside their own heads and nobody knows what they are thinking or feeling

To me it means wanting to control my own reality, i.e. to be the God in my own little universe.

I have always felt that I live "inside my head" rather than being fully part of the world. This feeling may vary in severity depending on both my mood and my immediate environment.

The nearest analogy I can give is imagining you (as a kid) are in your house with the windows closed, and a group of other kids are playing loudly on the lawn. You don't know how to open the door or windows, even though you would really like to be able to play with them, so you try to ignore them and concentrate on reading your book, but they are making so much noise that you have to completely lose yourself in the book in order to shut them out.

I often do get very angry when I am interrupted, because it is someone from "out there" taking over control of my reality.

e.g. I am watching my favourite TV programme and the doorbell rings, or I have left myself exactly seven minutes to get ready to go out, and I need to do exactly seven minutes' worth of tasks, and someone phones me and the call itself takes two of my seven minutes, not to mention the extra delay caused by the interruption of my routine, and it makes me late.

Also if I am at work, & it is really noisy because of everyone having conversations around me, I will go to the toilet in order to get some peace & quiet for a few minutes, and then other people come in there and make noise, when I want to be on my own.

As a child I did also have my own fantasy world, which I still retreat to when necessary. At least then I can make things the way I want them!! !!

I've always retreated into my own world, living in another reality. I think it is to my own detriment because I miss lots of opportunities to gain skills and experiences. I wish I knew how to stop it from happening. It can happen anywhere anytime and just happens naturally. I wouldn't say it is always because of an overload (it happened my entire school career in classes with lots of noise from people). Also if I don't find my current circumstances interesting.

Being in 'my own world' to my mind means two things.

1. I'm not in my 'own' world. I'm in the same place/time as others.

I just see/hear/feel very different things from others. That gave way to the illusion that I was 'went out and left my body back' (mom's quote) as a small child. But I was there, doing something and my parents just couldn't pertain my perception.

Seeing how everybody perceives the world very slightly different due to our brains, being in 'my own world' means to me that I just perceive reality profoundly different from how others do.

2. The other thing is that my thought are also in a state that could be called 'my own world'. First and foremost, since I perceive things different, I think about different things (than other people). So even when I look at the same scene, the first things I notice usually differ from the things that a friend notices.

A slight different in what we see and hear makes us all think slightly different thoughts. Which in return makes is appear as if 'we're somewhere else in our thoughts' = in 'another world'.

Another cannot follow my train of thought and will claim it is not close to reality. But it's just not close to their reality. Same place/time!

Does having my own reality count?

I've created my own post-apocalyptic fantasy worlds that I would retreat to as a child. I still envision events in these worlds today.

I daydream almost constantly, and it is very difficult to control. It has almost gotten me into wrecks while driving.

i reckon i spend like 20 out of my 24 hours a day in my own world
you should see my college note book ^^, its just full of cartoons instead of work hehe

if im in there dont expect me to respond

Thankful to have my own little world to wander off to. I wouldn't survive without it.

I'm told I'm always in my own little world, even when I'm paying attention to what everyone else is - I just have atypical reactions to things, so I think people mean that I have my own strange interpretation which they call a world.