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do you live in your own world?
not at all 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
kind of 47%  47%  [ 14 ]
very much 53%  53%  [ 16 ]
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03 Feb 2015, 8:07 am

I read on the net autism means in greek escape from reality. and i know at least i live in a world of my own, daydream constantly, escape from reality this way and that.

so i just wondered if others here do it too, to some extent.


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03 Feb 2015, 8:13 am

I've heard 'autism' comes from the greek word 'autos', which means 'self'.

Anyway, I've always wondered what it means to live in one's own world. Does it mean one is stuck in one's head or that one lives in some kind of fantasy world? I don't get it. I know you said daydreaming but I don't really get how that's defined either (if it's about realistic things or things that are completely made up etc).

I'm definitely stuck in my head a lot but I don't daydream about other worlds and things like that. It's a bit difficult to explain. Do you know what I mean?



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03 Feb 2015, 8:23 am

rebbieh wrote:
I think 'autism' comes from the greek word 'autos', which means 'self'.

Anyway, I've always wondered what it means to live in one's own world. Does it mean one is stuck in one's head or that one lives in some kind of fantasy world? I don't get it. I know you said daydreaming but I don't really get how that's defined either (if it's about realistic things or things that are completely made up etc).

I'm definitely stuck in my head a lot but I don't daydream about other worlds and things like that. It's a bit difficult to explain. Do you know what I mean?


i think i might know what you mean. that you think about things that have nothing to do with the situation you're in right now, but they're real things that have a hold in reality.


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03 Feb 2015, 8:29 am

felinesaresuperior wrote:
i think i might know what you mean. that you think about things that have nothing to do with the situation you're in right now, but they're real things that have a hold in reality.


Precisely. I might be completely stuck and completely engrossed in that thought but the thoughts are about real things or about things that could be real. I guess that isn't an "escape from reality" so much as an escape from a certain moment. Not sure what to vote in the poll.



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03 Feb 2015, 11:42 am

I think living in one's own world - to varying degrees is a big part of what Autism is all about.


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05 Feb 2015, 11:34 pm

I lived in my own world all my life.


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06 Feb 2015, 12:09 am

One example, if something negative or overwhelming happens, when I leave that situation I will be thinking about it like a loop. I imagine everything that happened and I act it all out again in my head, it's like I can quickly fast forward or rewind or pause, 360 panoramic view, then I start imagining things that I could
Have said in that moment that I didn't or things that could be an alternative scenario, then I get stuck on that scenario and play out all of the emotions in my head.

Not sure if this is autism, diagnosed human.



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06 Feb 2015, 12:22 am

if you want my take on it. I think that we create our own fantasy would, not to escape from reality, but to create a place where our social awkwardness is accepted and works. in essence, we fantasize, not about places or things, but of people. Because that's something we don't have in the real world.



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06 Feb 2015, 12:49 am

Grommit wrote:
One example, if something negative or overwhelming happens, when I leave that situation I will be thinking about it like a loop. I imagine everything that happened and I act it all out again in my head, it's like I can quickly fast forward or rewind or pause, 360 panoramic view, then I start imagining things that I could
Have said in that moment that I didn't or things that could be an alternative scenario, then I get stuck on that scenario and play out all of the emotions in my head.


I do this too, sometimes for days, weeks, and months. It depends on how complex and/or important the situation was.



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06 Feb 2015, 12:57 am

I am mostly always in my own head thinking about and analyzing everything.
I very rarely interact with other people.
When I do, I'm out of sync like an alien.
It's not an escape from reality. It's a different way of perceiving and understanding reality.



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06 Feb 2015, 3:05 am

I would not say an escape. Maybe more like a barrier? In some ways I think reality is more vivid for me as far as heightened sensory awareness goes. But also more obscure in other ways. Like hazy. There's often a lot going on around me involving people in particular that's like a blur. I'm often very deep within my own mind.