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Post by dimmerswitchdisco on Jun 30, 2019 19:27:44 GMT -8
From Parallel Lives, a description and possible explanation for why we daydream torture, abuse and other negative experiences.
I absolutely do this, the more tragic and awful things that happen to a character the more I love them, I guess playing out happy lives just aren't as satisfying for me?
What do you think?
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Post by Theaxe on Jul 15, 2019 7:14:27 GMT -8
I've often wondered if people do this so that they can control the negativity, whereas in life, we can't always do that. You can decide how far and how awful to go with something. In the end, is there a way the character copes, or are they continuously miserable? Is one character there to help? It's all in your mind, so it's your problem creation/problem solving doing the work.
If I have a character that is doing something hurtful [to me] I seem to enjoy the pain a little bit, sort of like watching a sad movie. You know what you're in for and welcome the sadness. BUT THEN... I create a solution, and a happy ending to it all. The boy gets the girl. The underdog triumphs. The unexpected happens, that just makes me feel like it was worth it to feel a bit of sadness.
I create the scenario to be something like a Hollywood movie script. But I can never leave myself hanging, wondering if things are going to work out. I know they always do. I always make sure of it. Mainly because I'm playing god in my mind and have a plan, working in mysterious ways.
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Post by m on Jun 18, 2020 13:44:20 GMT -8
I felt like I was the only one having negative content in my daydreams. My daydreams only have characters from my real life and the stories are almost all negative, like someone dies or the like. I feel sadness, grief, anger or other negative emotions, but also positive ones like recognition or love. Many daydreams I have echo bad past experiences so I definitely feel like it's a way to process grief and trauma although I wouldn't say it's facilitating it. It might be preventing full processing, actually.
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