Tag: dissociation
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Day Tripper
Day Tripper Spoken in 2013 I am a day tripper. I space out when driving. Overshoot where I’m going. All the sudden come out of my daydream and have no id… Oh, crap! I missed my turn. I’ve done it for long distances in the past. I’m just a little bit of a space cadet,…
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Dissociation, Daydreaming, and Mind Dump
Already I’ve lost my place and forgotten what I was going to write. As I went to save this as a Word document to my hard drive, I saw some organizing I had to do – files in the wrong folder. Got to keep my data organized if not my home or my mind. At least…
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Day Tripping
Often I get caught in my thoughts, in daydreaming and talking to myself, even gesturing and make facial expressions to match my train of thought. Keeps me from being in the present and drives my son nuts, especially when I do it driving him to and from school. My hope is to get those thoughts…
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Living in My Head
I live my life in my head, in thoughts, in daydreams. My thirteen year old son, sitting next to me in the car, sees me gesturing to my internal monologue and urges, “Mom, stop it. Live your life.” Yes, when I daydream, I am not living in the present. I must practice mindfulness, and remember…