General Question  antimatter's avatar  Why do we daydream?
Asked by antimatter (4269 points ) January 29th, 2014  It’s a
bit weird but sometimes when I am sitting alone somewhere I tend
to find myself daydreaming. I don’t think I daydream much but
lately I’ve been doing it a lot.  Observing members: 0 Composing
members: 0  10 Answers  filmfann's avatar  I am not sure if it
is the same reason we dream, but it might be. Dreaming helps
cleans the mind and calms the nerves. It is like erasing the
chalkboard.  hearkat's avatar  In my case, daydreaming was my
only escape from a miserably dysfunctional and abusive childhood
home; and it probably saved my sanity to some extent. However,
as I relied on it into adulthood, it became a symptom of my own
dysfunction, as I was escaping my reality instead of consciously
working to create a better reality.  For most people, it is
simply an outlet for their creativity and imagination – and the
more creative a mind is, the more prone to daydreaming I would
think a person woul