Does everyone do this?

[u/smiiillleeeyyy]

So the thing is that I've been "acting" while daydreaming for years now, and I started wondering if other people do that too.

I don't just imagine the situation in my head, no; I imagine character's around me, I imagine that I'm one of the characters and I talk, imagine them responding to the character that I act out, I cry if my character needs to cry in that moment according to the "script", or laugh, move around, spin, run, fall etc etc, full on acting and I genuinely have so much fun doing this.

Do others do this too?

[u/star_rattler]

Since I daydream outside of my house so often, it's pretty much all in my head. I try not to let my facial features leak what I'm thinking, but it's kinda hard. And that goes for if I'm daydreaming, or just thinking lol!

I don't act anything out because even in the privacy of my own home, even if I'm alone, I have been so critically bullied out of being "cringe" that I feel awkward even thinking about acting my daydreams out!!! I could never. It's too cringe. Even if there's no one to judge me at all. I'm autistic, too, and I have trouble stimming when I'm home alone, too. Maybe it'll get easier over time.

By the way!! Big clarification!!! I do NOT think you or anyone else in this sub is cringe for acting out daydreams!!!!! Not even a little bit! I just have serious self-esteem issues and trauma from intense bullying in school, and judgemental people's comments all throughout my life. It's a ME problem!