How old must you be before you stop daydreaming? Actually that is probably a misnomer. In a night dream you don’t really have any control over the subject matter. I know some people contend that dreaming is a product of current events and the affect on your “id” from past happenstance and ” blah, blah, blah. ” But you don’t actually set up a scenario as you do when you daydream. Or more accurately fantasize.
In daydreaming your mind is just cruising along, not real busy, and you start creating a scenario. A play. Complete with acts, a cast of characters and dialogue. It is a pleasant way to waste time, and an effective method to get to sleep. I utilize it almost every night.
So back to the original question. How old is too old to daydream? I remember back when I was in grade school; maybe 4th or 5th grade. There was a boy in my class that didn’t get along too well with the academics of school. Today he would probably be in Special Ed., and a candidate for medication. Well this kid had a habit of staring out the window. Not acting up; not causing trouble; just staring out the window. Our teacher was not a fan of window gazing. She would yell at him to bring him out of his reverie. She even went so far as to tell the whole class that we should stop him, whenever we “caught” him idly window staring. Because “…that is how people go crazy. “. Evidently she thought 4th grade was over the limit. Of course I am presuming that the kid was indeed daydreaming. Maybe he just really liked looking out the window.
SO. How old is too old? Is 63 too old? How about 80 or 90? Maybe age has nothing to do with it. Maybe it is how the individual perceives the dream. I mean, as long as a person knows that it is make believe what is the problem? I mean what sort of threat did Walter Mitty pose? I guess this is a question with no real answer. So all I can conclude is dream ’em if you got ’em.
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