January 12th, 2010

Living in a Dream World

Sharing is Caring… Day 6: A Quotation

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“I’ve consistently tried to create an alternate reality. I’m removed in my real life, and unable to express certain things face to face. So I have always found myself in this fantasy world.”
~ Jenny Lewis

Do you ever feel like you’ve lost yourself? Like bits and pieces of you have one by one slowly washed away with time? You don’t notice or miss those tiny pieces until they form an unmistakable hole where something larger once resided. And even though you realise something significant is missing, you really don’t know what it is or where to even begin to look for it again.

Lately, I’ve been so wrapped up in my own loneliness, that I’ve completely, submerged myself into a false reality. I’ve saturated myself with so many things, and in such large quantities, inevitably treating them like some sort of replacement. I’ve become so gluttonous with what’s around me that I’ve stifled my voice. My will, my thoughts, what I feel, what I like, and what I care about. I need to find that again. I need to cleanse and start anew without these distractions and vices. I need to rummage around inside my head to find who I am again, and listen to what I‘m trying to say.

It’s so easy to become enveloped in a fantasy world. More often than not, there’s where I find myself lingering, passing the time. But there becomes a point when it becomes like a disease. Too much of it becomes toxic to the mind and clouds what we really need.

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Stay tuned tomorrow for the final installment of the Sharing is Caring series for Day 7: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy.

Krissy

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Manda » 12 January 2010

I guess I sometimes feel like that when I spread myself too thin. There’s only so much of me that can go around, and sometimes I have trouble with over=committing to different responsibilities/projects. When that happens, the things that have to be cut are things like sleeping, eating, hanging out with friends… which isn’t good.
(Manda’s last blog post: Avatar (2009))

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Krissy » January 14th, 2010

… and sitting? :P (I’m sorry, I can’t help myself. I’ll stop teasing you about that… eventually.)

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Manda » January 14th, 2010

Oh, shush you :P
(Manda’s last blog post: Ways to Help Haiti)

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Ally » 12 January 2010

I know how this feels. It’s a really weird feeling, sometimes I don’t know if it’s good or bad. Sometimes it just feels better than the alternative. So I love this quotation. Thanks for sharing, Krissy ;) :)

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Colleen » 12 January 2010

you write so well and i think blogging is a great way to distract yourself from whatever else makes your life uneasy. you’ll get back in the swing of things soon but for now i wouldn’t worry too much :)

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Isadora » 13 January 2010

Lovely piece of writing Krissy!
(Isadora’s last blog post: quack and tell)

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Anna » 13 January 2010

This is a really interesting thought. I think I know what you mean too. I’ve been feeling like that a lot recently.

btw, you have a beautiful blog.
(Anna’s last blog post: remembering those summer days at the pier)

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Krissy » January 21st, 2010

Thank you. :)

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Alice » 13 January 2010

I think I definitely have a problem with being too okay with my own company. I can be alone for days and be absolutely fine, which isn’t really healthy. I am very much in my own world a lot of the time so I have to make sure I am paying attention to the things and the people around me before they disappear.

I can completely relate to that quote, I have a hard time expressing myself so I often retreat to a place where it’s not necessary to.
(Alice’s last blog post: Top Seven Reads of 2009)

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Krissy » January 21st, 2010

I honestly believe that I could survive on my own for months at a time with zero human contact and be okay with it. I used to think that was a blessing – when I was little, I could play for hours by myself, while my brother would always have to have a friend over to entertain him. But now, it kind of scares me. Should I really be this comfortable with being alone?

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Angie » 13 January 2010

I’ve been around that unpleasant block a few times. When I came out of it though, I felt like I was reborn somehow. So it probably just means you’re about to have some kind of great “rebirth”. Soul searching is good.

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Lady Impulse » 14 January 2010

I always feel like more of me is in a world where no one else exists, only me and what I do. Things I used to do, conversations I used to have, stuff that I used to find sacred, and the little things that amused me, with people, have completely vanished. To me, I don’t see it as a hole though. I do feel really lonely especially since I don’t really do much but stay at home, but I don’t see it as a bad thing. It reminds me of when I was younger and I was fine with being alone because I was able to make up fantasy stories for myself, pretend I was something other than a mere child, imagine my toys come to life, and anything else of that matter. The same right now. I still play dress-up when I’m alone, and play with what is left of my old toys, and such. Or even make a fantasy world out of what I create online with photoshop or whatever else. To me, the void, or the hole that you think has been created, is actually deleted memories and neglected pasttimes, where no spot is reserved, but the space where everything was created that you once enjoyed, has also depleted. I don’t know if that makes sense but, its like Alice in Wonderland for me.
BTW, I find your blog very inspirational, which is why I plug you a lot in my blogs. =]
(Lady Impulse’s last blog post: New Stuff =D)

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Krissy » January 21st, 2010

I apologise for the very, very late reply to your comment. XD I suck at being punctual with replies sometimes. haha.

Anyhow, that’s a very interesting way of putting it. Like I mentioned to Alice above, when I was growing up, I could amuse myself for days just playing by myself and making up my own little world. Then, and until just recently, I used to think that was a blessing – being able to entertain myself without feeling lonely. Sometimes now though, I find that I get too caught up in my own head though. Like I start overthinking things to the point where it drives me nuts. Because until when you’re little and you just whip out your toys to get out of your head, I feel like I don’t really have a place to put my thoughts sometimes.

I don’t even know what I’m talking about any more. Haha. Sorry to have rambled on you there! :P

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La Grenadine » 16 January 2010

At the moment, I don’t feel like if I lose myself. But I know what is it and that’s not a pleasant feeling of course.
Good luck with that. =) =)
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