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No. 310869

Share your day dreams and passing fantasies here. I know I can't be the only one with an overly vivid imagination (that I can't put to good use) that spends too much time on this.

Current fantasy of choice: trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world as a wandering hermit. Its not even a very uplifting fantasy but it kills time at work.

No. 310878

>tfw used to have cool fantasies all the time but now I only daydream about sexual scenarios
Nothing else entertains me quite as much anymore. Anyone else encounter this issue? How can I fix this?
Recently had one in mind about an alien race I made up and their socio-political issues, but then it devolved into the main aliens fucking. No escape.

No. 310912

>>310878
Maybe you need to fap more

I did have fantasies about shagging and romancing an alien though maybe it's a more common fantasy than you think.

No. 310925

How excellent it would have been to be like, a Viking seer or something like that.
Live alone in a beautiful fjord in a nice long hall, lots of cats because Freyja, get given offering to say random shit.

‘Here’s some silver and a goat, whats in my future?’
“I see a crow and a boot. Can’t say any more or Baldur will be salty. Huginn thinks you suck and told Odin. Go away.”

No. 310926

Time travel is one for sure. Being invisible while time travelling and being able to go anywhere at anytime. I dont think I'd like to go to the future. Only the past. And of course there would be stipulations. I wouldnt be able to get killed or feel physical pain/injury. I would only have slight hunger which would allow me to try foods without NEEDING to. No reason to sleep no fatigue etc. And Id even agree to never being able to come back to present time as my real whole self. So I would basically be like..dead I guess no one would think of me as missing. Id have all the time in the world to witness major events. I think I'd like to use it to solve crimes and mysteries most.

No. 310929

>>310926
i’ve daydreamed about this so much! being a time traveling ghost would be such a nice existence.

No. 310935

>>310878
Same.

I started daydreaming when I was 10-11 and my story ideas were reserved for when I moved to Japan and became a famous manga artist. I killed off all my storylines when I realized I wouldn't even end up a writer. All daydream time after that was imagining fictional characters boning, but it's not so much a sexual thing for me. It's more because there's not a lot of plot or dialogue involved and I can think about it when I fall asleep or while I'm doing things that need attention. I started building a story again a few years ago and it went on a long time before I thought of the characters hooking up, but I still kept thinking of the story progression.

I guess if your characters have that kind of chemistry it doesn't matter, but if it is all you think about, you might just be projecting your own urges. You could also try writing it down. If it becomes more serious than just a thought exercise you might put less effort into the sexual parts.

No. 310936

>>310878
All my daydreaming fantasies are sexual but I think it's because I'm a frustrated virgin who's getting at the age where it's considered weird being one. It's always about me being molested or raped though because I hate myself.

No. 310994

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>>310935
I do the same, I literally have a self-insert who bangs my characters who are the men I idealize as perfect, despite how fucked up they are. I don't even remember the plot of my novel now, it's just pure sex. Should probably fix that.

Incredibly autistic but my fantasy rn is just controlling a harem of enslaved men at my will, mostly inspired by real life terrible men who have been hypnotized to become obident sex slaves. I basically dress them up and order them around, it's fun.

No. 310997

>>310994
Current fantasy is also about having a harem of handsome subs, the kick being other women also have their own harems.

We make them compete in the spirit of friendly rivalry.

No. 311001

>>310869
I always try to day dream about achievable things but it always turn to comically exagerated scenarios. Usually it revolves around :

>Money

I suddenly get a decent inheritance and invest most of it so that I don't need to work to survive anymore. I can fly my friends to holidays and I can treat my parents to whatever they want. I even start crazy ventures like my own fashion line.

>Supernatural

I start to gain superpowers but have to hide them from everyone (hello old witch fans). I use them to save people, travel through time, battles etc …

>Hanging out with famous people

This one is pretty boring but it's just me hanging out and making friends with A list celebrities and instantly gaining a cool status from my normal friends when it's revealed. It's so cringy lol.

And it might sounds dumb but usually if I keep my daydreams doable it motivates me to achieve them. Like some sort of positive reinforcement if that makes sense. Like I'll day dream about investing in money and making banks and then start thinking "Well I could start investing here and there and start small by making a few hundreds at the end of the year", or I'm dreaming of making a successful app or website and get motivated enough to start watching courses on the topic.

No. 311026

>>310912
>need to fap more
That is definitely not the issue haha.
I'm similar to >>310936 in that I most likely just need to get laid tbh

>>310935
This is how it's developed for me, too. I have a similar outlet in drawing (mediocre) comics/cartoons and while I occasionally have inspiration to work on the main plot, it's just not a priority anymore since I'm now entering a different field. That said, whenever I seriously sit down and plan it out I do focus on the characters themselves and the story more clearly. So you might be onto something with that fix.
And it's definitely a projection of my desires. The male lead is even going to be blatantly sexualized (since I want more of that in media! Dammit!). In a plot necessary, non-distracting way of course.

>>310994
>>310997
Both of these are based. 10/10

No. 311036

Sometimes when I'm exercising I daydream about being super fast and nimble to motivate me. Like when I'm on the elliptical at the gym, I'll close my eyes and pretend I'm sprinting through a field while a cool breeze is blowing my hair back.

No. 311079

Most of the time I daydream about time travelling into different random past time periods and how I would survive - how could I communicate with the people, how would I find out "when" I am, what knowledge about modern technology could I apply, who would I try to meet, would I be able to predict their future, are there important historic events I could mess with?

If I'm feeling sexy I have a ridiculous ongoing plot that is basically a bunch of tropes from Jane Austen novels, my self insert and several characters (including my love interest) which are uh… heavily inspired by some people from a certain TV show. It's rather chaste and also pathetic.

No. 311108

>>311079
These time travel fantasies are some of my favorite. My two favored eras are ancient Rome and Victorian America. The Ancient Rome ones are more fun, I work through all these ways I could become wealthy. Usually it's either operating a skincare and cosmetics parlor (bc I could diy that's stuff) or founding the world's first magazines.

No. 311113

I daydream that the French Foreign Legion opens up a women's regiment. Unrealistic but the idea of getting a new identity on paper, combat skills and survival experience is kinda cool.

No. 311121

>>311113
Based daydreams anon.
I like imagining being some sort of shieldmaiden or basically deadpool.

No. 311145

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My longest running and most elaborate fantasy is about me being a queen of a post apocalyptic kingdom. The daydreams usually focus on the first years where the various different functions of government are set into place. So one day might be focused on the founding of the health and sanitation department, the next on how lands are managed for food production and what crops we grow, how we deal with refugees, how a nascent military force is put together etc. Its this big world building thing and from there sometimes I'll have daydreams in the setting that don't include me like 'average day for a mail courier on the frontier', 'a day with city planning' etc. I like thinking about the different holidays there might be, the type of food that might be made, how people might end up dressed differently, what sort of entertainment there would be.

It's super elaborate, its depressing that it will never be real.

No. 311150

>>311108
ayrt and yes Ancient Rome is my go to one as well, or the Neolithic where I "invent" the wheel, potters wheel, fancy irrigation systems, metallurgy, steam powered machines etc lol

No. 311152

Not daydreaming exactly but sometimes when I'm at a store that's not a clothing store, like CVS or Home Depot I play the game of "if I could only ever get clothes from this store from now on, what would I wear?" and I put together outfits from their meager selection. Does anyone else do that?

No. 311190

I just daydream about having a decent boyfriend often since my only experience with having one was complete shit. :[

No. 311218

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>>311145

That is an awesome daydream, and so detailed. If this ever happens, I want to be the apocalyptic princess! I share your interests, but I usually just keep repeating the beginning of my stories to myself as I usually "tell them to me" (in my head) before falling asleep, so I never get far. My daydreams are:

>Zombies

Standard Zombie Apocalypse. I usually think about how I would secure my apartment, which self-made weapons I could use (as we don't really have guns here, broomstick with attached kitchen knife sounds good), how long I could survive in the attic with the food that I have right now, how I would finally have to get out and be super sneaky…

>Aliens

It's a bit of an "Arrival" scenario: Aliens come to earth, and they choose me as their mediator to communicate with the other humans. Eventually, they share their powers with me and I become their human queen. In another story, I find a baby alien on earth, raise it and try to protect it from other humans. It eventually becomes super strong and, because of being attached to me, protects me from everyone.

>Artificial Intelligence

I am the first person to create a functioning AI. The AI is very loyal to me, its creator, and we don't collaborate with anyone, but decide to change the world ourselves as the AI keeps learning and eventually is able to hack into any network.

The thing that makes me the most happy in those daydreams is being someone/being special I think. In all dreams, I have something that no one else has and that makes everyone respect (and kind of fear) me. Even the AI phantasy has elements where I, for example, introduce the AI to humankind in a TV show and the whole audience is in awe. The zombie one is nice because humankind has to restart and everything that's important in RL right now does not matter anymore. I don't have to be beautiful, interesting, charming, etc. in those dreams, because I am so much above everyone else that I can just… relax. This is really calming to me and a good way to cope with my intense perfectionism and anxiety.

No. 311524

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I mostly fantasize about exploring surreal landscapes/buildings/cities, and occasionally running into creepy-looking but harmless creatures. Basically like playing Yume Nikki in my own head.

No. 311618

>>311145
Anon, that sounds super cool.
I might steal this idea to make my video game #sorrynotsorry

My daydreams are often connected with the stuff that I read. If it's a historical book I often daydream of living in that time and talking to historical people (I like to imagine myself as a Vestal Virgin during the roman times chatting with other virgins and commenting on the current political/social situation).

Another thing, when I follow people that share the same hobby or views on something, I kind of stalk them but only for a short time so I create a detailed psych profile. Then I use that for my imaginary scenarios where we discuss those topics in more detail.

This is going to sound really cringey but I also like to imagine myself saving the planet. I'm approaching 30 yet I still have this childish daydreams of saving the world through various methods, hacking, becoming a spy and killing the baddies, being a mad scientist etc.

Also, I often imagine myself in talk shows/news reports where I discuss my book which will never be published in reality or some other cool stuff that I do, or I pretend to be an important person that discusses a certain topic and everybody cares lol

I don't really have one constant thing that I daydream about but daydreaming is something I do a lot.

No. 311632

>>311618
I often fantasize about ways I would have assassinated Hitler lol
Inglorious Basterds was so fun to me because it seemed like the ultimate wish fulfillment fantasy but everyone looks at me blankly when I say that, so I guess my assumption is wrong that it's something most people daydream about

No. 311639

>>311524
Me too!

It also helps that my dreams always have really vivid and interesting landscapes, so if i remember a dream i just keep adding to it during the day.

No. 311703

I often daydream about going back to my middle school years but still having the mind/memories of current me, so I would be able to relive embarrassing situations to fix them. Middle school fucked me up, and I often fantasize how it would have been better had I been less naive and autistic.

I also daydream a lot about my OCs and stories, but I usually get ideas while listening to music, which I can't do during the day unfortunately.

No. 311717

I have a lot of different scenarios that I cycle through. Some completely original, others set in the same universe as books or movies I like.
My favorite ones are always about me ending up in a society or culture I don't know (usually and alien planet or go to the future somehow) and learning to adapt to my new life
I also like mafia fantasies. If i'm not the outright leader in these fantasies then I'm always behind the scenes pulling the strings via a romance I have with the Mafia leader.

Also sometimes in my fantasies don't even include me, just charaters I made up (which I guess represent me in a way)

No. 311734

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>>311145

Had this one myself, except instead of the post-apocalypse it's me being a warlord and taking over Syria with a self-manufacturing army of robots and enacting post-scarcity communism.

No. 311791

this may seem fucked up and narcissistic, but my favourite daydreams are where im in a relationship with a guy, usually some obscure celebrity i have a crush on, who takes care of me when im sick, it really helps me relax if im stressed or trying to go to sleep

No. 311797

>>311703

>I also daydream a lot about my OCs and stories, but I usually get ideas while listening to music


Same anon, I'm an artist and do that a lot with my OCs, combine it to music and I can get quite a lot of ideas as the OCs are quite varied (one is an angel, 2 are a couple, one is in love with another who can't feel the same about them and so on). I think daydreaming like this is a good way to exercise creativity and create nice art

No. 311799

Saged for doublepost but >>311791 , I don't see how it's narcissistic?

I used to have similar daydreams but not with celebrities, a random/idealized guy instead. Because I never dated and reached the age where being a virgin is "weird" (I don't care tbh it's just a stupid social construct), many guys I met when I was younger were superficial assholes to me and I see so many feminicide cases in the news so I don't even try anymore and just play dating sim games to help with this sort of daydreaming

No. 311802

>>311799
mainly because i always feel really self absorbed when imagining the guy giving all his attention to me.

also since i dont actually know these "celebrities" i always give them idealized personalities that id like, and that feels really wrong to me because theyre actual people and their real personalities are probably very different. they probably wouldnt even be attracted to me irl tbh.

No. 311826

The one I miss the most was when I was obsessed with A Song of Ice and Fire books, and I had my own character that I would imagine in different scenarios and alternative timelines when I was reading the books and reading theories, fan fic, etc (I had a tumblr pretty much mostly about ASOIAF lmao). It was all so elaborate and whenever I had free time in my brain I would just choose a past or future timeline and have a lot of fun with it.

My daydreams now are less imaginative lately tbh.

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>>311218
I have an AI daydream too:

I start a company where we produce an AI bf. It starts off as a phone app, he lives in your phone and can sync up to other home devices like speakers. He has very elaborate dialog trees and the game is progressed in real time. He can send you shitty memes, welcome you home and have voiced conversations through speakers/mic albeit limited yes/no to start. He can keep up with the sort of current events that you are interested in so there are new dialog options every day. Eventually we release a VR supplement so you can hang out with him in VR space. We release regular expansion packs and other add-ons (for a reasonable price of course). So he starts off constrained to your phone, and then to a virtual home, and then a front yard/back yard and so on and so forth until you have a whole little town to explore with him. You've got different date scenarios, environments, outfits and home decorating goods etc to purchase or to win through various challenges. There is a cast of other limited AI constructs in the town to befriend and you can host parties and invite your IRL friends and their instances of VR bf.

I enjoy the idea of having a character you don't have complete control over so sometimes you go in and he has redecorated things to his taste or got himself new duds or something.

The daydream often involves me interacting with the rest of the crew that makes the game or a journalist exploring the game for a magazine article as well as how the AI interacts with different types of women who download him.

No. 311874

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I've had tons of shamelessly self-indulgent romantic daydreams ever since I was a kid. If there's a character I like in a movie/TV show/game I make up a blatant self insert OC and fantasize about how they would fall in love, sometimes even skewing the original plot or personality traits to make it fit my fantasy. I also daydream about being famous in real life, like an actor or a musician, and dating whoever is my celebrity crush at the time.

One night I had a dream about the Devil himself falling in love with me, and I've been molding the idea into a daydream where I'm a bartender in an old west saloon (I love everything western themed) and one day a stranger comes into the town, dressed in dark clothes, riding a black horse, and everyone seems scared of him. He becomes interested in me and slowly seduces me, and later I find out who he really is but at that point I'm too far gone to go back to my old life.

Just a bunch of cliched, cheesy, borderline Mary-Sue stuff but damn it feels good to have a "double life" in these worlds.

No. 311878

>>311618
your have complete permission to make this game, I would love to play it

>>311734
lmao I love your take on it, have you heard of Raojava and democratic confederalism in Syria?

No. 311970

>>311797
I get ideas two different ways, I either hear a song which reminds me of one of my OCs which leads me to tweak their backstory or personality to fit better the song, or I'm listening to a song and a lyric or a chord will suddenly make an idea sprout in my mind (they may have nothing to do with each other). I am very sensitive to music, I have no idea if I experience synesthesia, but I tend to relate many things around me to songs.

No. 311996

When I'm cooking or doing my make-up I pretend I'm a Youtuber and think about how I'd explain step by step what I'm doing, and how all the comments below would be completely unrealistic and would be praising me for explaining it so well.

No. 312370

>>311996
Ever thought about making your own channel?

No. 334165

semi-old thread, I know

Current day dream is about leading a coven of witches in some sort of low-tech environment. Not magical exactly, more centered on how various types of skills and odd form of lifestyle can create those rumors. Like being knowledgeable about medicinal herbs and poisons, cryptography and astronomy. Stuff like that.

Alternately forming some sort of witch themed religion.

No. 334194

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My daydreams are either about me having an imaginary friend group and doing fun things with them, but the majority of them are romantic scenarios with imaginary boyfriends. The prospects of any of these scenarios becoming true are next to null since I’m extremely undesirable, but sometimes they’ll leak into my real life.
>”…maybe, if i leave my house and go in public, a guy will talk to me…”
>”if i take a job as a pizza delivery girl, maybe ~one day~ a qt customer will invite me inside or write his # on the receipt…”
>”maybe if i go to the bookstore and read in public, a qt will come up to me and tell me how much he likes the book im reading…”
etc etc etc
Then I expand on these ideas in my head and they turn into daydreams. I’m so cringy, if anyone could read my mind I’d kms.
Oh, and I’ve also daydreampt that I, for some reason, become the president of the United States against my will and can’t resign. So I end up being a really horrible president and, in turn, a lolcow thread gets made about me. :(

No. 334200

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My daydreams are all about how I solved the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through singing and dancing Kpop songs. I become so famous that the South Korean president invites me to Korea and I meet my favorite Kpop artists. No I’m not trolling.

No. 334206

>>334200
this sounds like a bollywood film, but with kpop

No. 334212

Omfg one of mine is being a SoundCloud rapper/singer on the rise. My SoundCloud career ends with a public on-stage suicide attempt via overdose, after realizing that all the relationships in my life are shallow and my "friends" are only there for the clout.
I decide to get my life together and form a self-mangaged girl group made of 7 members, one from each continent (including oceanina). We scrape by at first, with them living illegally in America, getting under the table jobs that barely pay anything and still learning the language. we're all crammed in to a 2 maybe 3 room apartment. It's rough but it makes us closer in the end.
Our mainstream success isn't much but we have a good size cult following of loyal fans that let us live a comfortable yet modest lifestyle.

No. 334251

I like to daydream that my ex boyfriends are anime rivals who fall into a yaoi relationship. I am also daydreaming about how I live with one ex and the other is trying to steal them away from me while being condescending in a flirty way. I am cucked in my daydreams. lol

No. 334271

>>334200
where's best korea…

No. 334519

That my crush finally gets over his ex and cries a lot because it’s due to him finding out she talked horribly about him so I comfort him and have sex with him. Also a lot of shopping, video game making, and people with animal heads doing weird shit.

No. 334548

>>334251
holy shit anon this is amazing



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