Have you ever lived in the 'what if' world?

Most of the time I am in my "what-if" world, this is when I am thinking about the things that I regret in life. Even if we tend to look at the present and be contented as it is, I just cant live my "what-if" world. This is where I try to pick up the pieces in my life and create a story beyond what is happening in reality.

I can not live in the "what if" world. If I allowed myself to ponder over all the choices that I have had to make..I wouldn't have time to live in my world now. I think that everyone thinks from time to time about the what ifs but it is the choices we have now that makes the what ifs of the future.

I visit this world almost everyday. I think that too much of reality will really hurt you. It really is an escape when you do this. I think that it is healthy even. It is a great way to loosen up and shake all the stresses you have in your system. Having said this, I still want to face what is in front of me. I have to come back to the world of the real at some point.

I've been living in this world for as long as i can remember. Every time i make a decision and whether the decision is right or wrong, i seem to enter the word of "what if". Sometimes it makes me mad for making a bad decision or letting go of an opportunity and then again comes the "what if" world. I personally hate it and seem to question myself of why i'm not content and confident with myself and the decisions i make.

Life is always face choices and a choice you made may change your all life.I always think about what life would be if I made the better choice.My life would not the same.I wouldn't get so much pressure from my parents?Life would be much easier?I lost in "what if " world once in a while and then the reality drag me back.Yesterday is history and i should make the right choice to get a better tomorrow.

Well, I sometimes do fantasize about something that will not happen in my life. You know, those things that will happen only in tv or movies, like "Alias", "X-Men". I feel happy thinking what if I could be one of those supernatural power people. Thinking what I would do with my "abilities" in my daily life. Like, if I can teleport to anywhere I want to, then the long distance relationship problem with my boyfriend will be solved right away, and travelling around the world wouldnt be a problem. Haha.. But I've never really got sucked into those imaginary world that I needed to shake my head to wake up to the reality. Hmm.. Maybe your mind runs wilder than most people haha

Since the age of 8 , I was in the what if world. I thought like a chess player , about 5 steps ahead. If I do this, They will that. If I say this , I will be in trouble More And Besides I was convinced my happiness was Never an option but I was stubborn enough not to Ever do anything I wanted to do.With help of friends and my guy , time , and self worth , I have changed. I Still think what if but I will Say what I think is right for the moment. I don;t think 5 steps ahead. I wait and see What is to happen instead of thinking the worse is to come.

I think I've lived in the what if world my whole life, and only recently opened my eyes to reality. The what if world is a fun place to visit, but it doesn't help us get real things done!

i lived like that. i dont regret my decisions, or the way my life now. everything that already happen is just perfect. its not 100% happy. but its perfect. its just what i need. but still i always wonder... what if... what if i didnt go to china last year, will i still came to singapore will i ever met the guy that took my heart what if i didnt quit my job several years ago, will in the end go to singapore too? what if i choose to get my degree in US, will i be staying there right now? what if... what if...

Sometimes I wonder "what if" I had found out about myLot earlier . . . could I have accumulated more extra pocket money all this time since I've become a stay at home mom? "What if" I had been here instead of wasting my time and energy at Yahoo Answers for over a year? Ok, that's just one "what if" instance in my life. I think about "what ifs" constantly, but I don't dwell in a "what if" world - probably because reality always kicks me in the head before I can even start daydreaming - hee hee. I've had a discussion about the past with one of my friends - and he says to forget the what ifs - no sense trying to "perfect the past" as it ain't gonna happen - in his opinion. Yah, I know it's not going to happen . . . but it's nice to think "what if" every now and then.

As soon as I read your title, I thought to myself oh my G! This is how I lived the vast majority of my life and to be honest it worked well for me. Then a couple of years ago I decided you know I brought me to this point, I need to slow down with my thoughts and live for today and hope for tomorrow. The what if's although made me challenge a great many aspects in my life actually made me a silently depressed person. I can tell you that since I let go of the what if's I feel like a great deal of weight has lifted off my back. In full honesty I am glad I did have the what if's because not sure I would have done well to date without it.

Hi bounce, The way to never-never land is just around the corner. Just close your eyes to grim realities and you are there. What is interesting here is that if you think hard enough, those things eventually becomes real as our daily experiences. Just read the books of Jules Verne or Carl Sagan, to name just a few: magic yesterday, reality today.

I try to avoid going into that mode. I become frustrated when i realize reality is otherwise. I just try harder to realize my dreams. But if it seemed futile then i let go of it.

I do "escape" to such world very often. I'm not sure it's exactly an "what if" world, but it's all mine. I just "go to" a different place in my mind and it is so real that I can even talk to people who are not there. I just pretend to be someone else and I step into the role. I've experienced various scenarios while I was there. I love it. Sounds a bit schizophrenic, but this is my way to escape from reality from time to time. I can come back any time I want and I completely realize it isn't the real world. But this is also a way for me to relax. Oh, and I run away only when I'm alone. I can't afford to do it at work or while my family and friends are around. Otherwise I'd be institutionalized at once! :)

oh yes I am a regular in the world of "what if". There ate just a lot of things happening around me and when I respond to those events, after a few moments, off I go to what if world by regretting my decisions and saying things like, "what if I accepted his offer? then I would have been happier" or "what if I just bought this? I may have needed it in the future." or something like that.