Is Daydreaming Bad or Good?

I tend to daydream all of the time. It can be both good and bad depending on when and where it happens.

I did do some daydreaming about the cartoon characters on television that I saw. It was good daydreaming that continues in my fan fictions today.

I´d say that it is wonderful. No matter what moms or teachers say.

Nothing wrong with daydreaming unless you do it all day long. This is why I'm a writer it helps keep me from going off into daydreams because it is an escape from actual reality. It's a coping mechanism from when I was younger to help with trauma but not everyone does that as way people who do do it all day long usually for a reason.

I daydream a lot. But mostly when I am alone.

@akalinus I daydream now at the age of 30.I feel it has enabled me to enjoy.Sometimes lying on my bed I imagine myself as a man who is poor and has nothing to eat and no house to live in and who is struggling to survive.I don't know how it makes me better prepared to struggle against all odds.

I tend to daydream if I am alone, but I pay attention when someone is talking or explaining something. Even if daydreaming isn't dangerous to your physical health, excessive daydreaming is a disorder called "maladaptive daydreaming". Excessive daydreaming may fully immerse you in an imaginary world, making it difficult for you to maintain healthy interactions and complete your responsibilities in the real world.?

I used to daydream in school a lot but then grew out of it before high school

There were occasions in a boring class when I let my mind wander. Of course that's when the teacher would call on me. Have a good day.

I tended, and still do, to day dream a lot. It comes from a very intelligent and creative mind that is extremely active creating things that maybe some people don't understand. In school the teachers tended to have fun ridiculing and embarrassing the students that were lost in their own thoughts and day dreaming. Even now when I day dream it's usually about a new teddy bear or other animal pattern. It also could be about a new recipe for a main dish or dessert...or even a salad. Today it was about a possible cookie. I'd much rather be lost in a positive day dream than in a negative current event.

Daydreaming is like a secret adventure, right? But it's a mixed bag. It's fun to get lost in your imagination, but it can also land you in hot water when you're not paying attention. For me, it was a bit of both – good for creativity, bad for focus.

I think that most of the creative people are like that. And I am one of them . My elder daughter is like that and she is very imaginative and creative.

not always good....

not so in school but after the school was over. these days or for a year or two ago, i can't. miss those days

It has its place, but not generally during math class!

Being an only child I daydreamed a lot and it helped me develop a good imagination which has helped with my writing and poetry,

@akalinus I guess it depends on what one daydreams about. If it distracts from people talking to you then not good but if it is normal thinking then it depends on the situation and what one daydreams about.

Sounds like you had quite the imagination as a kid! It's amazing how those daydreams can just sweep you away, isn't it? I remember getting lost in my own thoughts too, especially when I was supposed to be listening in class or doing chores at home. But hey, those daydreams were like my own personal adventures. Sure, they might've landed me in trouble every now and then, but they also sparked my creativity and made me see the world in a whole new light. So, yeah, I guess you could say daydreaming was a bit of a mixed bag for me too.