Fantasy and Addiction

A fantasy can be said to be an imagined thought which can simply be anything. Someone who fantasizes frequently, is not too worried about the reality. Taking a look at the football fantasy league, you would have the full opportunity of creating your own team according to your preferred specifications. You are more or less like the God of the league who set things in place according to his own desire.

Fantasies are futuristic related, they involve our projected goals and dreams. They could be physical in some cases, romantic or professional. You could see yourself changing a physical appearance or getting married in the most glamorous style. The concept of fantasy is very important, as it determines to an extent how our lives are driven. This could be a platform for us to properly work on our goals and be motivated to achieve them.

Fantasizing is good. However, the problem with it is, people get dejected when they find out that time has been wasted on fantasizing because in the reality, nothing has been achieved. This shows that such person does not have a clear aim in life.

You know that fantasizing has crossed the line when you discover that you start substituting it for real-life relationships and friendships. The fact remains that having quality relationships with people counts a lot and there are many benefits inherent in it. Someone who spends much time fantasizing would find it hard to socialize and make healthy relationships as one advances in age.

It also becomes unhealthy when it begins to damage you both psychologically and physically. You could begin to imagine some kind of patterns which might be harmful to your health in the long run. You might see yourself as someone who would not succeed and it could lead you to do something crazy. This occurs when you rethink and ponder on this over and over again.

The negative side of fantasizing is, it has often made people depressed, and they end up being addicted to drugs or alcohol which would make them feel better. If care is not taken, such person could be driven to commit suicide. Fantasizing should be done with a view to relieving stress and pondering on ideas which can make you a better person.

One fact about fantasizing is, it does not just happen in an instant from an unknown source. There is always an origin behind it. You cannot just fantasize ordinarily, there has to be a propelling force behind it. People have often had different views about fantasizing. Some have termed it to be good while others have seen fantasizing to be something which could drive someone to commit some actions, which are detrimental to your health.

THE ROLE OF FILMS/BOOKS IN FANTASIZING

Films and books play a pivotal role in fantasizing. Taking a novel for example, there are certain characters in a novel which might interest you. Their actions in the novel could serve as a source of motivation for you, and you might find yourself replicating these actions in the physical. It could also get to the extent that you would idolize such character and even give reasons for the character’s misdemeanor because you are totally taken to this character.

The same thing applies to films. In this case, fantasizing could be more effective unlike book. You fall in love with probably the protagonist of the film, and you could eventually find yourself trying to behave in every single way like him. If care is not taken, you would find out that you keep on replaying the film over and over again in order to perfectly integrate this character’s lifestyle into your being.

THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN FANTASIZING

Another strong factor responsible for fantasizing which is closely related to films and books, is the media. Now, this looks like a proper representation of reality. People all over the world who are either ardent or passive users of the media would surely have someone they look up to in the media world. It could be an artiste, a songwriter, a sportsman amongst others. So for this particular person, it would be easier for you to keep up with the lifestyle of such person, because the media has made it possible.

The person’s lifestyle would be spread out before you for the purpose of emulation. The availability of social media platforms has made it easier for you to check up on your favorite celebrity and keep up with their way of life.
It then becomes dangerous when you discover that it is unable to keep up with their lifestyle, and you start trying out unpleasant acts in order to make sure you are just like them.

COMPARING AND BALANCING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FANTASY AND REALITY

An Exposition Into The Concept Of Fantasy And Reality

Expressing the difference between fantasy and reality might be a little difficult due to the complexity of both activities. At times, people become lost in an illusion due to somethings that they might be thinking of, either they have already happened, are currently happening, are expected to happen in the future, or are expected to have happened.

An illusion is similar to fantasy. However, it is slightly different from a fantasy, it is a mere false impression or an idea that appears to seem as a current happening or better put a reality, while a fantasy is an idea that is very much applicable in the real word but is limited to imagination. A fantasy basically is a baseless idea that is being imagined and believed by an individual to be a reality, letting aside all other possible assumptions.

Reality on the other hand, is the current or past state of things as they happen or as they exist. It does not have anything to do with the future or anything that is to happen in the future time. It is characterized by activities that are currently happening and activities that already existed in the past. It is not a belief nor an assumption, it is the actual materialization of things as they happen.

How Fantasy Differs From Reality

People often find it difficult to strike a balance between fantasy and reality. The moment a person starts fantasizing about something, there is a high tendency that a belief is being created already, such belief is what makes the person mistake fantasy with what is happening in the real world (reality). From study and research, such fantasies are propelled by past undesired happening or unexpected happenings, which are now patterned into an imagination of what the person expects to see in the future, and that is when the person starts having problems with balancing fantasy with reality.

Balancing Fantasy With Reality

In order to get out of such imagination, one needs to learn from the past experience and start placing more focus on what is actually happening, instead of ruminating and reflecting on those past experiences without a way forward. It might actually seem to be hard, trying to get over such a complex combination of mind thoughts, but doing that is actually for the best. It could happen in the case of human relationship, where close friends and partners tend to stop being in talking terms with each other due to some shortfalls. It is really important that such persons quickly wake up from the fantasy, and face the reality to utilize time.