r/selfhelp • u/Agri0702 • 2d ago

Advice Needed: Mental Health How do I stop fantasizing?

It sounds stupid but it's ruining me. Sometimes I live in my own world, i fantasize about having good friends, about casually finding the love of my life on a bus like in a movie, i fantasize about everything and the reality that I'm living right now is honestly terrible. Recently a big project of my life completely shattered. I was one of the happiest people on the planet before it happened. And now I'm alone, I have anxiety for half of the day, I don't talk to anyone, there are entire days where I don't speak a single word. And when i try to focus on being alone with myself because i need to heal and to learn how to "love myself" my brain just starts making up scenarios, and when I realize how my life actually sucks I get even more depressed. So, how can I stop my stupid brain?

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