Daydreaming! need serious help

[Daydreams2much]

I thought I was going nuts. I thought I had a serious mental problem. Was I a schizo for daydreaming so much and for talking out loud during my daydreams? Turns out after reading this thread, there are a lot of normal people who suffer from this same affliction.

I am usually able to keep myself from acting out on my daydreams in public. I still find myself "zoning out" at work and in social settings. I hate it because my boss is like telling me that so many times she passes by my desk and I am staring into space. It's hard for me to keep from daydreaming. I find it hard to focus on my job. Maybe I know now I am not crazy, but it does seriously affect me.

Sometimes I go into a daze when I am around family and friends, and they all get concerned because they think something's bothering me, that something is wrong. It does affect my relationships because I am not paying enough attention to the people surrounding me. I will be on the phone with a friend, and I will suddenly start daydreaming. My friend will be talking on and on, and I haven't heard one word of it. All of the sudden, my friend is saying, "Are you there? You're not saying anything." I'm like, "Sorry, I was distracted, what was that again?" I wish I wasn't like this. But yet, I can't help it. I've been this way from the time I was a small child. My parents were constantly telling me to snap out of it.

I thought I was crazy, but I can't help but wish there was a solution out there for me. It is embarrassing, and its affecting my relationships and my job. It does not help with my self-esteem.