uncontrollable imagination or daydreaming / extreme or instense daydreaming

[troubledteenager]

Since 5th grade (I am in 11th grade now) I have had a very powerful imagination but the problem is it has become almost uncontrollable. Since the 10th grade i have been unconsciously falling into deep & powerful day dreams that my body would (unawaringly to me) twitch or suddenly move in response to the stimulation in my head. My imagination had me dreaming all types of different worlds & creating storylines. The pro of this was evident in my school work; i was able to come up with intelligent answers & construct captivating essays. Kids in my class have noticed the blank look on my face during lessons & the unusual body jerking. Resulting in me being watched by a number of wary kids during classes & others calling me a "freak" behind my back. Can some1 please tell me whats wrong with me? I'm left handed, good at drawing & love trance music as i find it euphoric. This fantasy world iv created is addictive. the jerks are casued by stimulation in my head. so like if i imgained someone throw a quick right my left arm wud sortof twitch cuz in my head id be imagining myself blocking it.
yea so im not nacroleptic, epileptic or got any sleeping disorders. i have done extensive research on this and havent found anything that matches, i do not have adhd or add. i have however found a few others that are facing this same predicament. all of us do not know what this is and want some answers.

[WJK5828]

Agreed. About 75% of the people on this thread (who talk about stimming, making sounds, and deep daydreams) sound like they have CMS.
We were worried about our son when he started hand movements and rocking back and forth at age 3. We took videos of him and saw a pediatric neurologist (Dr. Wolff) at Boston Childrens' Hospital. He watched the videos for 2 minutes and interacted with our son for another 2-3 minutes to rule out other causes (e.g. autism). He then spent half an hour counseling us that CMS is benign and that the only concern we should have is about how to deal with others who don't understand what he's up to.
He is six now and seems to be aware that he's stimming but has been left alone by other kids. From what I read, many people view it as their "gift". As for us, we often smile when we see his hands frantically twisting as he really seems to be enjoying himself... and we can tell when he needs to go to bed.

[Flamingo88]

Heya.  Pretty sure I have this and would love to join the Facebook group. I have just requested permission to one, not sure if its the same

[Flamingo88]

Heya.  Pretty sure I have this and would love to join the Facebook group. I have just requested permission to one, not sure if its the same one

[Amandachitty721]

Please join our facebook group!!!!! you are not alone!!!!!!! Search for complex motor stereotypies! Everyone there will help. you all have something called intense imagination with movements.

[Amandachitty721]

I know this comment is way past due but your situation seems like you have complex motor stereotypies (CMS) Specifically, intense imagination with movements (IIM)

[Little__hellion]

I have this as well always have since I could remember, my parents to me to see about it they said it was a phase little do they know I'm 19 now and if anything I do it more, some doctors called it a "tick" my hands twitch and I lose sight of the world and enter my own and it is perfect to my liking, my mom would catch me when I was young and would tell me to stop so I'd hide, certain things trigger it music, I often picture myself as the singer of the band or something like that, intense movies as a kid starwars, transformers anything like that, I never played with many toys because I didn't have to, I always built things and was always creative now I make metal art being a welder. Also I'll often get headaches from dreaming so hard. To be honest it's a love hate relationship I love it in a way but also hate it because no one that doesn't have it will ever understand us, just glad I'm not alone.