European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily in Nagazi Ine some people spend half their Day in a r by Daniel Goleman new York times any people occasionally Lurn Oil the drab or irksome readies of the Day through Lanai Jay. But some people a Tasci Yahng minority. Spend much of their waking lives lost in a fantasy world Nav Iarj to to join the common reality almost As a Victor according o read archers about 4 percent of people spend Hall or More of choir waking hours absorbed in reverie Tho fantasies Are nol More fleeting daydreams bul something of a Cross Hok Cen a dream and a movie where an elaborate scenario unfolds once a theme 15 set. Vivid la Ntasios can be triggered by Somo Chancy element the word a Gyp for instance can prompt a detailed menial drama ii Boji the Days of the pharaohs while nearly everyone fantasizes irom Lime to time the extent to which some people engage in Walter Mitty Hoo dreams sets them apart. Those Are adults who seem never to have Ell behind the child s fascination with Lan lasy the fantasy prone Are completely immersed in their imaginary world intensely  said Steven Jay Lynn a Pye Holowis at Ohio University. These Are nol Ordinary daydreams " study of the fantasy prone is illuminating the psychological benefits As Welt As the i stalls of fantasy. Recent studies of extreme  find that most Are More creative and More Empal Elic than other people. Some have remarkable capacities like an ability to reach orgasm through fantasy alone. And for the most part the extreme fantasize s capacity of imagine contributes to his or her psychological Well being serving Lynn proposes As a Way to adapt to the stresses of reality to Deal with anger for instance or with trauma suffered Long ago in childhood sometimes though the extreme fantasizing goes awry leading to menial disturbance As the lines Between reality and imagination blur. While Uherc arc no firm data on exactly How much time people spend in fantasy studies of what people Are doing Al Landom limes during the Day have found that people s thoughts Are elsewhere from 10 percent to 20 percent of the Lime. A Smalter fraction of that time is spent in fantasy said Michael Sci Szentmihalyi a psychologist at the University of Chicago. Most daydreams Are ephemeral lasting just a few  he said real fantasies with fully articulated plots Are much rarer but to Don t know just How  in the daydream one might consider leaving on Tho next plane for Paris in the fantasy one might imagine in detail and Al length being involved in the intrigues of the court of Louis Xiv. Research by Eric Klinger a psychologist Al the University of Minnesota found that most people s daydreams Are about mundane events like paying Bills of getting a haircut Only about 5 percent Are sexual most people ate prone to daydreaming in particular situations such As a Boring class for those at the extreme fantasies Are so compelling that they set aside special times just to immerse themselves in imaginary scenarios Many devote an hour or two each Day to fantasy others say icy have spent entire weekends alone absorbed in intricate pretend worlds at times their fantasies Are so vivid that these people Are not sure where imagination ends and reality for the Mott part urn  t capacity to  contributes to psycho logic Wall being a Way to adapt to Tom to Anutt of Nasty. Begins. But by and Large fhe fantasies seem to be beneficial. The fantasies offer a Welcome Relief from the Sfurm Uno Drang of life