'Me at night thinking of fantasies to get myself to sleep': Gen Z TikTokers Advocate for the Practice of 'Shifting', Puzzle the Rest of the Internet

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Dec 15, 2023 2:00 PM EST

The whole point of fantasy is that it seems better than reality. The main reason for this is that it isn't real in any way, shape, or form. It wasn't too long ago that the general consensus was that if you wanted to realize a dream, you had to put in the work for it (if it was possible). Otherwise, you had to let it stay in your imagination.

This isn't the case anymore in the roaring 2020s! An increasing number of people have been turned onto the wonders of manifestation, which is basically the idea that if you think about something enough in the right way it will come true. Now, though, there's an even kookier method of getting the vision you have in your head. Shifting is a concept that has been around for a while, and was briefly popular with certain Harry Potter fans who claimed they used it to enter the wizarding universe. The whole idea is that through the power of your mind, you enter a different reality. This is no simple lucid dream. 

For whatever reason, this interesting idea has caught the attention of Twitter recently. It's fair to say that most on the bird app are not especially impressed. While it's fun to daydream, it's a lot better to try and improve your life as it stands.

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    yasmin @ycsm1n tiktok induced schizophrenia Follow
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    MY PERMASHIFTING PLAN 1 i will deffo be permashifting before the end of this year but i will most likely permashift in september (since i dont really see a goal/point of me still being aware of this reality) 3 i have thought of plans to reincarnate after shifting to thousands of drs but i honestly prefer just chilling in my wr whenever i get bored of shifiting 2+after i've permashifted, i will be shifting to all sorts of realities and will have my waiting room as my "home reality" (the reality i
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    Cleaners she permashifted for him and they grew old together he has no idea + 162.6K
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    he shifted for them they all died in a school shooting in his cr + 162 6K
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    sillumillu shifting is so beautiful 11-28 Reply 1987 Millie M. Creator It really is, you can explore so many places that God created 11-28 Reply 646
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    ling @chuulgicel • 2d Replying to @ycsmin im going to shift myself
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    Feelinalittlebookish @Feelinthebooks Follow Replying to @ycsm1n What the heck is shifting? My immediate thought was shapeshifting like human to werewolves or Sam to dog from true blood lol
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    yasmin @ycsm1n. 1d this is how people who engage in shifting explain it r/shiftingrealities ... WHAT IS SHIFTING? there's a lot of real science and studies done about this concept, but put simply, shifting (also referred to as quantum jumping, reality shifting, etc.) is moving your consciousness from one realty, the one you're currently in, to a reality that you want to be in. a common thought process is that every time you make a choice, you're shifting to the reality where you made that decisi
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    Arlene @realARRodriguez - 1d Replying to @ycsm1n I feel like an old person again, I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about
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    + @wedonawtkare . 1d Replying to @ycsm1n ima shift my way off this earth
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    cherub @ave_inamorata 1d . Replying to @ycsm1n *smokes cigarette* back in my day the girls would call it quantum jumping lol
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    @euronatiii. 1d Natalya Replying to @ycsm1n They should've banned this app months ago
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    Pear @AnonPear. 1d Replying to @ycsmin When the multiverse meets bisexual crystal girls
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    doob @ctrldoob. 1d 20 8 ११ when the shift was so bad you gotta sit in silence for a coupla minutes or 55 comments ikonicjunehoe HOW DO YOU SHIFTT 2h Reply peytonmorrisonn no like work, like a job FOT 1444 55 X 19 167
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    taco belle @animalologist. 1d Personally I think the fact that teens are literally maladaptive daydreaming so hard that they've convinced themselves they're visiting other dimensions bc they're so unhappy and ungrounded in their reality is fairly damning for modern society but maybe that's just me
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    ro @loveologian. 2d is this a good time to tell u all about how this got popularised by zoomer potterheads trying to draco malfoy
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    •jonty @jonteye. 1d okay but can i be so real i think i almost shifted once????
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    SOFTSHIKIONI @softshikioni - 19h Replying to @ycsm1n >makes decision "I'm permashifting B)"
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    ace эйсечка (.. \\)y... @useobwaas Follow Replying to @ycsmin me at night thinking of silly little fantasies to get myself to sleep
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    Aly@voboscokezero - 2d Replying to @ycsm1n It took me awhile to realize that "dr" is supposed to be desired realities, not doctors. Like okay girl do whatever you can to get help!!
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    Allie @AllisonG07 - 1d Replying to @ycsm1n I remember the good old days when I was a teenager and you just smoked a bunch of pot if you wanted to experience an alternate reality.
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    Esa @Nyght_Huntress - 2d Replying to @ycsm1n Kids have been in screens for so long they're just now learning what having an imagination is
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