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July 2019

Revalidating Real Life after Maladaptive Day… Almost five years ago I became entrenched in Maladaptive Daydreaming. I was in deep denial of how badly my degree had been going for the five years previous to that and I took refuge somewhere no one… Discussion Revalidating Real Life after Maladaptive Day… 11 Likes First Post - How I Successfully Transitioned from Daydreams to Real Life

I didn't know MDD was a thing the first time I consciously decided to daydream. I was in elementary school and I'd been having problems falling asleep. I'd initially tried to think of a black hole…

Blog First Post - How I Successfully Transitioned from Daydreams to Real Life 4 Likes

May 2019

curing MD: personal notes from a fellow traveler

Fellow MD’ers,

Recently I’ve been contemplating a bit on my personal context of MD. I kinda analyzed it, and realized it might help others to share my experience or it might help me…

Blog curing MD: personal notes from a fellow traveler 2 Likes

February 2018

What genre does your daydreaming world typic… I've noticed that many people have different types of worlds they go into. Many of them are fantasy-based, but there are also action-adventure, mystery, drama, and love-driven ones I'm sure. So I'm… Discussion What genre does your daydreaming world typic… 5 Likes

October 2017

Maladaptive DayDreaming and Limerence Is there a link between the two? Limerence is described as “an involuntary interpersonal state that involves an acute longing for emotional reciprocation, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, feelings, a… Discussion Maladaptive DayDreaming and Limerence 5 Likes I'm afraid to be without it I don't really know why I'm writing this other than to document a recent change in my feelings about MD. I used to be firmly against trying to quit because I felt the pros outweighed the cons. And al… Discussion I'm afraid to be without it 4 Likes Personality Do most of you guys consider yourself very secretive people. Do you hide alot of things that are only to be expressed in dreamworld. Do you treat your thoughts, feelings, and self expression as top-s… Discussion Personality 2 Likes

September 2017

Feeling ashamed but can't stop This is awful to admit and I feel so ashamed for doing it. In my daydreams I have someone at the moment who is my main romantic interest. I've been having a really tough time losing my friends. I hav… Discussion Feeling ashamed but can't stop 2 Likes Journey to a Life Free of Maladaptive Daydre… Day 1 - I've been Maladaptive Daydreaming for over four years now, and I know that it's time to stop. I've recently been able to improve my life, but am facing some obstacles right now and want to cl… Discussion Journey to a Life Free of Maladaptive Daydre… 33 Likes Depersonalization/Derealization (DP/DR) Hi everyone, I was wondering if any one on here has heard of DP/DR before or experienced this? The MD and this disorder really makes me feel like I am trapped in my own mind, away from the world I re… Discussion Depersonalization/Derealization (DP/DR) 2 Likes

March 2017

Accountability

I am grateful that this site actually exists because I have known all my life that there is an energy and time drain in my life that is keeping me from achieving my full potential. I was…

Blog Accountability 4 Likes The Working memory and default brain networks When most of us fall asleep, the brain network that involves attention to the outside world (the working memory network consisting primarily of the lateral frontal and parietal cortices) deactivates… Blog The Working memory and default brain networks 2 Likes CURE of MD (probable) Hey, i was suffering from MD from past two years. I was daydreaming for 16 hrs a day. t was out of control . I could'nt study ,drive my bike or do any activity properly. I had 5 alternative personali… Discussion CURE of MD (probable) 7 Likes

February 2017

Yes, you can cure Maladaptive Daydreaming Two years ago when I joined this community, I think I was more dead than alive. I've been waging quite a brutal war with maladaptive dreaming and the array of issues that underlie it ever since then… Discussion Yes, you can cure Maladaptive Daydreaming 175 Likes

September 2015

Part IV: Curing MD Hey guys. For those who are following my other topic on curing MD, I finally got some spare time to update and elaborate on some things that I thought were missing in the previous posts. I'm posting… Discussion Part IV: Curing MD 10 Likes

August 2015

Causes and Effects. I was bullied and attacked as a small kid for being different, and to deal with the anxiety and pain I invented a world where I could get my new drug of choice- approval- from made up crowds in my mi… Discussion Causes and Effects. 8 Likes

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