Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest
Started Apr 27 0 Replies 1 Like
Back in secondary school, my English teacher noticed how extremely quiet I was sitting there, not taking part in everybody's conversations. At some point I took part in a curling club, she…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jessica Ballantyne Feb 17. 2 Replies 1 Like
Unsure if I was foolish towards life. I'm a neurodivergent who is naturally a daydreamer from birth. I always wanted a life of friends and relationships that never was. Well, I seem to affect people…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by The1andonlyAbber Feb 20. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Has maladaptive daydreaming gave you so much hope and assures you things. But real life keeps biting back you in the ass—like fuck? It throws you off guard to an extent you're mad at yourself for…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jessica Ballantyne Feb 20. 6 Replies 1 Like
I used to cope with my loneliness by doing MD—but it strikes me, if I hadn't started MD and learned to socialize like people do, even if it means watching them, I probably would've been a happier…Continue
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Posted on May 2, 2024 at 8:01pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I was a maladaptive daydreamer all my life, but it got overpowering starting at 12. I am shocked at how I didn't grow adjusted to my worldly environment and social situations. When I was floundering in other fictional worlds, I wasn't learning to excelerate my volcabulary, speech, and social interaction skills, but also my world perception, such as politics, religion, history, culture, and economics. Eventually, I grew up sounding like an idiot with no brain. Truly I'm a smart,…
ContinuePosted on June 4, 2021 at 1:26pm 990 Comments 4 Likes
This is going to sound annoying. Living in a town for 29 years, all I ever heard by others is that I'm so quiet. They literally couldn't get a word out of me. I was too busy daydreaming in my head to realize how I looked on the outside. I actually never knew it made me look stupid. Non-family can be vigorous that way. I always used MD as a way to escape my frustrations, but it did me more harm that good, so I had to quit. It was the best decision I made.
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Posted on May 18, 2021 at 4:47pm 10 Comments 1 Like
I spent my whole life looking forward to friends and relationships, and this actually could've happened, if I wasn't living on another planet. When I was a kid, I used to ponder around my room and other parts of the house, imagining situations of how I could meet young people in my area. I'd stand in our shady family office, looking at drawings and poetry, wishing that friends would suddenly pop out of nowhere and say hi. All I had to do was talk to my classmates, get their phone…
ContinuePosted on April 19, 2021 at 4:40pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
When I was doing MD, I thought it was awesome. It lulled me into complacency and I'd spend hours staring away into a fuge, with glowing hopes things will eventually go my way. Unfortunately, it dug me into a deeper hole. Nobody knew my satisfaction as I have, but they didn't understand why my eyes had a distant stare, why I moved funny, didn't talk much and why I almost wasn't ever listening. It clearly proved to them that I was in another world. To myself, I believed I can do…
ContinueHey do you mind if I ask what kinda job do you do Rn? I'm still a student and I've always wondered what people like us, who have MD, do when they grow up.
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