"Honestly, reading Eretaia's blogs and truly understanding what she meant with MD = oppressed emotions was the key. Is the course still up? surprisingly."
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Maladaptive Daydreaming in a bigger ADHD-like concept
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valeria Franco Jun 15, 2024. 4 Replies 1 Like
Maladaptive Daydreaming was seen to feature in a developmental disorder called Cognitive Dissociation Syndrome. The best description is from its main researcher, Prof Russell Barkley:…Continue
MD without a story? Feelings of MD, but not wrapped in a storyline
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jessica C Jul 7, 2021. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Talking about MD, we talk about long, complex, detailed stories and pacing and music and so on. Has anyone experienced these feelings that MD elicits... the calmness, joy, safety, and so on... when…Continue
Procrastination and MD - similarities, and how to train against it
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valeria Franco Apr 18, 2021. 1 Reply 1 Like
I found the term MD and this forum by stumbling upon it on a social site forum about discipline, looking for a way out of ongoing procrastination, on a third tier comment. Quite a few posts on this…Continue
Tags: Habit, Productive, Advice, How-To, Procrastination
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Kalliope replied to HappyBird's discussion Anyone purchased the maladaptivedaydreaming.org course and found it useful?Kalliope liked Yukia's discussion Is it incorrect to recognize Maladaptive Daydreaming as a psychological disorder?Kalliope replied to Penelope Jane Clark's discussion How does MDD connect with the real world?"Hello, and thanks for writing such a wonderful book.
Have a look at Eretaia's blogs, she details what some people achieve with the MD, when it is a coping mechanism. - https://wildminds.ning.com/forum/topics/part-iv-curing-md and…"
Kalliope replied to Martino's discussion Having Maladaptive Daydreaming since 6 years old, now is getting critical"Hello!
The first part of your very stressed post reminds me of the beginning of what Eretaia's posts are about. Read them very thoroughly, they are one of the keys to overcoming MD. MD is a protection, a coping mechanism. To overcome it, it is…"
Kalliope commented on the Kim I created's blog post I don't understand"I'd recommend you check some easy how-to websites for social interaction, Eretaia's posts, and generally check out some non-fiction books that strike your fancy that you could read. You gotta get your head out of your mind and try to…"
Valeria Franco replied to Kalliope's discussion Maladaptive Daydreaming in a bigger ADHD-like concept"Hi! Thank you for sharing this serie.
Personally, I don't feel the list that familiar; just the number 1, 4 and 8 (a lot), and, of course, 15..."
Kalliope replied to Shadow Cat Sam's discussion Check in!"also I recommend to everyone to read Eretaia's posts here on the forum. they're just incredibly good."
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A very un-seasonal poem from late January this year - wanted to share
Posted on December 13, 2021 at 2:00am 1 Comment 3 Likes
In the breeze of spring
I am whole
As I regard the pieces of me
Strewn across places I cannot walk to.
Music About MD - Found One!
Posted on May 27, 2021 at 12:30pm 3 Comments 1 Like
Hi peeps!!
I think I found an EDM song from an artist who might have/understand MD!
"I get lost in the story
Forgetting my own
From daydream to daydream
Into the unknown."
IMHO it's a great song that captures the sweeping sensation of MD excellently :)
DROELOE - Written Maze (ft. Iris Penning)
New Questionnaire
Posted on April 25, 2021 at 11:02am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Hi everyone! There seems to be a new questionnaire and study participation possibility for MD:
Sense of Agency in unusual forms of nocturnal dreaming and daydreaming
Accessible under: http://soffer-dudek-lab.com/
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