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Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest

July 2022 Blog Posts (4)

Rota de escape.

Olá,pessoal. Tenho devaneio excessivos desde uns 8 anos de idade. Não me lembro muito como começou,mas sei que foi na época em que meus pais começaram a se desenteder constantemente. Talvez isso tenha afetado a minha mente em busca de um pai melhor,ou algo assim. Bom,desde então eu fico o dia inteiro no meu quarto ouvindo musicas e imaginando pessoas(geralmente homens,como meus professores,por exemplo)sendo presentes em minha vida,vendo o quão sou esforçada... mas na realidade,estou… Continue

Added by Letícia on July 29, 2022 at 10:07am — 3 Comments

Long-going Maladaptive Daydreaming

Hi everyone. This is new to me... talking to people about my mental habits and what not. I recently saw a study about overactive imagination. After reading about it and watching videos/lectures on it I realized that I have the habits and traits of it. After doing further study I heard about <maladaptive Daydreaming. This is my exprience with it

I have a fantasy world and when I'm bored, stressed or overstimulated I got there. I have had it for like 10 years. The fantasy…

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Added by Wibbles on July 20, 2022 at 1:36pm — 3 Comments

I lost the most important year of my life to MD.

I'm a 17 year old, who's just finished schooling. My final examinations got over last month and I'm currently preparing for the competitive exams, more like trying to prepare for them. I haven't been able to study properly for the past one year and I still can't focus. I'd taken therapy last year to treat a mental health issue but just as the therapy got over, I fell into this trap of MD. And I haven't told anyone about this because I have a very strong feeling that nobody will understand.…

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Added by SKG on July 18, 2022 at 4:00am — 12 Comments

Dissertation research project: Maladaptive Daydreaming Study: An exploration into Individual differences

Hi there, I would be grateful if you could help me with my research project :), many thanks Gill

You are invited to take part in an important study looking at the individual differences in people who self-identify as a Maladaptive Daydreamer. You will be required to complete an online questionnaire which should take no longer than 25 minutes.

Please click this link to take part in the study…

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Added by Gill on July 4, 2022 at 12:11pm — No Comments