i have had the same daydream story for a little over two years, and i've found that only two of my characters are completely original- looks-wise and personality-wise. all of my other characters are based on celebrities, people in movies or books, or (rarely) people i know in real life. i feel like this makes me less creative than most MDers. i know that i'm way more creative than the average person-- i mean, i have an entire imaginary world inside my head, i'd be stupid to think that i'm…

I realise this may offend people with serious mental problems but I love the term "basketcase". That's what I am, I'm a basketcase. Thinking this way helps me cope, puts a smile on my face. I'm happy and safe in the knowledge that by having all this chaos in my head, I am carrying on a fine tradition of British eccentrics. Everyone on this island is slightly odd in some way, I figured I'm no weirder than the other 60 million inhabitants. The stereotypes are true, we're all just Monty Python…

I've been like this since I was 8, when we moved away from my hometown and all my friends to a town where I never fit in and had great difficulty making friends. My little brother adapted well, I did not, so I just disappeared off into my own little fantasy world where I've been everything from a secret agent to a rockstar to things as banal as a guy working in a coffee shop (I mean, what's that all about?).

I'm happier than I used to be. Four years ago I moved for a second…

 I wonder what "normal people" think about. I see them driving in their cars, going to wherever they need to be and I wonder "Is it like a machine in their brain saying 'Drive to work, stop at light, go when it's green, mmmm I want a steak for dinner'." I know normal people have hopes and dreams but what is it like for them to just think about it a little bit? Are they thinking about the task at hand and does their mind wander only a certain distance until reality reels them back in? When…

Sometimes, I almost feel afraid that I don't really have Maladaptive Daydreaming. I mean, I know it's stupid worrying since it's OBVIOUS (to anyone who's seen me at the age of 7 - present and who knows about this disorder) that I have MD, but I feel worried that I don't have MD.

I know that it'll seem really weird, but if I think about discovering that I didn't have MD, I would actually feel sad. Rejected. Depressed even. I can just imagine, in a few years, when psychologists have…

      Somedays it makes me want to cry. To know once I stop day dreaming i'm back in the real world, im stuck with my real thoughts, real people real things. in a real world your no in control of. To know everything I just day dreamed of, the perfect everything would never come true.

    Everytime I feel like i've wasted a part of my…

So I have a week off work and my plan was to cut down on the MD'ing, get some housework done, clean the garage, solve the debt crisis, and at least have something to say when someone asks how my vacation was. Nopes. Not happening.

 When I was younger I imagined my daydreams were plans for the future, then I got older and decided that they were still ideas that I could put into action. Now I'm nearly 38 and well....they are just day dreams. The "me" in my day dreams is getting older…

Yesterday a member posted some pics that I found beyond shocking and offensive.  He posted a pic joking about rape, another joking about murder, and a photo of Osama Bin Laden.  I deleted them as soon as I saw them and emailed him angrily asking why he thought it was okay.  He sent me back a long email basically saying that it would be okay if he posted a pic of Bush and that it's basically the same thing.  It is NOT the same thing.  

When I mentioned this on facebook another member,…

I HATE MY mind. It goes from A to Z in the blink of an eye. Sometimes I feel like my body is just along for the insane ride that is my dreams. It's odd to me that some people tell me that they don't dream at all. I just sit in envious thought about how I wish I wasn't disturbed each night with dreams that leave me waking in the dark, screaming out or crying. I've given up trying to get control of my dreams. A counselor of mine told me that…

OK, today I had this brilliant oppourtunity to daydream. My Dad is the technician for a disco buissness, and he was doing a party for 8 year olds - I went with my parents to show the kids how to do some of the dances.

Anyway, we set the equipment up on a stage, but there were 2 curtains - one hiding the main stage area, then there was a black curtain about 21 feet behind it, and the distance between that and the wall was about 3 feet. That curtain stayed closed for the whole disco.…

Hi everyone!  Cynthia just emailed me and asked me to put the word out to the forums that her study has been closed for about a year.  Apparently she's still getting inundated with requests to join.  She's working on revisions for her publisher and hopes to get it published soon.  It's very exciting but also a very long process.  She's working very hard and is very dedicated to helping us.  I can't wait.  Message me if you have questions or need anything.

I unexpectedly came across this movie - and remembering how much I missed it - just wanted to share a piece of dialog inside a mutual hallucination. Somehow these thoughts about hallucinations reminds me of my daydreaming. What do you make of it?

- There must be a mistake here, I don't recognise you. Are you some sort of... imaginary friend?

- Noooo, aren't you too old to have imaginary friends?

- I have emotional problems and I took too many pills. Why are you…

Hi everyone,

Im a 32 year old mother, living with my 2.5 yr old son and my loving husband. I want to share my story with you all. First of all let me tell you, the fact that i'll be understood here is very reassuring.

I have been daydreaming since chidlhood. I have read that MD is usually a result of trauma. Well i can remember only one incidence that could have caused me such deep trauma. My mum had twins (me and my sis) when she was 21 and she couldn't manage being a…

I very seldom remember night dreams but I had one where someone forcable cut my hair with me screaming the whole time. The dream dictionary says haircuts mean you need a change in thinking. Well yea!!! but how?

I just found out about this condition by surfing the internet. I don't know if it is appropriate to claim i have it myself, but a lot of what I'm reading here is stuff i feel very close too. I always thought i was just a dreamer, and i do have a very strong dreaming nature, but despite the difficulties it always caused me, i thought it was a good thing to have, because at least i had the chance to "see" things from a very different perspective, and it made me feel better...

Recently,…

Hi All,

I was too anxious to find the root cause of my problem, was reading through all sorts of content psychology and Sigmund Freud... and I landed here. :) I am glad.

I am 28 year married, expecting a baby in few months.

I have been a day dreamer since I was a kid and i can remember (atleast since age 8).

I had a normal loving family - parents and a younger bro. My parents did well do get me a decent school education and good food. I do not…