So, the title page on the site says that MD is also referred to as Compulsive Fantasizing. I think I like CF better? I think MD sounds so negative and CF sounds more positive. Maybe I'm just being weird, which is more than likely the case, but still, what do you all think?

I am a lifelong fantasist, artist, and writer whose obsessions have endured essentially unchanged for decades. I was misdiagnosed as Autistic twice as a child, first when I was 3 or 4, then again when I was 10. I tried to fit myself into the Aspergers mould when this dx became trendy in the early 1990s, but the empathy deficit, a defining characteristic of the spectrum, simply did not fit. My parents and child therapists,  assumed I was lacking in empathy because of the content of my fantasy…

Well, it's been a crazy day over here.  Grendel went in for his surgery early this morning.  Then, I got a call that Mia's UA results were back, and she has a UTI which requires expensive meds, which she hates.  Then, she had another problem and had to go to the vet and get another medication.  I picked up all 3 of her meds at the same time and gave them to her when we got home.  She's been sluggish all day and not too happy with me.  She hissed at me when I walked by her a few minutes ago.…

"Thank you for participating in our research study on Maladaptive Daydreaming.  We are in the midst of data analysis, and are hopeful that once the article is published, we will be able to bring some attention to this issue.  

At the moment, we still need more data to test whether the results are consistent over time.  For that reason, we are asking people who took part in the full study and provided us with an email address, to take the MD…

I just got the “you’re such a loner” talk at the gym today by one of the personal trainers 

You’re always alone 

You just come in, exercise alone, don’t talk to anyone, so serious and leave 

You’re really quiet

You seem very humble though 

You seem like the church-going type 

How many friends do you have?

Do you go out…

Hello, Wild Minds Network! 

I am new here. In honor of going on a fast from Tumblr and Facebook, I decided to make my first official blog post. I'm excited to get to know you all and talk with you. I've joined a few groups and I would eventually like to share some of my "scenarios" and introduce you all to my characters :) I'm sooo thrilled to have a community of people who not only understand, but who actually do this, too!! I'm 25 and I've been in denial for years that I do…

Its kinda hard to start a blog post, so I'll just skip it :) Basically, I'll just try to tell my story, mostly because I hope it can help someone.

I had MDD since I know about myself. Off course, back then I thought I was some kind of freak, since nobody knew what it was. I have tapes of my fourth birthday, shaking and daydreaming.

I know nobody knows a lot about this disorder, but I believe it started due to my bad childhood, I wont get into it, nobody wants to hear a sad…

Hi everyone. I'm Abbey, I finally decided to join!! Yay! (I'm the girl in the picture on the right, and that's my sister on the left) I guess I'll just keep that picture for now, until I can successfully take a selfie lol. I hope to meet lots of friends, and try to stay active on here as much as I can.

Anyways, I first researched about this probably back…

I know most of people have been through this,daydreaming till the point you lose control.But it's like this with me,I daydream not that much,I daydream because I am bored and alone,I coped that with my study so I won't affect it and then,I noticed my classmates are better than me and I started to feel like I am not that good enough while they say I am better than them but I know I am not,I feel like I am failing,plans aren't effective and I am like a tortoise in a horse race.I gather my will…

A few days ago in my Psychology class, I felt incredibly annoyed. My professor was talking about OCD. He kept looking at me throughout it because he knew I had OCD and I think was checking to see how I was doing in case any of it bothered me or triggered me.

But it didn't. None of it was triggering me. I wasn't bothered at all. Because none of it rang true at all. If I hit a bump in the road, it won't even cross my mind that it could have been a person, and even if it did I wouldn't…

After reading a few recent blog posts, and reflecting on my own experiences, I'm convinced that MD, for at least some people, and at least in part, is due to extreme reservation around expressing your true self to others, or extreme self consciousness.

While most people have never had a problem pursuing the things and people they love, and overall expressing their deepest desires, fears, etc. from a young age, some of us for whatever reason have either never learned to do this, or…

As some of you know, my poor cat, Grendel, has needed surgery for an abscess on his tooth for months.  One person donated a generous amount of money, and I've been saving but still had a long way to go.  Then, a dear person who's been like a mom to me donated a bunch of money, so now I can get the surgery.  The doctor who'd given me the old estimate left, so I had to get a new one, and it's a little bit more expensive, and his problem has gotten a little worse, but it's not too bad.  I'll…

Lauren is humiliating me in front of a large group of people.  I call her insecure.  She shouts "sorry you feel that way!'  She is mocking me.  She says she thinks I'm incredibly lazy.

Malcolm X is my father.  I am forced to choose between Christianity and Islam when I would rather not belong to any organized religion.  I tell him I want to be a Latin American Studies professor.  He lectures me on why I need to become an Afro American Studies professor.  I tell him I've been…

I am trying to change my life but I have the problem of laziness. Real life activities are so tiring. 

I had this idea in my head that I would become a fit, intellectual and spiritual person  and practice  music for fun (and forget my loneliness, lack of connection, depression, social awkwardness and just general failures). 

But…

• Running 
• Studying 
• Prayer/meditation/bible study 
• Learning music…

When I was younger I didn't worry much about MD because I thought I would grow out of it during my teenage years. But I haven't yet. I don't mean to be offensive but I see that there are people in their fifties that still haven't grown out of it and that scares me so bad. MD isn't a battle i'm willing to fight most of my life. MD has ruined so many opportunities for me and ruined friendships that its not even worth the benefits that it gives me.  Its so controlling and so life influencing it…

i read on a post here about making your characters imvu.....

iive always seen ads for imvu but i thought it was a stupid virus thing so i never paid attention to it. but it isnt,so i decided i would play around with all the clothes and faces and stuff and it was kinda fun...im not gonna actually play and talk to people or anything





so i made one of my characters lol this is how it turned out …

What is MDD to me?

It is an outlet to my stress and my emotion. When I am angry, I create s scene similar to my life but the character is more in control. When I am sad, I imagine my character being sad and other characters within my story knowing it because in reality when I am sad no body knows it. MDD portray what I want and wish happen. It is the life I didn’t have, the things I want and the people I wish were around me.

I found it very useful because as a…