Hello,

Our names are Elise van Hoevelaak and Karen van Leeuwen. We're 17 years old and from The Netherlands. I (Karen) have been experiencing Maladaptive Daydreams since I was about 14 years old.

Currently, we are working on a school project about Maladaptive Daydreaming. While we were doing our research, we stumbled across this network. We were wondering if you are willing to fill out this survey (anonymously) to help us with our project. …

Hi, I am new here. I’ ve been doing MD since I was…I think…12 years old. I didn’t know that something like MD even existed, before I’ ve found this page. As I am learning more and more about me and things that MD supresses, everything seems to make more sence. I’ll appreciate every help I can get here. I am still not fully recovered, yet I now know, that going back is not the right way (despite it being so easy to return to my old habits). I am open to everyone, who would like to talk in…

Well, it's been a good while. Years, to be precise, though you wouldn't know it to look at me.

It's so utterly soul-crushing, and yet so fascinating, to watch time pass and the details change while the foundations of one's life remain exactly the same. I've heard it said that "history never repeats, but it often rhymes", and I couldn't agree more.

Please forgive the vagueness, I know I'm going to sound overly cryptic. I'm just thinking out loud. Something has happened to me…

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…

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.…

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…

For the first 5 1/2 months of this year, I had stayed in a behavioral facility (not for MD, though I don't want to share the personal details of the reasons why I was there). I just got back home last week. While I was there, I was forced to share an entire living space with several other girls. Think of military barracks. There was one room with bunk beds lining the entirety of one wall. We were supervised constantly. About 17 weeks into the program, a few of us (ones with the best…

So I'm really just here for some support and understanding. Having MD is such an isolating thing on its own but combine that with the fact that nobody understands what I'm going through when I try to explain it to them, makes it even worse.

But basically Maladaptive Daydreaming became a problem for me 10 years ago, and it took everything from me. My confidence, work ethic, personality, social skills, till I got to the point where no one wanted to be around me because I was a…

Hello! 

I found this network about 2 years ago now. And instantly I felt like I had this. Though I not one to self diagnose so after a lot of research I decided I wanted to talk to a professional about this.  I was and still am extremely embarrassed of this but after about 6 months of having told someone I think others may be able to benefit as I have after speaking to a phycologist and having had therapy done. 

1. MD is a form of dissociation. It allows you to disconnect…

• Hi kalliope I am new here. I mistakenly deleted your comment. Sorry for that. But your comment made me feel there's someone in this world that cares about my daydream disorders. TYSM for that. Well i ve tried many things but what helps the most is meditations. I recommed you to try it. Practice yoga meditation & physical exercise everyday. It will help a lot. & What about u. What u daydream about and what have u tried. 

Well I am a 20 year old boy preparing for a very tough exam . And the life feels shit. I m gonna be a more regular user here. I would love to talk to anyone.

Desde os meus seis anos de idade, que sonho acordada, hoje eu tenho 43 anos de idade. Realmente eu não podia imaginar que existia tanta gente como eu, eu chego ficar espantada de relatos muitas vezes semelhantes aos meus devaneios. Mas somente agora com 43 anos, que percebi que tinha alguma coisa errada comigo, pois tudo que planejei não aconteceu, eu não consegui concluir. Não fiz a faculdade de psicologia que eu desejei, não construí uma família, não tenho ainda o meu carro, que tanto…

I ALWAYS KNEW THAT MY WILD FANTASIES ARE NOT NORMAL COMPARED TO OTHER PEOPLE I HEARED ABOUT MD ONLY ABOUT THE LAST WEEK 

BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS ALMOST A DISORDER THAT PROTECTS ME FROM ANOTHER MENTAL ILLNESS

AS FAR AS I REMEBER I HAVE BEEN DAY DREAMING I CAN NOT REMEMBER A PHASE OF MY LIFE WITHOUT DAY DREAMING BEING A PART OF IT

I KNOW THAT I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS HABIT OR AT LEAST MINIMIZE IT AS IT AFFECTS MY LIFE NEGATIVLY 

SO I HAVE LOTS OF QUISTIONS…

Hey, everyone. It's been a while since I was active here. So I wanted to share what's going on, and also to know what's new with you guys too. I got work as a Marketing/Business Development Associate for this educational company named CareerLabs. And the work is hectic. I'm out in the field from anywhere between 2 hours to almost 8 hours, connecting with officials in colleges to get events organized for the company. So my work is hectic and I barely have any time to relax, unlike before. I'm…

i'm sad. and i'm tired

and i just want to talk, you know? talk about everything i'm feeling but i can't talk to anyone. i can't talk about it with my mom without her freaking out and wanting to solve a problem that she can't and she doesn't understand. she doesn't understand me because she is also overloaded and it is also so difficult...

I don't have time for anything, I don't like and can't do anything at work, I can't stand college anymore, I can't stand my family and I just…