There is nothing real, except what you can experience.  I base my reality off of experience.  I use that direction to decide how to live my life.  I want to live for reasons that are real.  If that means living in my head for most of it, until I meet someone who comes into the clouds with me, then I will do that. 

I use day dreaming to further myself by recognizing the dreams as they happen.  This helps me recall what I day dreamed in a class last year, and because of it I…

I found out about this site from the latest edition of Scientific American Mind.  As I read the six-page article about obsessive daydreamers I became overwhelmed with emotion. I've dealt with my excessive daydreaming for years. I thought I was the only one. Seriously. I created an elaborate fictional world with fictional characters I've grown to care about. For the last few years, I've fought to rid myself of those need to drift away from this fake world. Needless to say, it's not been easy.…

            

                  I joined here a month ago. Two perhaps. I can't exactly remember. I had planned to post as soon as I joined but I was conflicted. I didn't want to believe I had a problem, and for the most part, it didn't feel like I had a problem. Just because I enjoyed mental stimulation and solitude more than most wasn't a issue, right?  However, I started to see the world passing me by. The people around…

I read about this Network in the article on Daydreaming in  Scientific America but I am slightly confused.  To whom am I posting?

I have been daydreaming off and on as long as I can remember.  I have been a pioneer child crossing the snowy prairie, the beautiful widow out West,  brilliant student and beautiful actress.  I am now deeper into any fantasy I have every have.  Before I go on, I'd like to understand who is reading all of this and what kind of privacy protection I…

So since I recently joined... I decided to post something about me and my MD.

I'm currently almost thirteen, and I was born in Canada. I was a bit MD since I was little. I loved writing, and back then I guess I just assumed it was like writing genius or something...

Around eight, I really got into reading, and I started to write fanfics and stuff like that. After I while I got sick of writing though, so I decided to start keeping things in my…

I'm very new around here, so I was just wondering if someone could help me out a little by telling me what happens around here, and tell me more about the community.

It would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

~Anabelle

i'm a student, 14 yrs old and this is my first yr of highschool. i'm not adjusting well at all so more daydreams.. yay.

i just got my midterm grades back and they're soo horrible and i feel so bad about it. i don't want to get kicked out of highschool all because of MD but now my parents are thinking about…

I asked about this online, because I was scared I was like a freak that was going crazy. And then someone told me about this website.

I'm actually quite happy that I'm not the only person in the world with this, and that I'm not like, all weird and stuff because I do this.

I'm 16, and for as long as I could remember, I've been doing this. I always thought it was something I made up because I felt lonely. Which maybe it is?

Sometimes I imagine what it…

I've started a new semester at college and I've been insanely stressed. I have more responsibilities now-I'm an editor at the newspaper and I'm involved in other clubs, plus I'm getting into the 300 level classes. I love everything I'm doing, it's just very stressful. I also have a job now. I work as a hostess at a restaurant and it's really hard, but it's bringing me out of my shell and forcing me to talk to people. It's so busy there, I barely have any time to daydream, though I do it a…

Hello,

I'm Ana, a sixteen year-old, and before today I firmly believed I had a weird variation of ADD, and was somewhat gifted with an overly vivid imagination. However, after googling my symptoms (something I, to some extent, regret) I found out I might have MD. Actually, I'm pretty certain of it . . .

Contrary to some people I can say I've had this "issue" for as long as I can remember. Since a toddler, I remember being able to go into my imaginary world - where I…

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phew, now that thats out... I AM SO FRUSTRATED! Sigh... im going through a depressing period in my life right now, just several things going on that are out of my control and now when i need my daydreaming the most to help me cope with all this madness, i cant think of ANYTHING to daydream about! this has never happened before and it angers me to no end! no matter how…

I have only in the past few years come to realise that my MD has been a real issue in my life, my career path, my relationships, my health and my overall sense of satisfaction with my life. And when I realised it it took me a lot longer to Accept. Talking about it is very strange for me. I am not naturally an open person about things that go on inside my head. Often in my life I have thought about going to a therapist, or someone that can give me some perspective and advice about my life.…

Hi, I'm the webmaster at http://www.daydreamingdisorder.webs.com/ 

Since I've had so many people write me, asking for advice, I (finally) added a page on my site listing all the suggestions that myself and other people with this problem have come up with. 

If anyone would like to take a look and give me some feedback on it, this would be very welcome. 

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So from what I've read I have all the symptoms of maladaptive daydreaming. I daydream excessively, but I always thought it was normal. I'd rather think than pay attention to certain things, though sometime it comes without warning and I find myself spacing out in important conversations. My daydreams hardly ever include me, unless I'm thinking about my life. When I fantasize I'm not in it, cause I don't really like me that much, and would rather be someone else. But this never seemed like a…

Hi! After finding this site last night, I decided to start blogging here as well. I imagine it could be quite therapeutic and perhaps we can all share our experiences here. I will begin my blog with a little introduction.

My name's Andrew. I'm 18 years old and I live in a small town in Kentucky. I'm a terribly imaginative and eccentric guy. I put a lot of my time and effort on my education and I'll be going to college in Fall of 2011.

I was born with an author's heart and…