Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest
I finally, FINALLY got my Adderall today. I took a pill immediately as soon as I got home.
The dreams are gone. The MD isn't overtaking my mind.
It's such a relief that I actually cried.
I'm so happy.
Added by Damask on December 6, 2017 at 12:19am — No Comments
So yup, I have ADHD and will be getting better meds to cope. Hoping this shuts off the dreaming so that I can finally be free.
Confirmed for moderate to sever depression and anxiety, but that I already knew. Hoping that getting the ADHD and MD under control will alleviate this.
I also show symptoms of borderline personality disorder. This took me by surprised but I guess it's so, and will be going to therapy to correct certain symptoms.
So yay,…
ContinueAdded by Damask on November 30, 2017 at 9:00pm — No Comments
I have been going through ADHD testing.
I have my final appointment on Thursday to discuss the results. The psychiatrist said that while she couldn't officially say anything yet, my patterns are very conducive to ADHD symptoms.
I had also told her about maladaptive dreaming. She had never heard of it before, but said she'd look into it.
I'm so hopeful that this will help. Maybe some people can make it work but I just can't. Maladaptive…
ContinueAdded by Damask on November 28, 2017 at 6:00pm — No Comments
this has never happened before in the 3 years i've lived with roommates. i was pacing in circles around the kitchen (and it's the middle of the night) and my roommate walked in and i scared her so badly. it basically looked like i was charging right at her (even though that's not what i was doing at all). in my mind i'm just pacing, but to anyone else it looks and sounds like i am running at full speed and stomping my feet very loudly (i know this from my mom). i am extremely embarrassed and…
ContinueAdded by debbie downer on November 27, 2017 at 11:42pm — 3 Comments
As from the title, yes. I am doing research on MD for my book I am writing. One of the characters has it. She is Guin, and she is twelve years old. I was trying to create her based off of my experience, but that wasn't enough. I am glad to get the word of the disorder out there. It is real, and people need help from it. I mean, I love daydreaming, but I hate the way it has affected me. I write due to it, but I lose time and stuff. At least, I get to do something. Though, I think my parents…
ContinueAdded by Alexis S Silver on November 21, 2017 at 7:40am — No Comments
This random thought crossed my mind today. Isn't everyone guilty of trying to escape reality? We go inside our minds and create stories and different lives.
Other people escape through gaming for hours or binge watching tv shows or films and people escape into books using them to take them into another world. I sometimes feel I would drown in reality without my daydreams and worried why it was I couldn't cope but I am beginning to think everyone feels the same need to escape but…
ContinueAdded by SJ on November 20, 2017 at 4:16pm — 2 Comments
i'm a recent member , i have this condition as long as i could remember...unlike some of you who wants to keep Md for life ,i want to completely get rid of it .It stole what could have been the productive years of my life. Although I'm super thankful i discovered when i did about the conditions, I tend to think avoiding Md and its triggers is a working progress and it will take a lot more than reading an article or blogging about it to reverse its effects on our actual world. I ''self…
ContinueAdded by docho on November 14, 2017 at 1:48am — 2 Comments
I have a habit of acting my dreams out while I daydream. It is nearly impossible for me to daydream about something without acting it out. If I'm walking in my daydream, I pace (mostly because there isn't enough space to walk in a straight line indoors), if I need a shower, I daydream about showering (usually a plotline going on that I focus on) if I am sitting and need to daydream, I work my daydream around me sitting. If I start off on a daydream where I need to walk, the urge to get up is…
ContinueAdded by Machelle on November 11, 2017 at 5:41pm — 1 Comment
So this is my first ever blog post - like ever...
So, obviously, i am a maladaptive daydreamer, but up until a while ago, i didnt even know what that meant. At the very beginning , i didnt even know that i was different. I daydream a lot, i always have, and i would hear people apologise and say they were daydreaming when they weren't paying attention - i didnt know that their daydreaming was different from mine.…
ContinueAdded by Ella on November 7, 2017 at 10:43am — 4 Comments
Hi everyone! So, I dug out a poem I crafted some time ago, during one of my daydream crash. These were my reflections for those moments.
ContinueM. Daydream
This experience is bittersweet
I long to be a person I can never be
A character created inside my…
Added by Pam on October 20, 2017 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
I've been finding it difficult to daydream recently. My mind has been preoccupied with work stresses. It's been leaving me feeling extremely lonely and sad.
I have 2 days off from work and feel so low. Last night I had a lucid dream where I knew I was dreaming so I brought up my daydream guy so I could dream about him clearly. It sounds odd but even in my dream I knew this story came from my daydreams.
I follow this person on social media I've tried to cut down the amount I…
ContinueAdded by SJ on October 16, 2017 at 4:21am — 2 Comments
So, twice, it's been two times that, while I'm daydreaming, I've crossed the street with red traffic lights, and well, you know the rest.
This is a little scary, that's all. My dreams are already affecting me more than before....
But, I have a question (I'm sorry if my question is stupid...)
To what extent do you suffer from maladaptive daydreaming, or does it simply depend on the person?
Is that exaggerated? (I guess so, I'm trying to say that…
Added by Mikachica on October 11, 2017 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments
Hello People!
This is my absolute first blog so allow me to extend my warm greetings to all of you.It's an absolute relief to know that I am not the only one in this world with this weird disorder(I know this line has become monotonous now as every Mder says it)which,I discovered a few months back,had a name,Thanks to Prof. Eli Somer,and my gratitude for the person who came up with the idea of creating this website for all of us which not only gives me a platform to…
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I am better then I was. I changed my diet. Gave up sugar and high carb foods. Added in good fats, coconut oil, olive oil, butter. My mind works better now. Less anxiety and depression. I am better able to stop the dreams.
Added by greyartist on September 20, 2017 at 11:54am — 2 Comments
One of the causes of my daydreaming is idealism. A supportive family and environment made it to possible to grow sheltered form the harsh realities of life . Hollywood movies are full of stories , with happy endings where events happen for a reason leading to a specific positive outcome. In real life , it is rarely the case.
Daydreaming can lead to inaction, since action can potentially disturb our fantasy . Whereas Inaction leave us with so many opportunities. To an…
ContinueAdded by Ano Nito on September 19, 2017 at 6:37pm — 1 Comment
I love English. I'm doing it for my degree and I could not be happier with it, however, I recently discovered that my teacher lives in the same apartment complex as me... Not that bad, I can live with that, the problem comes when I'm day dreaming and he sees me murmuring to myself and writhing my fingers.
A bit of background, my teacher and I have gotten along amazingly, we've really hit it off and he's one of the best teachers I've ever had. After he saw me murmuring and writhing my…
ContinueAdded by Siôn on September 18, 2017 at 4:23pm — 3 Comments
Hi! My name's Lou, I'm a female-to-male transgender teen with MD.
I have had those fleeting, one-off fantasies for most of my life, but recently I developed a plot fantasy that I'm struggling to manage. I use it to cope with my lack of identity, so I can 'jump into' all my characters. We are all very separate people, we just share a body and memories. There's of us:
-Silas- a 44 year old, strong but greying male
-…
ContinueAdded by Lou on September 17, 2017 at 11:12am — 2 Comments
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