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Vision came true

Hey folks,
did someone of you ever had the feeling, that a vision you had in daydreams a time ago, comes true in nearly the same way you had in your vision/ daydream?

Added by Kaleo on September 13, 2023 at 8:40am — 6 Comments

Lonely Daydreaming

I have been a daydreamer for most part of my life. Childhood trauma kicked in and i did not have any choice.  I am active but i have distanced myself from the society. I did not concentrate on my career, I never had a girl friend all i have is an imaginary girl, I want to break this cycle by having a girlfriend,  But in India it is hard to find one. A one side love and rejection is only making this worse day by day. A good part of my life is wasted on daydreaming, Yet i am coming back and…

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Added by Mahe on August 15, 2023 at 11:47pm — 1 Comment

Meds

Has anyone tried Abilify (aripriprazole) or Quetiapine (seroquel) with any success?  TIA

Added by Michael Luck on August 7, 2023 at 1:24am — 1 Comment

Hi, in my daydreams I envision a totally different life, and I feel that I am no longer satisfied with who I am. Anyone else feel this way or something similar?

Hi, in my daydreams I envision a totally different life, and I feel that I am no longer satisfied with who I am. Anyone else feel this way or something similar?

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Added by Vitoria on July 27, 2023 at 11:24am — 26 Comments

Over and over

Recently I have found this website and realised that I am not the only one with Maladaptive Daydreaming. I want to share my story here, sorry for my bad English, I’m not a native speaker. 

So, it all started when I was 11-12 years old, after watching Harry Potter movies and reading the books. Since then I’ve been dreaming constantly. Dreaming about myself as a hero, a beautiful girl (I was bullied for being ‘ugly’), a savior.…

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Added by Lily of the valley on July 19, 2023 at 4:46am — 7 Comments

Put the gun down

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZDV-0WS8DrBDebF3fvUFj9aXQvLnwFc7optFgL1MpFk/edit#heading=h.89sadpmirjer

This doc may help a lot of people here. Even if you don't have ADHD, I would highly recommend going through it once.

Added by Rahul on July 14, 2023 at 11:45pm — No Comments

I am exhausted

I have been handling this for all my life since I was 10 years old and its eating away my time. Today i found out that someone one year younger than me is doing much better than me and i could not help but feel envious. I have been daydreaming all my life and it has hindered with my progress. I make slower progress than my colleagues. I have always been that way since this started. I am so tired of this disease. I am so tired of living this way. This disease had lead me to have suicidal…

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Added by MedStudent on July 9, 2023 at 11:38pm — 11 Comments

ADHD, MDD and Story of my life

My name is Rahul(M23). I just found out a week ago that I have ADHD and also that there is a name for daydreaming I do, and it's not normal. I have always felt weird and unique because of this. However, after reading the stories of some of the members here, I do think that my MDD is not that severe and relatively manageable(despite it eating a lot of my time). I have always been a topper in school and an outlier in many aspects and have always felt like a genius about myself.



My…

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Added by Rahul on July 2, 2023 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Work in progress

Today is being particularly difficult to handle. I watched an interview in the morning and now I am daydreaming about being the person being interviewed. This is highly interfering with my preparation. I just hope that this subsides.

I also learnt something today. I learnt that blogging about my experience with MD is helping me cope with the disorder.

My dream is to become the best version of myself. I want to be the best version of myself to be able to heal the people who trust me… Continue

Added by MedStudent on July 2, 2023 at 1:48am — 6 Comments

Middle of my exam

I have my exams in a month. I feel like I could have achieved so much more if it werent for MD. When I was in school at the peak of MD I used to get blackouts and migraines and yet I would not be able to stop daydreaming. I was a class topper in school until MD hit. It all started so innocently until it completely dominated my mind and hence my life. And then my grades started to progressively drop until in 8th grade I got a zero in my math mid term exam. I had never in my life gotten a zero…

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Added by MedStudent on July 1, 2023 at 9:27am — No Comments

Peace

Hi. Im Suprajaa. Im a General surgeon. I have been having MD all my life. I have my exams in 24 days and i spent 2 hours daydreaming today. Im so happy that this disorder is finally recognised because I spent my childhood looking for answers I could not find.

I just cant express how much this disorder has affected me. I mean I could have achieved so much more if it weren’t for this. I feel like the only thing that helps me stay in reality is meditating and reading books. Also Im so happy… Continue

Added by MedStudent on June 30, 2023 at 12:31pm — 3 Comments

hello

hello. I'm 17 years old, I'm Brazilian and I've had daydreams for as long as I can remember. I remember when I was 5 years old and fantasized about movie actors and it was always something romantic. when I liked an actor he always became my partner in my head. and things were real on a level I can't explain. but in the pandemic things got difficult, I practically lived in dreams, I didn't leave the house without my headphones, I even bought several headphones in the year because if they ran out… Continue

Added by julia on April 24, 2023 at 2:58am — 7 Comments

Good Morning, My name is Alexis.  Let me start from the beginning of my journey through MD. When I was born I had a father who was addicted to several drugs, alcohol, and very abusive due to fathers …

Good Morning, My name is Alexis. 

Let me start from the beginning of my journey through MD. When I was born I had a father who was addicted to several drugs, alcohol, and very abusive due to fathers actions. I was removed from my home at age 2 due to my mom not being able to take care of herself and us because of my father. I was moved to a very kind foster home in which I only lived there for a couple of months. I am still in touch with them. My second home was super abusive and I…

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Added by Alexis Sommer on March 30, 2023 at 8:07am — 1 Comment

Study Advertisement: The Role of Imagination and Fantasy for Psychological Health

Hi, our names are Hannah Johnson and Jessica Davis, and we are conducting a research project under the supervision of Dr Michael Hough of the University of Technology Sydney for our degree (Master of Clinical Psychology).

Our research project is titled “The role of imagination and fantasy for psychological health” and seeks to investigate the relationship between greater involvement in fantasy and psychological health, as this will…

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Added by Hannah Johnson on March 23, 2023 at 8:17pm — No Comments

I have a question!!

My mother had a troubled life. Lots of anxiety, really awful unloving parents. She also had alcohol addiction. She couldn’t hold a job. She isolated herself. Her life was in shambles most her life.



In her journals she left behind (died 20 years ago) she describes maladaptive daydreaming (not in those exact words). She says things like whatever she wants she can dream up and feel. She would write she isn’t satisfied with reality. She became addicted and couldn’t stop. She lost… Continue

Added by Laura N on March 18, 2023 at 5:06pm — 6 Comments

When you daydream in the middle of your examinations

 Hello everyone.

My name is Priyanka, I am 17 years old and my life has considerably been fucked up.

 I had my end-of-term examinations and these are very important as my parents want me to study in a good college so I cannot be anything less than a straight-A student.

But then I started grooving to music late in the night, (as its the only the only time you can do weird stuff without anyone's judgement) as I had this epic daydream that I JUST wanted to wrap up.…

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Added by Pro on March 4, 2023 at 3:10am — 4 Comments

Para brasileiros com devaneio excessivo

Boa noite, após um comentário aqui no site muitas pessoas me procuraram para conversar e tive contato com várias histórias interessantes. Acho que por sermos tão inspirados e termos uma certa…

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Added by Maria Gabi on February 24, 2023 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Unexplained negative daydreams

so I have already mentioned about the sudden negative daydreams I experience while I hold in pee , I always thought that they were meaningless and had no basis but then after pondering over it I realized they are not .

so here is what happens in my negative daydreams I don’t even actively decide what happens it just comes into play,

(so it’s always that am a frail and meak child with bones peeking through my skin who is being sexually,  verbally and physically…

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Added by Xyz on December 27, 2022 at 2:21pm — No Comments

Hello, I'm new and looking for advice

I'm Mark, I'm 23, and live in the UK. I was linked to this site through an article on MD.



I have been stuck in daydreams for as long as I remember. As soon as I was old enough to draw and write I have kept records of them, and my daydream worlds are numerous and very detailed. I didn't realise it might be unusual or a problem until I tried to stop, and didn't last five minutes. They're so real. I don't know what to do.



My question is, how do I seek professional help and… Continue

Added by Mark on December 4, 2022 at 8:14am — 7 Comments

Hey Y'all

I have been unbelievably busy (barely any time for daydreaming lol). I know there are several things I need to respond to but I'm still in the middle of things (that I can't wait to write about). So I'm just making a quick blog post to say I haven't gone anywhere : ) And I'm so excited to read what's been posted since I got so busy!

Added by Elaine on December 3, 2022 at 10:48am — 1 Comment

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