I'm really frustrated right now, and I don't know what to do about it.  After years of drinking way too much, I managed to quit on my own (after numerous attempts) back in 2006.  It was really hard, but I did it, and I've been really good about staying sober.  The problem is I keep dreaming about drinking.  I'm usually not drinking in excess in my dreams, but the fact that I'm drinking at all is really disturbing to me.  The other night I didn't dream that I was drinking per se, but I…

Today, a very nice lady moved out of my apartment building, so I thought I'd share something in her honor.  She actually signed up for this site, but I don't think she comes here anymore.  I didn't know her well.  We'd say "Hi" in passing but not much more than that.  However, many years ago, when I was having a bad day, she did something very sweet.  It was 3 days before Christmas, and I had bought several pairs of fun socks for myself as a treat, when suddenly I lost my wallet.  I looked…

I've posted warnings before, but eventually they get buried, so I'm posting a reminder.  If/when you EVER get a message from someone asking you to email them at a private email, that's spam.  DO NOT EMAIL THEM, or you'll get on a spam list, and report them directly to me.  Let me know who it is and what they said.  Usually, it's something along the lines of "Hi. I really like your profile.  I have an urgent message for you.  Please email me at (insert email)."  Unfortunately, spammers are a…

Check out this article that someone showed me.  It states that daydreaming while driving is more dangerous than texting.  Scary!  I know many of you have mentioned that you do this, so beware.  I don't want anyone on here getting into any accidents.  …

I've noticed a lot of people using profanity on this site.  This is completely against the rules.  So far I've been giving people warnings and giving them the chance to change their behavior, but it keeps happening, and I'm tired of warning people.  If you can't speak respectfully and without profanity, then I'll suspend your account.  One person asked if they could use profanity if they starred it out.  Because I am willing to compromise, I will accept this, but you must star out most of…

The following was emailed to me from Jayne Bigelsen:

                  NEW STUDY ON MALADAPTIVE DAYDREAMING





Researchers from Fordham University (Jayne Bigelsen, Jonathan

Lehrfeld) and the University of Haifa (Eli Somer, who coined the term

Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD)) have joined forces to launch a new study on MD.   We are now ready to begin data collection!



This will be the largest study on MD to date. Our goals include

creating a…

Here is a wonderful new article on MD, done by Dr. Cynthia Schupak's (the most recent researcher on MD and a great ally of ours) daughter:

http://www.youbeauty.com/mind/maladaptive-daydreaming

I'm sure this article will help get the word out and reach more people who thought they were alone and crazy.  

Sorry to all the new people who had to wait a few days for approval.  I've been away from the computer for a few days for a very good reason.  I was supposed to go in for a procedure Friday morning, but before I could start the cleanse the night before, I started having horrible stomach aches.  I did the cleanse anyway, and it made me sick to my stomach, but the stomach pains just got worse and worse.  I figured I was just being a big baby, but after about 6 hours, I gave up and called 911…

Hi, members!  

A while back I suspended a site member named Hank for saying some really bad things to a site member.  I later found out he'd been mean to other site members and had made some racist comments.  I don't want anyone like this on my site.  He's not welcome here.  Today, thanks to another site member, I found out he'd signed up for another account with a new name and new email address.  He later told her his name was Hank, that he was from India, and that he'd been…

First of all, sorry for not posting in a long time.  I still come on here several times a day to approve new members and read some posts.  I've just been really busy and stressed out with school.  as some of you may remember, I suffer from extreme anxiety.  I'm pretty much constantly afraid that my whole world is going to come crashing down at all times.  add to that the pressure of school, and you can imagine what my life has been like.  Plus, I've been extra stressed because it's my last…

I had the loveliest dream last night.  It was so pleasant that I wished I could have kept living in it forever.  I had a dream that I was daydreaming one of my old story lines, but instead of just being able to see it in my head, I could really see it in front of me.  It was like being inside a movie and being able to watch everything up close.  I could really feel all the emotions, and they were so beautiful.  

It was a love story.  I have this old story line where a father…

Here's the story of David, one of my daydream characters.  He was Becca's first boyfriend.  

http://www.scribd.com/doc/74946774/David

Hi guys!  Ning just sent me an email that all Ning networks will be down for maintenance this Friday from 10pm (22:00) until midnight (0:00) PACIFIC time.  If  you come here you'll see a sign saying it's down for maintenance.  Don't panic.  It's just temporary.  Sorry for any inconvenience.  Unfortunately there's nothing I can do about it.  Hopefully they'll fix some of the bugs you've been reporting.  Let me know if you need anything.

Cordellia

Hi, everyone.

Spammers have been a problem on a lot of ning networks for a long time, and unfortunately this one is no exception.  Often they will come on and then mass message people saying something to the effect of "Hi, My name is ______, and I would like to become friends with you.  Please email me right away at ___________."  They used to post those messages in comments, so I would see them and suspend them quickly.  Now, however, they've become more stealth.  A member…

For my Practical Grammar class we had to write 5-page papers, so naturally I wrote a 9-page story instead.  Whenever I write down things from my daydream world, the stories always feel really dull to me.  However, prof gave me really good feedback, and I got 100%, so it must not have been all bad.  It still feels dull to me.  Oh well.  

Here's where I posted it if anyone's interested:…

On top of my Maladaptive Daydreaming, I also have really bad Misophonia.  A couple of other people on here have mentioned having a sensitivity to sounds, so I thought I'd share this article.  Misophonia is an extreme hatred of certain sounds.  Personally, I get really angry when I hear someone eating or chewing gum.  I think it's revolting to hear or watch someone chewing anything with his or her mouth open.  I wish I could outlaw gum-chewing.  I refuse to be around people when they're…

Yesterday a member posted some pics that I found beyond shocking and offensive.  He posted a pic joking about rape, another joking about murder, and a photo of Osama Bin Laden.  I deleted them as soon as I saw them and emailed him angrily asking why he thought it was okay.  He sent me back a long email basically saying that it would be okay if he posted a pic of Bush and that it's basically the same thing.  It is NOT the same thing.  

When I mentioned this on facebook another member,…