Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest
Two years ago, i looked up "excessive daydreaming" on youtube. I found a video about mdd. Two hours later, i would happen upon this place. It was here that my life turned around. I was met by people who were friendly, kind, and taught me soo much you cannot believe. They listened to me, and we became friends. I had friends. Not the "friends" i met at school who would undoubtedly talk about me behind my back. I told them my darkest secrets, and they embraced them. I met people who felt the…
ContinueAdded by Machelle Irby on September 19, 2015 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment
Hey,
I don't remember when I started creating stories in my mind but I did notice that suddenly it was all I could think about.
I can't count how many worlds I create and how many I destroyed. I'm a bit dark and I like destruction. I like to inflict myself pain and sadness in my daydream. I like to face terrible events, tragedies, self-harm, anger, all the types of negative feelings. It's kind of ironic because in real life, I suffer a lot, too much maybe. But…
ContinueAdded by Marie on September 18, 2015 at 3:17pm — 4 Comments
Hi all readers,
This is my first blog post and have recently joined as well. i was in dire need of sharing rather pouring my heart out and i am writing it here because i sont know if i tell this to any other be it my friend or family will listen to me without judging or considering me naive.
Well i had a good job worked in an MNC where i was so excited to join but unfortunately had to leave job so yes i am jobless with 0% confidence that i vl fetch another job let alone…
Added by amy on September 18, 2015 at 9:53am — 5 Comments
I am not a native English speaker, so excuse me for my mistakes.
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Why I named this post a sudden realization?
Because I clearly realized my problem only yesterday. I always knew that it is something strange about me, but I thought that maybe it is my brain's unique way to process things.
In short, after a week I was hung up on my last fantasy, yesterday…
ContinueAdded by Asta on September 18, 2015 at 12:27am — 2 Comments
As my menstrual cycle peak time approaches my MDD gets, well, excessive. I always noticed this. But I realized something else my MDD started at age 11 which I always thought was related to the day that the ambulance came to my home for my dad when he had his stroke. But age 11 is when I hit puberty.
If my MDD elevates and goes down with my menstrual cycle, some chemical imbalance could be an underlying contributor. How did I not see this earlier. But what tests should I get done? I'm…
ContinueAdded by Aquarius on September 17, 2015 at 11:44am — 1 Comment
Hey daydreamers,
I have been avoiding posting about this topic and find it very disconcerting to write about, but I think it's important that I get some advice from a crowd that would understand (you guys).
I have been married for a couple years, my husband knows about my daydreaming, but doesn't really understand the extent of how it affects our marriage, mainly our sex life.
The themes of my daydreams are usually of the violence-self idealization categories sometimes…
ContinueAdded by Water Lily on September 12, 2015 at 12:32pm — 4 Comments
Recently I've started to actually try and use my MD to do something productive like write a book, has anyone else been doing this?
Added by Tuxedo Knux on September 8, 2015 at 10:09pm — 5 Comments
Do you guys ever wonder why counselors don't know much about MD, or even why its not an official (I don't know what to technically call it) mental issue/disorder?
Added by Tuxedo Knux on September 8, 2015 at 5:16pm — 2 Comments
im desperate for human connection. I don't go on here very often anymore, but I thought where better to look than a place where people understand and don't judge me. I really miss laughing more than anything. I even wrote a blog about it. so if anyone is looking for humor and friendship, I am also. please, I need to talk to people and connect with them. I don't know how to be more up front about it. I hope there is someone out there listening. if there is, ill be waiting.
Added by Sky with Diamonds on September 5, 2015 at 6:38pm — 2 Comments
As I see, most of the people here don't just daydream. They also wanted to become a writer and to get published someday. I have the same aim and I've been writing all of my life. But recently the flow of ideas suddenly stopped when I was writing the same novel that I've been writing for three years! I don't know what to do and I think I'm having a writers block! It's funny because before I always know what to write next chapter but right now I feel stuck. Stagnant. I really don't know what…
ContinueAdded by Tara Momo on September 2, 2015 at 6:48am — 3 Comments
I'm a frustrated singer but that didn't stop me to dream that someday I can be one. One of my all time favorite singer was Amy lee from Evanescence. I'm so freaking amazed by her voice. I often daydream having the same voice as her because isn't it great? I love her Music but sometimes, I would also daydream about being a Pop star. I know that the girl in my head is another person in me without a body and I even named her Emry. Emry has a backstory. Despite of all her success from her…
ContinueAdded by Tara Momo on September 1, 2015 at 5:35am — 4 Comments
I remember it starts at the very young age. I was really shy at my school during prep and elementary days. I don't speak to my classmates. My teacher would ask me questions but I can't even open my mouth. I knew from then that there is something wrong with me. I got average grades not because I'm dumb but because I get distracted a lot. I mean, A LOT. I always find myself staring out of the window in my class and think of anything else than my teachers lecture. Because of my shyness the…
ContinueAdded by Tara Momo on August 30, 2015 at 10:23pm — 1 Comment
Hi everyone , i have registered here nearly three years ago yet i only have one post and i rarely log in here i have had MDD for as long as i can remember and i kinda gotten used to it until this last 2 months .
Growing up my childhood was filled with abuses and traumas daydreaming was my only escape since i was 8 or 9 i remember my parents would catch me in my room pacing and making wired faces but they didn't make anything of it now it only happens in my head and i learned to cope…
Added by abdosh on August 15, 2015 at 8:11am — 3 Comments
It is certainly odd, to think about the irony of the current state I'm in.
Ask anyone and they would most likely tell you that the "normal state" would be to be wide awake in the real world. For us that have MD we often find ourselves in a dreamworld, while still present in the "real world", meaning our daydreams are like a withdrawal from reality and should stress us out and interfere with our life to the extent that we waste time we should use for important things like getting…
ContinueI don't normally have a lot of good news when it comes to MD, so I thought it was important to post. This week has been amazing. Saturday afternoon, I spent a few hours writing a poem about MD, which was an emotional experience. When I went to pray that night, I broke down crying. I haven't DD since then. There have been a couple times when I wanted to or almost did, but I didn't. I have been praying constantly, and I keep repeating the last line of the poem Invictus, "I am the master of my…
ContinueAdded by Katherine Milano on August 12, 2015 at 9:22pm — 1 Comment
I want to preface this blog post with the fact that these pictures seen here are in no way my whole collection of DD art: there are…
ContinueAdded by Richard Quest on August 9, 2015 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment
Added by OhMyMagenta on August 9, 2015 at 4:42pm — 1 Comment
The reason that I haven't posted on here in a long time is because, little by little, I am getting over my DD! I will be moving into college next week so I'll be plenty busy to stop even more. I have been extremely involved this summer, that helped curtail my DD: I taught summer school in Englewood, volunteered for Bernie Sanders, went on a road trip, and spent time with friends.
With that being said, I haven't stopped completely. I still draw and paint about it, but I have…
ContinueAdded by Richard Quest on August 7, 2015 at 8:13pm — 3 Comments
Hi everyone,
I haven't been doing very well. I have been stopping my DDing but I always catch myself DDing in small amounts without even realizing it and I feel like I'm going to end up completely dissociated from reality if I don't get a handle on it. I know some people on this site don't want to let their daydreams go but I WANT them gone. I'm so sick of having to daydream things to feel. I'm fucking tired of having to daydream to distract me from my boring life that is…
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