So I was kind of thinking about this last night and early this morning I don't think all that highly of myself, I never really have. I'm not negative about it or anything like I don't get all depressed. I just don't take in compliments so much they tend to go in one ear and out the other. Also, I've found I can still smile and feel happy but I'm never truly lifted without the weight of regret dragging me down. 

It's occurred to me when I day dream it usually revolves around me…

Trying to be more of a glass half full kind of guy but I can't help but feel a little despondent that my top university turned me down. It wasn't so much their decision but the reason for their decision that has upset me.

I was told I had a very strong application and I had almost all of the entry requirements asked of me except my GCSE maths which was C instead of B. I was hoping so much that I stood a chance but they rejected me outright without question.

It…

This story happened several years ago and involves a site member.  I'll let her identify herself if she chooses.  

A few days before Christmas, I decided to go shopping and bought several pairs of fun, colored socks.  Then, I went and sat in a local coffee house (which is no longer in business) and drank some coffee.  On my way home, I checked…

I have this urge to share things on Tumblr and Facebook. To announce things, to connect with others, to share in the commonality of life. I like to interact with people, get their feedback, and enjoy the community. I even do this on Youtube, which, as you may already know, is like going into a lion's den. I've had roughly 74,000 urges over the past 5 days to log into Tumblr and Facebook again. But I'm determined to hold off on Tumblr for another few days, at least, and Facebook for a whole…

I don’t know what just made me think of this, but it’s a true story about a great event I got to witness many years go.

I lived in downtown Poitiers and was pretty bored and lonely.  I kept praying to do something with my life and have some positive impact on someone.  It was a relatively safe neighborhood, so I’d often go out walking around downtown in the middle of the night.  There were pedestrian streets across from a big square where people would gather for events.  I…

I sing a little too loudly along with my music when my characters are singing. I get embarrassingly into it, and unfortunately, though Alex and Jordan are good singers, I'm not. 

So, the title page on the site says that MD is also referred to as Compulsive Fantasizing. I think I like CF better? I think MD sounds so negative and CF sounds more positive. Maybe I'm just being weird, which is more than likely the case, but still, what do you all think?

I am a lifelong fantasist, artist, and writer whose obsessions have endured essentially unchanged for decades. I was misdiagnosed as Autistic twice as a child, first when I was 3 or 4, then again when I was 10. I tried to fit myself into the Aspergers mould when this dx became trendy in the early 1990s, but the empathy deficit, a defining characteristic of the spectrum, simply did not fit. My parents and child therapists,  assumed I was lacking in empathy because of the content of my fantasy…

Well, it's been a crazy day over here.  Grendel went in for his surgery early this morning.  Then, I got a call that Mia's UA results were back, and she has a UTI which requires expensive meds, which she hates.  Then, she had another problem and had to go to the vet and get another medication.  I picked up all 3 of her meds at the same time and gave them to her when we got home.  She's been sluggish all day and not too happy with me.  She hissed at me when I walked by her a few minutes ago.…

"Thank you for participating in our research study on Maladaptive Daydreaming.  We are in the midst of data analysis, and are hopeful that once the article is published, we will be able to bring some attention to this issue.  

At the moment, we still need more data to test whether the results are consistent over time.  For that reason, we are asking people who took part in the full study and provided us with an email address, to take the MD…

I just got the “you’re such a loner” talk at the gym today by one of the personal trainers 

You’re always alone 

You just come in, exercise alone, don’t talk to anyone, so serious and leave 

You’re really quiet

You seem very humble though 

You seem like the church-going type 

How many friends do you have?

Do you go out…

Hello, Wild Minds Network! 

I am new here. In honor of going on a fast from Tumblr and Facebook, I decided to make my first official blog post. I'm excited to get to know you all and talk with you. I've joined a few groups and I would eventually like to share some of my "scenarios" and introduce you all to my characters :) I'm sooo thrilled to have a community of people who not only understand, but who actually do this, too!! I'm 25 and I've been in denial for years that I do…

Its kinda hard to start a blog post, so I'll just skip it :) Basically, I'll just try to tell my story, mostly because I hope it can help someone.

I had MDD since I know about myself. Off course, back then I thought I was some kind of freak, since nobody knew what it was. I have tapes of my fourth birthday, shaking and daydreaming.

I know nobody knows a lot about this disorder, but I believe it started due to my bad childhood, I wont get into it, nobody wants to hear a sad…

Hi everyone. I'm Abbey, I finally decided to join!! Yay! (I'm the girl in the picture on the right, and that's my sister on the left) I guess I'll just keep that picture for now, until I can successfully take a selfie lol. I hope to meet lots of friends, and try to stay active on here as much as I can.

Anyways, I first researched about this probably back…

I know most of people have been through this,daydreaming till the point you lose control.But it's like this with me,I daydream not that much,I daydream because I am bored and alone,I coped that with my study so I won't affect it and then,I noticed my classmates are better than me and I started to feel like I am not that good enough while they say I am better than them but I know I am not,I feel like I am failing,plans aren't effective and I am like a tortoise in a horse race.I gather my will…

A few days ago in my Psychology class, I felt incredibly annoyed. My professor was talking about OCD. He kept looking at me throughout it because he knew I had OCD and I think was checking to see how I was doing in case any of it bothered me or triggered me.

But it didn't. None of it was triggering me. I wasn't bothered at all. Because none of it rang true at all. If I hit a bump in the road, it won't even cross my mind that it could have been a person, and even if it did I wouldn't…

After reading a few recent blog posts, and reflecting on my own experiences, I'm convinced that MD, for at least some people, and at least in part, is due to extreme reservation around expressing your true self to others, or extreme self consciousness.

While most people have never had a problem pursuing the things and people they love, and overall expressing their deepest desires, fears, etc. from a young age, some of us for whatever reason have either never learned to do this, or…

As some of you know, my poor cat, Grendel, has needed surgery for an abscess on his tooth for months.  One person donated a generous amount of money, and I've been saving but still had a long way to go.  Then, a dear person who's been like a mom to me donated a bunch of money, so now I can get the surgery.  The doctor who'd given me the old estimate left, so I had to get a new one, and it's a little bit more expensive, and his problem has gotten a little worse, but it's not too bad.  I'll…