so a little intro as to where this comes from: I experienced extremely violent and negative daydreams for about 6 years now. i know many people like their daydreams and more power to those people, that is not the case for me though, mine consisted of rape and torture and made me sad and depressed feeling, they took overly life and i hated it miserably.  i just recently moved into college and have managed to make my new home on campus maladaptive daydream free. its…

I've always wondered why I daydream so much. I've been daydreaming ever since I was about seven I think. There hasn't been any horrible trauma or any huge event in my life at that time that has caused be to become addicted to daydreaming. I wonder if maybe there is something in my genetics that makes me do this. It isn't a mechanism to deal with boredom or past trauma, my life is busy and I have things to do. I love the way I live except my chronic depression and maladaptive daydreaming are…

First of all, thanks a lot to Cordellia Amethyste Rose for creating this website. It has given me a lot of

courage to finally know what was different about me and that there are more people like me somewhere else.

I've had MD at least since I was 12 years old and now I feel my entire life is on debris: I've yet to finish my studies, almost no work experience, very few (real) friends and need economic help from my parents. While it is true that a great deal of these troubles are…

Probably this fantasy boyfriend of mine came about from years of feeling alienated and lonely. I also felt a deep lack of intimacy in most of my relationships so I spent more time in my head with this fantasy boyfriend instead of reaching out to real people. 

I've been doing this for years. Anyone have any advice on how to stop daydreaming about him? 

Usually it happens when I'm bored at work and especially at night before I go to bed. 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130716-daydreaming-science-health-brain/

Hello ^_^ This is my first post here , so forgive by now any possible mistakes I may make.

So. . . I dont really know what to say...(This looked better when i daydreamed it ._. )

Uh..

Well...

Currently there are a lot of bad things going on in my life: fights at home , bad grades , heartbroken , losing dear ones , etc.

So because of all of this suffering and pain I think I might have got depression as well. It's been going on for months…

I know that having MD you probably have some sort of repetitive movement that you do. Mine is HANDS DOWN rocking my head!! I've done it since I could remember. I remember being young and my parents thinking I was crazy and taking me to a doctor. I think I was so young that I didn't realize that I was daydreaming. "Rocking" my head also gets me to concentrate super well. In school I would rock my head at my desk and do schoolwork at the same time and never got dizzy. I was always super…

This post it's super long, so I appreciate each and everyone who has taken the time to read this

So yeah.. I just found out today about two hours ago about Maladaptive Daydreaming. I have been daydreaming like for serious for about I dunno.. 10 years or so? At first it didn't mattered, I mean I was 9 years old, so what does it matter a little escapade to fantasy once in a while? It was about years later and still today that it has really became a problem. I'm in…

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…

So, there is a name for this “thing” that I do “Maladaptive Daydreaming” I am wondering if it is a new “diagnoses” as I remember researching it in the past and not being able to find anything. I have even spoke to Drs and Physiatrists about it before and they have not really know what to say or do about it and defiantly not put a name to it or said it is something that lots of people seem to do. How do I feel about it having a semi- official title? Positive and negative I suppose, Positive…

I've started college recently and I'm aware socialising is a significant part of the process.

I think my MD has caused me to become so internalised in that I don't seek much to appreciate about social interaction in real life, especially as they prefer to converse about the usual  matters on a daily basis.

I don't ever blame them, I simply choose not to engage in such matters because I feel as though I don't have anything to add to the conversation where my own…

I noticed there are similarities in both the addictions of daydreaming and playing video games. Just as a kid will whine or even have a tantrum over you walking in front of the tv or, God forbid, BREAK his beloved Xbox, so do I get very annoyed/angry at whoever knocks on my front door and interrupts my daydreaming or building of daydreams. I'm forced to hit pause and I must remember where I left off when I return. 

What's troubling is how sometimes gamers die from playing too much.…

After, anxiously, waiting for two days for Eli Somer to email me back it finally happened. I asked him could I interview him for my book and he agreed. ONLY ONE CATCH..he'd (Eli Somer himself) would like  MDrs who would be willing to help him convince therapists and scientists that the problem exists by taping a few testimonies or Skype interviews with him about their experience. So if you're…

This is an interesting article that one of my facebook friends shared with me.  TBH, I didn't think any of my facebook friends read any of my posts about daydreaming, but apparently this one has.  Check it out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/03/mind-wandering_n_4024852.html

Here ye, hear ye. I just thought of a random idea. My idea was to write a tell-all book about my MDD experiences. Maybe i'll inspire someone to actually speak up and be bold and frank with their therapist or psychologist. I'd like to let my experiences be known so that if your therapists look at you funny you can write down a link and send him/her my e-book and say ''You think my story is crazy? Wait till…

I am 16 years old and I can no longer remember a time where I didn't use daydreaming as a form of escapism. It started when I was really young, as I would use it to help me fall asleep. It then progressed as I got older, when I listen to music - I daydream, when I watch TV or movies - I daydream, when I go to bed or whenever I'm by myself - I daydream. It is a huge part of my life and if I did ever choose to make an attempt to stop, my life would be completely different. 

I don't know…

About a minute of what I do at work all day. So you can see why it is so hard not to daydream.

http://youtu.be/q9fpldsgiTg

http://maladaptivedaydreaming.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/sorry/

I’m sorry I haven’t posted or done a radio show, or youtube video for weeks. I am not functioning well right now. I’m in one of those phases where I am so desperate for an answer, for help, for escape from this curse in my mind. That I get depressed and hopeless. Unable to do little more then put one foot in front of the other…

So This was back in February of this year, but I have been procrastinating to share this. If you haven't read Part 1 or 2, then let me just summarize. Basically, I started going to therapy and the Psychiatrist for help. The therapist told me I needed medicine, and the Psychiatrist told me I needed therapy. Both of them let me go and I have been without help since. I decided to try the therapist option one last time before quitting and this is what happened. 



After having been kicked…

youtube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv0gjsH4Tc8

Blog post : http://maladaptivedaydreaming.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/maladaptive-daydreaming-prison-or-escape/

What is it to you? Many express it as an escape from reality,…