Does anyone here have pets? If you do, do you think you daydream as much when your pet is around (assuming it's a dog or cat) or less?

If you don't have a pet like a dog or a cat, do you want one? If you do, do you think you'd daydream less if you had a dog or a cat or something to play with and take care of?

I ask because ever since I was 6 years old I've asked my parents for a dog and i'm 17 yrs old and I still haven't gotten 1. Not even a cat. My mom doesn't like…

The last time i was on here i was in a very bad place, I believed that things would never change, that i was crazy and i would never be able to feel anything, all i wanted was to fall asleep and dream and never wake up. It has been a few months now and a lot has changed, I wanted to give a brief update on my progress as i think it will be helpful to you all. 

I started councelling, from my first session i became suddenly aware of my issues, as the weeks passed i came…

The last time i was on here i was in a very bad place, I believed that things would never change, that i was crazy and i would never be able to feel anything, all i wanted was to fall asleep and dream and never wake up. It has been a few months now and a lot has changed, I wanted to give a brief update on my progress as i think it will be helpful to you all. 

I started councelling, from my first session i became suddenly aware of my issues, as the weeks passed i came…

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.  …

Hi Guys!

I'm new here, but have been experiencing Maladaptive Daydreaming since I was a child. I'll be 27 in a few weeks. I've had a long-running "obsession" (I'd prefer to call it appreciation!) for Fiona Apple. She's talked in interviews about having OCD, which it seems like she may have, but sometimes I wonder if she also suffers from MDS. In interviews last year, she talked about compulsively walking up and down a hill for 8 hours a day until she was injured to the point of…

Smile-Inducing Portraits of People Lost In Daydreams and Happy Thoughts http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/30/smile-inducing-portraits-of-people-lost-in-daydreams-and-happy-thoughts/

Goodmorning,

So, I've shared the story about how my MD came about. Now, I feel I can talk about more current events. I've been in an on and off relationship with a guy since my senior year in high school. It started out as a fling. It was strictly sex based. At some point he started to feel deeply for me and over the years he's expressed it more and more. Even after I moved out of California and ventured out into the military, he still called and checked on me. I appreciated having…

I have an appointment monday with a different councilor/therapist. I'm not sure if I should bring up MD or just describe my symptoms. I am trying to concentrate on what I want to achieve. I want more control of my thoughts, less depression, more real emotions. I guess I'm asking allot. I just hope he takes me seriously. The last one totally dismissed everything I told her about the MD symptoms.

Hello!

I am 16 years old, a girl and I am interested in many different topics. I can't live without music, I enjoy dancing and deeply love most forms of art. I think they add color to life, being one of the things that make living much more than simply existing for the sake of survival. I have always enjoyed litherature, especially sci-fi and fantasy, thrilling novels. But now I look for the deeper meaning in the story too. I enjoy deep thinking, philosophical discussions, asking big…

So, from what I've read, basically you all have the typical "daydream", so to speak...sort of...What I'm trying to say is, has anyone had any different kinds?  This is really weird to say, because I've hidden this for so long but here goes...All of my characters come to me in real life.  Like, instead of me going to their "world", they come to mine.  Which is why I talk to myself a lot.  I still change myself, but instead of imagining this, I am it.  I become Rayne.  If I'm talking…

Hi all,

I wanted to let you know that I have been working on a novel with an MD theme for a few years, and it is now available to buy/download.  It is the fictionalised story of one woman so there are reasons and rationales for her MD, but I hope that it might be something that you would like to see. the link is here if you would like to have a peep! http://elizabethglanville.com/the-imaginist/

Beth…

I just registered to this website after stumbling upon this article http://www.youbeauty.com/mind/maladaptive-daydreaming - I had no idea this condition had a name and although I really like the idea of people openly talking about it, I'm sad that the 'maladaptive daydreaming' comes with such a negative connotation. I admit that there are definitely downsides to this habit and I can understand that some of us have a harder…

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/daydreaming/2013/01/12/maladaptive-daydreaming

I found this video and can relate to what this girl is saying. Especially the part about it killing her from the inside and taking over her reality. I think she was very brave for putting this out there.

http://youtu.be/ZjUEZZZKOL0

ok, I've only made 2 entries but I don't feel any better. I read a FB post about MD being a gift. That just brought up some many terrible feelings. A place I had gone to for support, telling me it isn't a problem. There's nothing wrong with you, this is great. Why doesn't it feel great? I did the entry in the CBT diary and got all the postive statments to tell myself. Isn't helping. I felt hopeless, I just wanted to........well. I am sitting at my desk at work, crying, I can't stop. My…

is this not the sweetness you crave?

your heart's desire?

solitude from reality?

no. it is bitterness to me

the bitterness grows in the marrow, 

the poison flows through my veins,

my life is fading

drained by the bitterness in me

I weep, I cry out. 

there is no where to run 

no where to hid

for the monster is in me

I am but a shell

all that I was is gone

I disappear as it…

I am 17 years old and have been severely depressed the last year. I felt disconnected with everyone and admitted my depression to no one.( don't worry,I recently seeked help for this) I have always daydreamed since I was a kid, it helps me cope with stress. And well, when i isolated myself in depression i made another reality. I have always been able to back off from my daydreams and they have only ever lasted a few moths at a time, but this one has lasted a long time and i've become…

MILROY - A Hawaii man drove head-on into a traffic attenuator around 3 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 322 in Armagh Township because he was daydreaming, Mifflin County Regional Police Department reports.

scary!! I really need to stop DDing when I'm driving.

Seems like allot of new members so I wanted to let you all know about the MD radio show on every Sat @ 3pm est. The old shows can be listened to from the show page as well. It is a light discussion about maladaptive daydreaming and living with it. We try to go over recent articles and any new research or resources. Would love to have you join us.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/daydreaming

I just can't fight anymore. I don't want to try. MD has finally took a real toll on me. Laid in bed late DDing, so heavy today. Barely noticed hubby kissing me goodby as he left. I feel like a robot, get in the car start the mindless drive. Lost in the DD world, bright morning sun blinding through the window. Mind skipping around, road, work, DD story line, road, sky, sun, DD character talking to me, work, time- I'm late, etc, etc, then WHOMP! what was that? where am I? What just…