This is my first post in a long time. Decided to go back into therapy for MD, as the daydreaming has been getting a little overwhelming...multiple emotional breakdowns in the past few months. My "intake" appointment with the psychologist went somewhat unexpectedly in that she has no idea where to send me. She says I don't have depression or anxiety, and they've never had anyone that she knows of with a case of maladaptive daydreaming. 

Recent research out of Eli Somer's lab shows it…

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…

Hello all,

This summer I visited with a therapist several times. I struggle with depression in addition to MD. 

In our first meeting, I was a bit surprised. Instead of talking about my MD, Janet asked me about my family. She asked me if there were any "villains" of my childhood. When I thought back to my childhood, there was just one person who could cause me delirious fear, though I never thought of him as a villain. I love my brother, infinitely. So why did he beat me,…

Hello MD friends,

I have been having nightmaresque lucid surrealist dreams for about 2-3 weeks. I just noticed this week that I did not have any dreams on the day I had a sufficiently satisfying 5 hour MD session. ...And I am now wondering if my lucid dreams are a release of abundant MD creative energy? 

So I am going to do an experiment on myself to see if the two are linked - by keeping track of the hours of MD per day and whether or not I dream.  Has anyone else noticed this…

I recently forced myself to go see a counselor about my MD and associated depression - who recommended me to a bunch of other psychologists - who are impossible to get in touch with.

When I was walking to the appointment, I was going through what I would tell the counselor - trying to make a point of saying things that would NOT make me overly emotional or cry.  Because I wanted the meeting to be productive - to get the facts across to the doctor - to have a quick answer to: can I be…

Hey all,

Came across an interesting article outlining the history of psychological research into daydreaming...referred to as "mind wandering" in the article. 

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/12/22/the-origins-of-positive-constructive-daydreaming/

It discusses three types of daydreaming…

Hello Wild Minds,

Oh wow I had a hard past two days.

1.) Husband has been out of town all week for work. (No one to vent to).

2.) On Thursday had an meeting with an amazingly smart scientist that just was...terribly awkward. I know I must have sounded like a complete idiot to him.

3.) Today got lunch with an internationally renowned scientist who is even more academically acclaimed (published in "Science" & "Nature") and I was totally awkward. I made a list of…

Hi all!

I just wanted to post on my first day of orientation for graduate school. I am so exhausted but had so much fun today. I am in training to be a Graduate Student Instructor. Part of our requirement was to give a 5-10 minute presentation and I did really well!  I didn't vomit, anyway! Tomorrow we have another 10 minute scientific teaching presentation to give with just a chalkboard and notes.

I am remembering why I love academia so much - it is incredibly taxing…

Hello all,

I know that childhood trauma is highly correlated with incidence of MD. What is your personal experience? Do you think your MD was more-so encouraged by events that took place in your life, or do you feel that you were born with a predisposition to daydream?

My parents fought a lot as I was growing up, but I have other family members who did not turn out like me... so it is a confusing pile to sort!  Thanks!

I am trying to write more when I MD, so at least I get something productive out of it all. Here is a snippet from what I was able to write today:

A small girl of 4 years danced on the edge of reality. As she crossed the stone bridge over Canteur creek, her mind made the wilting poppies brighten to vivid crimson. The shade from the trees scattered light on the creek below and a strong breeze blew from the south, ruffling leaves and muffling the sound of the…

I am a maladaptive daydreamer.  My first memory of an all-consuming day dream session was when I was 12 years old. I remember I locked myself in my room for an entire Saturday. I told my parents I was reading or doing homework. But I was actually just sitting there, in an alternate reality.  I remember getting hungry and sweating from how warm my room was, but I just sat there, unable to pull myself out of my alternate reality. I still remember what the daydream was about, but it's far too…