I was diagnosed with adult ADHD, a much overdue diagnosis.  I signed up for Mind Sparke training, which exercises your working memory to the point that you should be able to focus like a normal person, well almost.  It has been praised in the NY times.  It's competitor is called Cogmed, but is not as flexible and MUCH more expensive. 

 

This does not necessarily exclude Maladaptive Daydreaming.  They could coincide.  Maybe my daydreaming is a product of my ADHD inattentive…

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I was just thinking tonight, that if we write down our imaginary worlds, it might help get these daydreams out of our system and perhaps some of us would have good stories that could bring in some much needed revenue.



Albert Einstien was a daydreamer. But he called his daydreams "thought experiments". It was during one of these thought experiments that he came up with his theory of relativity. While it is still a theory, it seemed to serve him well. Some claim he "borrowed" ideas… Continue

I figured I should introduce myself. I am 27 years old and I feel I am at a crossroads in life. My MD has made it almost impossible for me to follow directions and perform complex tasks. Since it has gotten in the way of all the career ambitions I have attempted to accomplish, I feel that doing what I want isn't really an option for a career. Now I feel more like I can either do something or do nothing, for the rest of my life. By something I mean an unskilled trade of some sort. Right now I am… Continue