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Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest

Ever feel you are slowly becoming your DD character?

Strange, but I have caught myself reacting as she does. Like in a situation with my spouse, a simple embrace. I find myself acting as she would, the way I turn my head, posture, body language in general. But he does not react as my character's romantic lead would. This is really a strange feeling. Disappointing in a way. Like I expect him to just fall into character and play out a scene from my DD.

Scary to think the DD world is encroaching on my reality instead of simply controlling my subconscious. That it maybe changing me on some basic level. My DD character is not really an idealized me, she is not the person I want to be. I fear I am losing myself.

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Comment by Oxymoron on December 8, 2012 at 10:22pm: some of my dd characters are my idealized self.

Comment by taffle on December 8, 2012 at 7:44am: No matter what I do, I can never be my DD characters. My characters are over 6 ft tall, ethereally gorgeous, have jobs that don't exist in the real world, etc. It's just impossible. I try to keep my characters separate from myself.

Comment by Jennifer on December 7, 2012 at 9:28am: Maybe it's just a phase? But, I have to say, I envy you! I wish I could be my DD ideal me!

Comment by Pascale on December 7, 2012 at 7:42am: I actively try to be my DD charactere. I belive it is the way out of MD. But you cannot change another person. So you have to:

1. Accept him as he is (you love a man not a DD)

2. Give him hit (man have such smal fantasy about being romantic)

3. Act with him as you wish him to act with you (sometimes it work)

Not sure I am the one to give you advice, I am divorced. Anyway you cannot be yourself without accepting other to be other. All DD charactere are another part of you.