Hello everyone. I am so glad to have found this site. I am a 50 year old woman who for most of my life thought I was insane because I could not get these voices in my head to go away.  I was convinced that I was schizophrenic because I could not get the noise to stop no matter how much I prayed, begged or medicated myself I think I have been on every anti depressant there is. Of course I was depressed because there was so much I wanted to do but could not because I could not focus. I have had this problem for all of my life.  Recently I was in such despair because I had prayed so hard for relief but none was coming that I decided to just give up and be insane. While surfing the net I just typed in excessive daydreaming and maladaptive daydreaming popped up. You can not imagine the relief I felt. It was like someone flipped a switch in my head. I was so euphoric that I was not losing my mind and that there are others like me in the world. Now that I can put a name to what I have I feel like I can fight. For the first time in over 40 years my mind is clear. I am not saying that I am cured or that I don't daydream, but now I feel more equipped to deal with the battle. Sorry my post is so long but I am happy to have found you all.    

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Comment by Rosethewolf on March 31, 2014 at 12:08pm

Hello, and you are not alone in this :D

Comment by The1andonlyAbber on March 30, 2014 at 8:27pm
I spent most of my childhood trying to determine whether I had the weird problem of excessively imagining things, everyone else had the weird problem of not using their imagination enough, or if I was just unique and there was no problem anywhere. Everyone I asked about it gave me a different answer. It seems like a simple question, but you have no idea how scary not knowing was for me. Well, I found the answer, which is that I have a weird problem. And even though it wasn't the answer I was hoping for, at least it's an answer. One thing I wasn't expecting to find though, was that I wasn't alone. Other people have a similar situation. Thank goodness I found out about Maladaptive Daydreaming!
Comment by Alta Morden on March 29, 2014 at 3:14pm

I couldn't agree more.  Just finding out what this is, even being able to put a name to it has been such a relief.  I sometimes wonder if part of reason we generally tend to be so secretive about this MDD'ing is that we felt so isolated and unsure what it meant.

Comment by Waq on March 29, 2014 at 2:11am

same here. i tried praying, meditation. nothing worked. i thought i was lazy. it is a relief to find others like you.

Comment by Teagan Heart on March 28, 2014 at 8:50pm

Welcome, Marla, glad you found solace!

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