I'm new.

[Kallista]

Hello,

Can I be honest when I say it's nice to know i'm not the only one in this crazy world who's a "day dreamer"

I found out about this website in a science magazine talking about Maladaptive daydreamers and was like, Oh my goodness, there are other people out there and there is a forum for it too!

I was shocked to say the least.

So a little about myself.
Maybe not a little since I can really go indepth here I guess.

I'm Kallista,

I'm 19, I have two dogs of which I adore like children, goldfish whom I also adore, and i am currently inspiring to be a welder.
If things work out the way I want them to.

When it comes to my personality I'm kind of weird, i'm direct, opinionated (without being pushy), have a clear idea of who I am, empathetic, and just kind of quirky. 

Lets see,

I started MDing when I was about 7-8,
I always use the same people and they've matured as I have, and I've grown up with these people. I actually use Sonic the Hedgehog and his crew for my outlet. I've had "fan" characters added to make it more personal, but I've literally grown up with these guys being my friends.

For a long time it was a huge secret, especially from my family. It was embarrassing to say the least. It impacted my school life, my ability to make friends. I used to pace in my room in my room for hours on end. I still pace, but it's not as bad as it used to be (but maybe that's my inner addict telling me differently)

My mother recently found out about a year ago, she knew I was pacing and I was daydreaming, but she had not known the extent. For a while there we went to the psychologist and she said there was nothing really wrong with me, but me and my mother heartily disagreed, since this especially interfered with my life so badly at the time. 

Now days I've managed to make it a after 7:00pm deal and can stave it off, but man that's a long freaking wait for me.

At times, I need to be able to speak out loud and provide outside simulation like music, or like said, my own voice. and of course i gotta move, I can't do it so well staying still, unless being directly stimulated like by the internet or something.

Anyway, that's a little bit about me, if you have any question or whatever feel free to ask, I'm an open book.

I'm just glad there are constant day dreamers like me.

[S K]

Hey I too  pace sometimes but I don't need to pace to dream.My mind floats away in that direction on it's own. You could try sitting down to lessen the daydreaming. When you/your mind becomes aware of the lack of movement you may realize you're MDing and attempt to snap out

[Liz Winning]

welcome! :)

i think you're really lucky that your mum knows a little bit about what's going on, there's always a part of you that wan't to keep it a complete secret and a part of you that wants to confide in somebody about it.