Maladaptive Daydreaming- Prison or Escape

[greyartist]

youtube link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv0gjsH4Tc8

Blog post : http://maladaptivedaydreaming.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/maladaptive-...

What is it to you? Many express it as an escape from reality, trauma, or boredom.  Is that all it is? Or can it be much more sinister? To me it is. I don’t chose to go into a daydream to escape boredom or because I’m unhappy with my reality. My reality is good, I would like to be enjoying it. But the daydreams are my prison. I am given short times of freedom but returned to the lock up soon after. Am I the only one?............

[Mynx]

My MDD stems from pure boredom and whatever hasn't happen in my life but will be happening in the near future. My MDD does cause me to daydream some unrealistic events about it . I guess to fill the void up of waiting until it happens. It's me imagining what it would be like because I just can't wait until it gets here so I guess over excitement of the future.lol I would say it's both an escape and prison 

[Lisa p]

I agree with Jack F....it's more of a prison to me cuz I can't get out of it.  I'm locked in 24/7 if I'm not constantly reminding myself to NOT let myself go there.  There is SO much stuff I want to do or be in the real world however I'm consumed by MD..spot on Jack F.  My therapist said it's not realistic to try to stop it overnight...I've lost 20 years to MD...if you're younger...try stopping now or you'll end up middle aged with regrets  in the real world...

[Kayla]

Both, for me.

[KwanKwan]

mine is both but more prison like. sometimes i really can't escape. 

[roxanne]

I think of it as neither.  My "real" world is also good, but so are my DD, which serve to enhance my reality.  There is some cost of course but I think it is worth it.

[Aseel]

for me it's for escaping but sometimes it becomes a prison that I can't break free from.