MD has been a true source of energy and happiness for me

[Andrea]

When I first found out I had MD a few years ago, I was incredibly pissed off and upset. I felt like I was literally daydreaming my whole life away. 

I don't really know what happened since then and now, but I've come to realize that my MD has been a good thing. Whenever I get upset, I daydream for an hour or so and afterwards I feel so much more refreshed, happy, and energized for the rest of my day. 

Whenever I feel restless or stressed out, my daydreams have honestly been incredibly comforting to me. And, of course, if I ever find myself bored out of my mind of just want to kill a few hours, I have an exciting and adventurous place inside my own head where I can escape for a few hours. 

I hear a lot about how MD is destroying people's lives and I can definitely sympathize with that. That's what my MD was doing a few years back. But over the past year or two, I feel like I've learned that MD is neither inherently bad or good. It seems like something we can use for the better or for the worse if we can only figure out how. 

[taffle]

Positive DDs give me energy but negative ones don't. Sometimes I find myself DD so much negative scenarios. I want my positive DDs to come more often.

[Audrey]

I love it too. It is calming and relaxing. Addicting in my case. But I love it. I also see it as a way to express my creativity. Maladaptive daydreamers are incredibly creative and imaginative and I see that as a gift.