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September 2014

The last year

So I haven’t been on here for a while, no one probably noticed, but here’s a bit of an explanation for those of you who do care. Just over a year ago I accepted a teaching job on the other side of…

Blog The last year 2 Likes Sharing my story for the first time I am very happy to have found this group. I am 32 and I have always known I was a bit "different," even as a very young child. It wasn't until I recently googled "excessive daydreaming" that I found… Discussion Sharing my story for the first time 2 Likes Emotions What kind of emotion do you feel while daydreaming? I know many people (me also) can feel the emotions of the caracter they are creating. But when you are daydreaming, you know this is not real, so… Discussion Emotions 1 Like Im not the only one then? I found this from an article a friend who is into psychology posted it on Facebook, and I then realised I was not alone. I have been daydreaming since I was small. There was one point as a teenager… Discussion Im not the only one then? 1 Like This is how I remember it all starting... As a child I grew up in a conservative family, I didn't have any friends outside of school, I wasn't allowed too because my parents felt that the world was evil and I would be persuaded into doing ba… Discussion This is how I remember it all starting... 1 Like Causes and Cure Since finding this site, i have taken brief breaks from my DD to consider what is causing it. Here is what I think:

1. Self rejection: I day dream because I feel that all the important people in… Blog Causes and Cure 4 Likes Daydreaming and Mental Illness Does anyone else find that their daydreams revolve around characters with mental illness? If yes, any thoughts about why you focus on that scenario? The majority of my daydreams and stories revolve… Discussion Daydreaming and Mental Illness 1 Like New Member! :) Firstly, I’d like to express how excited I am to have found this community! Like many of you, I have been wrestling with this particular “quirk” of mine since early childhood. The only people who awa… Discussion New Member! :) 1 Like 21 days

21 one days, i have gone now without daydreaming. they say that 21 is the magic number, 3 weeks is what it takes to break a habit. i saw this day as a glorious golden day when all my problems…

Blog 21 days 4 Likes Multiple 'seasons' in daydreaming

For the past, like year and a half (I think) I've had one continued daydream in one continued universe. However, I've split the daydream into 3 parts (kind of like skins, with different…

Blog Multiple 'seasons' in daydreaming 3 Likes I Can't Believe She's Been Dead for a Month

My mom died exactly one month ago from today, and it's really blowing my mind.

I can't believe that just over a month ago, I was living in a different universe. My mom woke me up for…

Blog I Can't Believe She's Been Dead for a Month 1 Like Am I the only one?

There are many members here and people over the net who are trying to stop Daydreaming. I have came across videos, articles, etc on tips to control and eventually stop daydreaming. Still I often…

Blog Am I the only one? 2 Likes Daydreaming Is Killing My Creativity

I mentioned this as a comment on someone else's blog. Daydreaming is strangling the life out of my creativity. I paint, I draw, I write, I cook, and I even used to sculpt. The stories I write…

Blog Daydreaming Is Killing My Creativity 9 Likes

August 2014

Celebrity Maladaptive Daydreamers?

So I have often wondered if some of the best artist/top guns in their field are/were MDDers? I am positive that through out history…

Blog Celebrity Maladaptive Daydreamers? 1 Like poem on stopping negative daydreaming

so a little intro as to where this comes from: I experienced extremely violent and negative daydreams for about 6 years now. i know many people like their daydreams and…

Blog poem on stopping negative daydreaming 3 Likes I might have cancer... I might have cancer. How am I to react? Am I to be fearful? With whom shall I depart the world with? Shall that occurrence be the end? Shall I simply meet dead and rot in a hole? How wholly obscure!… Blog I might have cancer... 2 Likes My Thoughts on my Quickly Changing Life

I'm fifteen and I lost my mom, who was my main parent, late last month. It's been an insanely fast-changing last few weeks, with everything as small as my allowance and as big as my home and…

Blog My Thoughts on my Quickly Changing Life 2 Likes I'm back!

Wednesday morning I had another Nissen Fundoplication (stomach wrapped around my esophagus) to correct GERD (AKA Acid Reflux Disease). I appreciate all the support and well-wishes. I'm told it…

Blog I'm back! 4 Likes A story

Hmmm... I thought I might post a bit of a story description/summary that I've had written down for a while... I've had many…

Blog A story 1 Like Too much of the good thing, or How the brain switches off

Ok, I day-dreamt today for about an hour (at work!) after two and a half weeks of living in reality. But as Edison said, I didn't fail, I just found one more solution, which doesn't work.…

Blog Too much of the good thing, or How the brain switches off 1 Like Old Classmates

In 2009, before I even started this site, I agreed to live completely openly about my Maladaptive Daydreaming. It was scary at first, but it's actually been very cathartic. I've told friends,…