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Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest

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June 2020

I make faces when I daydream Sometimes at the dinner table, my mom serves food, but she notices that my eyes close or I smile for no apparent reason, and she throws a curt remark. My mind is not quite there, for a split second,… Discussion I make faces when I daydream 9 Likes Things You'll Learn After MD I quit maladaptive daydreaming in my late twenties and it took me five years to transform. Now in 2020, I feel like a completely different person. At first, I was appalled at myself for doing MD and… Discussion Things You'll Learn After MD 4 Likes

August 2019

Journey to a Life Free of Maladaptive Daydre… Day 1 - I've been Maladaptive Daydreaming for over four years now, and I know that it's time to stop. I've recently been able to improve my life, but am facing some obstacles right now and want to cl… Discussion Journey to a Life Free of Maladaptive Daydre… 33 Likes When/how to seek treatment I’m certain I fit the criteria for maladaptive daydreaming. My question is, when should I get help. My daydreaming interferes with my focus such that I can’t read much (something I used to enjoy), bu… Discussion When/how to seek treatment 3 Likes

September 2016

I stopped daydreaming Hi everyone! There seem to be quite a few people looking for ways to stop MDDing, so I figured I would share my story :) I started daydreaming when I was around 11, mainly as a coping method to deal… Discussion I stopped daydreaming 3 Likes

August 2016

A Bit of Motivation for Anyone Trying to Stop Daydreaming

I have been trying to stop daydreaming for longer than I care to think about. Although I have had some successes, I have had many setbacks and have made but slow progress. But I keep trying…

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June 2016

I want to escape, but it's never going to ha… Hello, everyone! I am not new here, but this is the first time I actually write something. I am not going to share my story, because it would be a long post. And I have so many thoughts... English is… Discussion I want to escape, but it's never going to ha… 1 Like

May 2016

Hey fam I'm back :D Last time I posted on here I was 16, I'm about to turn 20 in June. So it's been quite a while. I've been a daydreamer since I was a kid like most of you guys on here. When I posted here in 2012 I wa… Discussion Hey fam I'm back :D 3 Likes Yes, you can cure Maladaptive Daydreaming Two years ago when I joined this community, I think I was more dead than alive. I've been waging quite a brutal war with maladaptive dreaming and the array of issues that underlie it ever since then… Discussion Yes, you can cure Maladaptive Daydreaming 176 Likes

April 2016

Tricks : ) to help us ...

Hello everyone <3

I am writing to you a bit of things that help me cope to the world ...it is better you do them when you are not in a bad mood