July 2019
Revalidating Real Life after Maladaptive Day…
Almost five years ago I became entrenched in Maladaptive Daydreaming. I was in deep denial of how badly my degree had been going for the five years previous to that and I took refuge somewhere no one…
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Revalidating Real Life after Maladaptive Day…
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First Post - How I Successfully Transitioned from Daydreams to Real Life
I didn't know MDD was a thing the first time I consciously decided to daydream. I was in elementary school and I'd been having problems falling asleep. I'd initially tried to think of a black hole…
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First Post - How I Successfully Transitioned from Daydreams to Real Life
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May 2019
curing MD: personal notes from a fellow traveler
Fellow MD’ers,
Recently I’ve been contemplating a bit on my personal context of MD. I kinda analyzed it, and realized it might help others to share my experience or it might help me…
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curing MD: personal notes from a fellow traveler
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February 2018
What genre does your daydreaming world typic…
I've noticed that many people have different types of worlds they go into. Many of them are fantasy-based, but there are also action-adventure, mystery, drama, and love-driven ones I'm sure.
So I'm…
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What genre does your daydreaming world typic…
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October 2017
Maladaptive DayDreaming and Limerence
Is there a link between the two?
Limerence is described as
“an involuntary interpersonal state that involves an acute longing for emotional reciprocation, obsessive-compulsive thoughts, feelings, a…
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Maladaptive DayDreaming and Limerence
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I'm afraid to be without it
I don't really know why I'm writing this other than to document a recent change in my feelings about MD. I used to be firmly against trying to quit because I felt the pros outweighed the cons. And al…
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I'm afraid to be without it
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Personality
Do most of you guys consider yourself very secretive people. Do you hide alot of things that are only to be expressed in dreamworld. Do you treat your thoughts, feelings, and self expression as top-s…
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Personality
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September 2017
Feeling ashamed but can't stop
This is awful to admit and I feel so ashamed for doing it. In my daydreams I have someone at the moment who is my main romantic interest.
I've been having a really tough time losing my friends. I hav…
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Feeling ashamed but can't stop
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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…
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Journey to a Life Free of Maladaptive Daydre…
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Depersonalization/Derealization (DP/DR)
Hi everyone, I was wondering if any one on here has heard of DP/DR before or experienced this? The MD and this disorder really makes me feel like I am trapped in my own mind, away from the world I re…
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Depersonalization/Derealization (DP/DR)
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March 2017
Accountability
I am grateful that this site actually exists because I have known all my life that there is an energy and time drain in my life that is keeping me from achieving my full potential. I was…
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Accountability
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The Working memory and default brain networks
When most of us fall asleep, the brain network that involves attention to the outside world (the working memory network consisting primarily of the lateral frontal and parietal cortices) deactivates…
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The Working memory and default brain networks
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CURE of MD (probable)
Hey, i was suffering from MD from past two years. I was daydreaming for 16 hrs a day. t was out of control . I could'nt study ,drive my bike or do any activity properly. I had 5 alternative personali…
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CURE of MD (probable)
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February 2017
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…
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Yes, you can cure Maladaptive Daydreaming
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September 2015
Part IV: Curing MD
Hey guys. For those who are following my other topic on curing MD, I finally got some spare time to update and elaborate on some things that I thought were missing in the previous posts. I'm posting…
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Part IV: Curing MD
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August 2015
Causes and Effects.
I was bullied and attacked as a small kid for being different, and to deal with the anxiety and pain I invented a world where I could get my new drug of choice- approval- from made up crowds in my mi…
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Causes and Effects.
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