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Maladaptive Daydreaming: where wild minds come to rest

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April 2021

What did you call it? Just thought'd it be interesting to see what everybody called their behaviors and experiences before Dr. Somer coined the term "Maladaptive Daydreaming". As for me, I call it "speeding". It seems t… Discussion What did you call it? 1 Like It's happening again. How can I prevent it? If you check my last post, I made it almost exactly a year ago, and well, I'm going through it again. This time it's disturbed my sleep the last two nights, and last night it was so hard to fall asle… Discussion It's happening again. How can I prevent it? 1 Like Is it a solution? I have had day dreams for many years, just like all of people. Yes, it is not hard as you have or you think you have. But, I am better now than one month before me. I don't want to write long. Both… Discussion Is it a solution? 1 Like Cain

Member Cain 2 Likes Mindfullness I've found a meditation technique that i think it could be very useful for being more focused and daydreaming less. Mindfullness is an ancient Buddhist practice which is very relevant for life today… Discussion Mindfullness 9 Likes Help with MD through observation Hello, greetings from Texas. I have been suffering from MD for quite a while now. It first started when I was in high school and suffered from anxiety problems. I remember going to the counselor a co… Discussion Help with MD through observation 4 Likes Are your daydreams sometimes triggered by po… Whenever something nice happens in real life - for example, someone is kind to me or praises something I did - it triggers an MD episode and I just want to turn on the music and act out all positive… Discussion Are your daydreams sometimes triggered by po… 2 Likes Your childhood and levels of social interact… Hey guys. In terms of social interaction, how would you describe your childhood? Did you spend a lot of time playing alone? Were you lonely? Socially awkward? Or a normal kid who had a lot of friend… Discussion Your childhood and levels of social interact… 2 Likes Periods in your life when you didn't daydrea… According to life stories posted on the internet by people who suffer from MD, some have reported that, at some point in our lives, MD would simply stop for an indefinite period of time - it could be… Discussion Periods in your life when you didn't daydrea… 1 Like Mders who have stopped maladaptive dreaming,… Maladaptive dreaming have affected me a lot but it's very difficult to think of my life without it. I just that I will deeply regret letting go of it. I am scared that my life will be plain and borin… Discussion Mders who have stopped maladaptive dreaming,… 4 Likes How to begin stopping mdd? What is the best strategy to stop maladaptive daydreaming? Discussion How to begin stopping mdd? 2 Likes

March 2021

Looking for a study/work partner who is in the same boat as I am!

I have been daydreaming ever since I was a kid- different fantacies at different stages in life. Ultimately this impacted my social life, my observation skills, my personality and my studies. I…

Blog Looking for a study/work partner who is in the same boat as I am! 2 Likes

January 2021

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 MD and Shame Hi everyone, It is overwhelming to find a community of people who experience what I go through! It's a bitter sweet kind of feeling that we are gathering here in community around a common pain (at le… Discussion MD and Shame 1 Like

December 2020

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