Um, hi?

[Charles Glenn Ladd]

So, I'm new here and I don't really know what to say. My name is Charlie (my friends call me Chuck, you can call me whatever), I'm 15, and I live in Georgia. Until my dad showed me this website today, I had never heard of this whole "maladaptive daydreaming" thing, but from the description of it, I'd say I definitely have it. I spend hours every day performing mindless simple tasks like tossing a ball to myself or twiddling a rubber band because it helps me liberate my mind from my body so that I can create worlds. I will sometimes do this for hours on end. I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. Since the time I was a little kid, I've probably invented hundreds of entire worlds, ranging from single images to enormous universes with full elaborately designed populations and laws. Some of my fantasies involve characters elaborate enough to be real people. I even have some fantasies that I started working on when I was probably only 6 or 7 years old that I still come back to today. Fantasizing is an enormous portion of my life, probably too enormous, and although it has cost me immensely in school and my personal life, I feel like it is also a wonderful gift as well as a terrible curse, and I'm relieved to learn that there are other people out there just like me.

     So, um, I guess that's about it. Comments?

[Romeofro]

Ayee. The names Zackk. Im 17. Your not alone. I do the same thing. I thought i was crazy at first because i would put myself in these scenarios that were unusual. I usually daydream at the park right up the road from where i live. Ive spent anywhere from 30 min. (minimum) to an hour and a half just swinging on the swing and daydreaming. I've been doing this for 4-5 years now, and i've created alotta scenarios as well. And between that and hanging with friends ive also pushed a few school assignments off to the side when i probably shouldnt have. It's so wierd that a condition like this exists. It's bitter sweet for me. I know i'm to old to be swinging on swings, but it gives me such an intense natural high. Would you agree you get a type of natural high off your daydreaming?

[Matthew Scott]

Hi, my name is Matt, I am 20 years old, and until tonight I thought I was the only person in the world who did this. Like you, but unlike many, I have had maladaptive daydreaming since before I could remember.  I create intricate worlds as well, many of them involve life-like characters and creating laws for fictional countries.  When I read your post, I felt like I was reading something I had written and forgotten about.  I can't describe the feeling of discovering this condition.

[sky]

hi im sky and im 24 and im exactly the same as you, i daydream by listening to my ipod and wondering about the house. ive done it since about age 7 and still do it.

 i told my doc and they have given me fluoxetine and since ive been on it a year...it took about 5 months to really kick in and i had to increase the dose from 20 to 40mg at first but it started to help me get my life back as i can now control daydreaming much much better and dont daydream anywhere near as much as i used to.

 

 this condition of over-excessive-daydreaming is the sole reason that i struggled to revise for exams as i couldnt help wasting time daydreaming. in some ways its a good condition as it beats boredom and helps you free yourself from reality but its also a DISEASE that i was desparate to treat as it wrecks my life, ive got kids and the poor little buggers were missing out as mummy was too busy daydreaming - my fluoxetine has changed my life and i never want to give it up...

 

citalopram makes you do it LOADS  more so dont accept that as treatment trust me ive tried loads... but fluoxetine ie prozac 40mgs or more will help treat this ...... good luck

 

take care and speak soon love sky xx

[Angel]

Hi, Chuck!  I'm Angel, 32 years old.  I've been at it a long time too.  I can remember some of my childhood fantasies.  This has always been my big secret.  Then I found this site, it gave me the courage to tell my fiance and my counselor.  I agree with you that having MD is both a wonderful gift and a terrible curse.  It is indeed both.  I'm glad that you recognize that.  So many only see the bad and not the good.  But then again, there are some who think daydreaming is totally harmless.  Anyways...

 

Welcome!  Its very nice to meet you.  :)