Maladaptive daydreaming

LifeInternal88

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Anyone with Maladaptive daydreaming?

You might have to look it up, I didn't know there was even a name for it.

Signs: "Check for the signs. Do you daydream almost excessively (i.e. could you waste away entire hours doing nothing but daydreaming?) Do you start performing "fantasy planing" (making unrealistic ideas about what to do in fantasy situations)? Have you noticed that you pace the floor or perform other activities almost compulsively (rocking in a chair, tapping your foot)? If so, you may have maladaptive daydreaming" ~Wikihow

Anyway, I think it's wasting my life and time. I could be really good at something (talent, langauges etc) if I spent even half the time I spend on daydreams on something constuctive. It's also the the reason I don't feel depressed a lot, because I don't face realities. I live in my own little made up world (where I'm awesome to the nth degree) and everything is perfect. I think it's a baby approach to living life - like a reluctance to grow up:Life has challenges that you must deal with; I mean a little bit of pretend is fun (and probably good), but it shouldn't dominate your life.

Anyone else with this? The specifics will be different for everyone, but I think you can know if you have it or not even if the particulars aren't as others have described.
 

bcsr

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I do daydream frequently, I often dream up very detailed fantasy scenarios. All of the things I want out of life, which honestly, isn't that much.

I wouldn't say it controls my time to the extent of that article, but I have intentionally sat and daydreamed for extended periods of time. I even have a favorite scenario which I will sit and daydream about, kind of like re-watching a movie. It's sad, I know.
 

bladeds

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I do this all the time, well I am at university ATM. Often I daydream where I want to live , for me having a house right on the beach and I could go kayaking everyday. All different fantasies etc, can be bit of a problem when I meant to be listening to the lecturer at uni.
 

Eristelle

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Daydreaming is a defense mechanism for me. Since I have no one to confide in, I've actually used my own imagination to forget everything. If I'm really feeling horrible, then my "imaginary" friends comfort me. It actually works. I've never really tested it out before, but yesterday I actually felt like I was genuinely cared for. Not sure if this is schizophrenia, but talking to them aloud helps too.
 

Boby

Well-known member
Anyone with Maladaptive daydreaming?

You might have to look it up, I didn't know there was even a name for it.

Signs: "Check for the signs. Do you daydream almost excessively (i.e. could you waste away entire hours doing nothing but daydreaming?) Do you start performing "fantasy planing" (making unrealistic ideas about what to do in fantasy situations)? Have you noticed that you pace the floor or perform other activities almost compulsively (rocking in a chair, tapping your foot)? If so, you may have maladaptive daydreaming" ~Wikihow

Anyway, I think it's wasting my life and time. I could be really good at something (talent, langauges etc) if I spent even half the time I spend on daydreams on something constuctive. It's also the the reason I don't feel depressed a lot, because I don't face realities. I live in my own little made up world (where I'm awesome to the nth degree) and everything is perfect. I think it's a baby approach to living life - like a reluctance to grow up:Life has challenges that you must deal with; I mean a little bit of pretend is fun (and probably good), but it shouldn't dominate your life.

Anyone else with this? The specifics will be different for everyone, but I think you can know if you have it or not even if the particulars aren't as others have described.

Ohh wow ...so I'm not the only one and it also has a name?
I definitely have maladaptive daydreaming and I think it's quite sever.::(:
I daydream for hours sometimes,especially when I'm stressed and one of the most obvious symptom is a "repetitive movement" like pacing the floor,shaking an object.
Like you I dream fantasy world's were I'm the most awesome person or I dream of the near or far future when again I'm cured of all my problems and I'm awesome.
Also similar to you I'm not very depressed(although I should be because my life sucks)mostly because of my day dreaming,in fact my depressions occur when I'm faced with reality.
To be honest I haven't really gave it to much thought until now,you made me think and I realized I'm addicted to daydreaming and it kinda wastes my time and effort.
 
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