Reflections on 2022
I am so proud of myself! It’s the end of 2022, and I’ve published a blog post every week for the entire year. If you’re a daydreamer, you’ll appreciate just what an achievement that is. …
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Nine other reasons to get your maladaptive daydreaming under control
If you’re struggling with maladaptive daydreaming disorder, you already know how much time your daydreaming is stealing from you. It’s not unusual for maladaptive daydreamers to spend upwards of four hours a day lost in …
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Immersive daydreaming and flow – distinctions and similarities
Professor Eli Somer describes immersive and maladaptive daydreaming as states of dissociative absorption. Let’s break down what that means. Absorption is the process of becoming absorbed, focussing or concentrating intently on one thing and ignoring …
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Acknowledging the reality of your daydreams
It’s very easy to dismiss our daydreams as pure fantasy, and to draw a very firm distinction between the reality of our real life and the fiction of our daydream world. But it’s worth remembering …
3 simple hacks to turn your daydreaming into a healthy habit
For most of us, excessive daydreaming started out as a coping mechanism. A coping mechanism is any strategy our mind uses to protect us from psychological harm. In the beginning we were doing what we …
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