One of the things that distinguishes maladaptive daydreaming from other mental health conditions such as schizophrenia and fantasy-prone personality disorder is that we daydreamers can always tell the difference between reality and daydreaming. We know …
Regardless of our daydreaming style, we all have an inner critic. It’s that voice in our heads that tells us we aren’t good enough, or we aren’t clever enough, or we aren’t worthy enough, thereby …
When you have never experienced something, it can be almost impossible to imagine what it’s like. I don’t really know what goes on inside the mind of a normative daydreamer, because I’ve never been there. …
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I first learned mindfulness three years ago when I was fortunate enough to be able to attend an eight-week course funded by a local mental-health charity. At the time, I was experiencing a relapse of …
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