How, when and why does daydreaming begin, what causes it to become maladaptive and what keeps us daydreaming.
You’ve realised your daydreaming is out of control and preventing you from living in the real world. You’ve made the decision to stop. You’re certain this is the right thing to do. You’ve managed not …
Quitting maladaptive daydreaming – how to cope with a relapse Read More »
Maladaptive daydreaming disorder has been described variously as a behavioural addiction, an unhealthy coping mechanism or a symptom of an underlying disorder. For your daydreaming to be considered maladaptive it must either cause significant distress …
Maladaptive daydreaming: an addiction or an unhealthy coping mechanism? Read More »
My earliest memories of daydreaming are from when I was four years old, but I think I’ve always been a daydreamer. I believe that all immersive and maladaptive daydreamers are born immersive daydreamers. In the …
Should I be concerned about my child’s daydreaming? Read More »
This is a speculative post. I want to say that up front, because I’m unusual among daydreamers: music isn’t, and never has been, part of my daydreaming experience. In fact, I’ve often used music to …
Coming across the term maladaptive daydreaming disorder for the first time can be a light-bulb moment. Suddenly everything falls into place. You have a name for this thing you’ve been doing all your life, and, …
So you’ve just found out there’s a name for this: now what? Read More »
