Being a daydreamer affects who you are in ways that may not, at first sight, seem to have anything to do with your daydreaming. If you are a daydreamer, you might need to approach your mental health differently from normative daydreamers.
Life is a process of trial and error. We can’t always predict how something will turn out. Sometimes we just have to try it and see. As Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed. …
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The first scientifically validated treatment protocol for maladaptive daydreaming includes mindfulness as one of its key components. And mindfulness is a crucial part of how I manage my own daydreaming. But mindfulness is a difficult …
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The main thing that maladaptive daydreaming steals from us is time. A lot of time. And as a result, many maladaptive daydreamers feel as though they’re falling behind with life and it’s too late to …
Coming out of a daydream means you have to face the reality that what you were daydreaming about isn’t real. And perhaps, no matter how much effort you put into improving real life, it’s never …
Do you use your daydreams for comfort? I do. They’re the place I run to when real life is upsetting or overwhelming. A hug from one of my characters can immediately make both my worlds …
