Maladaptive Daydreaming Help?

I’ve been dealing with maladaptive daydreaming since I was 5-6 years old. These days I spend 70-80% of the time i spend awake in my head, those ~30% being the snippets I can pay attention in class. I have a deep and elaborate story that I tap into to escape my life. I can think about this world for hours without getting bored or feeling bad because there is no consequence for thinking in spirals, I can think and think and think and I wont feel depressed and I won’t end up overthinking small details of my life because everything in my head is of my design and I have control over everything. Nothing is unpredictable and I can deal with holes in my story accordingly. The problem is that I’m wasting my life away from society, and I’m missing important moments in favor of staying in my head. I’ve been beginning to think I wouldn’t have a problem never talking to anyone again which I know Isn’t true. The thing is that I don’t want to leave. Everything in my head is safe and better than my own life could ever be. When I’m not there If I think too much it’s always to my detriment and I end up hurt. Has anyone dealt with getting over this kind of thing?

JessIsConfused

Date posted: 1y

I don’t necessarily have maladaptive daydreaming but I did do research on it for a project and I can relate to daydreaming as I do do it a lot. It is definitely one of my vices and I relate completely to what you said in here it is just easier then being present. No depression or anxiety about the real world. And I heard it is also very common among people with ocd. Idk I just want to say that you are not alone and this is more common then u think. I don’t really have any advice on it as I don’t really think I qualified to comment. But I would say seeking out a therapist is probably you best bet! They will help you through this and even though it is a process you will recover before you know it. Hopefully just sign up when u are ready. I am pretty sure this is probably something you have already thought about lol

meef.com

Date posted: 1y

@JessIsConfused yeah, i’ve been in therapy since i was 13 and every single therapist without fail has sent me to a therapist they think is more qualified to deal with my issues, like a promotion if it was depressing lol, when i tell them about what im dealing with their last concern is my maladaptive daydreaming lmao

Anonymous

Date posted: 21w

Does anybody daydream about getting help and a happy life?

I guess you can say I’ve been maladaptive day dreaming. I never had a good childhood I would go to sleep and pray I never woke up around the age up 10 I found daydreaming as a way to cope with the trauma and I’ve been daydreaming since, I still do it now. I always think im gonna meet the love of my life and they would love me for me and accept my ocd and make me feel beautiful and I’ll be rich ( I didn’t grow up with money). But then I would have to come to a realization that I’m not getting better, I’m still insecure with trauma. No friends or family to know what I’m going through and it’s hard wanting a reality you can’t have.

Anonymous

Date posted: 19w

Help🤍

Guys, I would like help with maladaptive daydreaming and impulsivity. What would both be in OCD? I've always had daydreams. But it was something I did because I liked creating stories. But recently I've noticed that sometimes when I'm stressed, if I think about a situation, it feels like I'm going to imagine it or want to imagine it. When I say don't do it, it feels like it's basically going to happen. I talked here the other day about what if I try to create a compulsion to get out of my subject? Yesterday I was so anxious and I did this counting thing. Then it came to my mind, "put something like, if you don't do this, someone will suffer harm." And I don't want that. And I don't even want to create this compulsion because I would know that it would be worse because I would never risk it. But the thing is, even though I had a clear idea, it seemed like I was going to do it. I just wouldn't let it happen. Is that daydreaming? Is that impulsiveness? This has happened to my OCD theme before. But I had the feeling that I wasn't taking things seriously. That I was being childish. But I don't do it on purpose, it seems like I can't get out of the habit. Thanks for the help!

emmagracee

Date posted: 16w

Help! URGENT!!

I’ve always struggled with maladaptive daydreaming I’ve stopped but I have harm ocd and my brain would hook onto a true crime story and I’d pretend to be a family member/loved one/victim of a k*ller and would make up elaborate stories abt it. That feels so disgusting I’m so scared this shows in a horrible person doesn’t it? And now my brain is telling me I have found k*llers attractive in the past I don’t think I ever did but what if I did I’m scared

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