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Maladaptive daydreaming
Anyone struggle with this with having ocd?
Anyone struggle with this with having ocd?
Absolutely. Had it since I've been a kid. I genuinely spend half of my life in my imagination. I've heard that it often goes hand in hand with ocd, and some people with ocd I talk to struggle with it too. So I think it's a pretty common case
I hate it cause it makes me think I'm going crazy
Like a lot of us, had it since being a kid. It made listening to music kind of fun, I would picture songs as trailers to hypothetical movies that I would come up with. The only detrimental part is that it gets in the way of being present, which is something that all of us should strive to do. These days, I've gotten better at sliding in and out of these daydreaming sessions, still using music. Maybe it would be possible to allow yourself to be free to daydream in specific moments of the day, when it's most convenient.
Yes omg, I create Worlds around my favorite Shows or movies at that time, right now it's doctor who, it's like I create a world for myself inside of the show
Yes, ever since I was a Kid, it got worse as an adult because I use it to cope with real life issues as well as OCD issues. And now religious OCD has attached itself to it making me believe that it’s a sin and that I am going to hell, which has been a thought before and was triggered by a social media posts and what triggered it again was a TikTok of someone saying the same thing. And since I know Maladaptive daydreaming isn’t the best for me I believe it’s God telling me that it is a sin and that I should stop, however it’s not that simple and also Maladaptive daydreaming is a coping mechanism not a sin.
I suffered with that too
Hey guys! So I struggle with OCD, especially harm, relationship and moral stuff and I am somewhat recovered now. However, my current girlfriend has started showing signs of OCD but it’s abou5 something I don’t know much about so I wanted to see if anyone on here had thoughts about it. She is constantly thinking about food (when to eat it, what is healthy, what is too much, what is too little) and controls the thoughts by giving in and controlling her entire day around food. She don’t really know the feeling of being full. She never starved herself and always eats, but then she feels extremely guilty afterwards. Her thoughts do have to do a lot with her body image and not gaining weight but also not losing any either. Does this sound like ocd or an eating disorder?
I’m having a big OCD relapse and would like to hear anyone’s tips on how to be present and healthily deal with these intrusive thoughts and the “need” to preform compulsions. Thank you!!
Anyone have any good coping strategies when they have an ocd flare up or attack?
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