Maladaptive Daydreaming Articles

Recently I received an e-mail from Laura who told me something I've heard many, many times before. She told me that she has always been a daydreame...

One of the most rewarding benefits of putting together this site is getting to hear from those who have maladaptive daydreaming and their own theor...

Part of what makes maladaptive daydreaming so difficult to overcome is that engaging in maladaptive daydreaming is never an active act, it's a pass...

In prior posts I've talked significantly about the average age of maladaptive daydreamers and how long folks normally stay in their maladaptive day...

Chances are you're like most people: you've had maladaptive daydreaming for months or years, but are just now realizing that this is an actual thin...

One interesting thing about maladaptive daydreaming - that I've spoken about a number of different times - is that while it consumes a great deal o...

Many wonder whether or not, given enough time, maladaptive daydreams just go away on their own. The answer really comes down to what the impetus fo...

Several weeks ago we discussed the differences between maladaptive daydreaming and immersive daydreaming. Part of the issue with discussing maladap...

One of the difficulties with daydreaming is that they come in all kinds of variations: those that are fleeting, those that are immersive, those tha...

One of the most common forms of maladaptive daydreaming involves celebrities or otherwise famous people being integrated into one's daydreams. Of c...

Determining if maladaptive daydreaming is rare can be quite difficult. This is because - unlike other mental disorders - there is no agreed upon de...

Maladaptive daydreaming was never supposed to be part of Amy's life story. However, maladaptive daydreaming doesn't discriminate in who it latches ...