Maladaptive Daydreaming Articles

For those just beginning to learn about maladaptive daydreaming, it can all feel a bit overwhelming because there is still much to be understood ab...

Since yesterday was Valentine’s Day – a day that can cause quite a bit of reflection and lachrymose for many – it seems apt to take a moment to tal...

Something that I’ve always tried to stress in my writing is that fantasizing isn’t per se a bad thing. Rather, it can be an entirely good thing as ...

Part of the reason why maladaptive daydreaming hasn’t been added to the DSM, despite a significant push to do so in recent years, stems from the fi...

As I’ve written before, one of the central ironies of maladaptive daydreaming is that it’s something that someone can engage in for months (or even...

When discussing maladaptive daydreaming, it’s important to use reasonably explicit definitions that don’t cast too long of a shadow. The reason bei...

It’s quite common for those who suspect they are experiencing maladaptive daydreaming to begin to read about related disorders or to begin to worry...

Maladaptive daydreaming occupies a unique space in the world of psychology and psychiatry. On the one hand, an increasing number of psychologists, ...

While there are many oddities when it comes to maladaptive daydreaming, few are more baffling than the fact that countless hours are spent recount...

One thing that I've been thinking about recently are the characteristics of those that engage in maladaptive daydreaming. Or, to frame it a slightl...

Often I see discussions online related to maladaptive daydreaming in which people ask whether or not its weird. While determining whether or not so...

One of the interesting aspects of when you first begin maladaptive daydreaming is that you can go weeks, months, or even years without realizing th...