Maladaptive Daydreaming Articles

Perhaps one of the most insidious parts of maladaptive daydreaming – especially for those that have engaged in it for months or years – is that it ...

There’s a common misconception that maladaptive daydreaming invariably begins in one’s youth, and the only real question is if it persists into adu...

The primary issue with stopping maladaptive daydreaming is that it’s nearly an autonomic response; something that you slip into without consciously...

As I’ve written about many times before – including in my little maladaptive daydreaming book and in the maladaptive daydreaming test – it’s absolu...

Something that I’ve written many times before is that maladaptive daydreaming is an issue that creeps up on you. In fact, it’s often the case that ...

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...