Maladaptive Daydreaming Articles

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 ...

Maladaptive daydreaming is on the rise, with a rapid growth having been seen so far in 2020. However, the majority of maladaptive daydreamers appea...

The issue with maladaptive daydreaming - as you perhaps already know - is that it has the power to sneak up with and grab hold of your life all bef...

For years I now realize I was engaged in maladaptive daydreaming, however it never occurred to me that I was doing it until it began to consume mor...

When I first recognized that these daydreams I had – that consumed so much of my waking hours – were abnormal, I began to Google around (as perhaps...

This question comes from Emily, who is a maladaptive daydreamer in Utah. Here’s her question: I’ve been trying to figure out whether or not I’m ma...

One of the most common questions I get is about how it feels for maladaptive daydreaming to end. Does it go out with a bang? A whimper? Something i...