I Suffer From Maladaptive Daydreaming Stories of Experiences (Page 4)

I always thought I was insane because of my little disorder. I thought it was super weird, and that if anyone would find out they would ostracize me.
As president of Debate, along with academic responsibilities and other extra...

I know my story would probably bore people to death. But I desperately need to talk about my problems with someone no matter who it is. Since in my country, a psychiatrist is considered very rare and anybody who seeks treatment from...

I just realized I'm not alone. I've done this since I was 10. I've always been shy and scared of social situations. I just thought this was something I did to step away from real life. I'm 38 and still doing it. I have a nice husband...

I suffer from MDD and I find it really hard to get to sleep without my mind running wild. Desperately I try to think of other things until I drift off but it never works. I usually finally get to sleep but does anyone have some...

I didn't know that this had a name, and I it feels so good to know that I'm not alone. I was highly traumatized repeatedly as a child, so I've recently been diagnosed with ptsd, and I've done this as long as I can remember. Books tend...

I've always been shy, mainly because I have almost always been alone and I'm scared of people. When I was younger, I was left alone because I was independent, whereas my brother always needed attention. Most people avoided me in...

I can't remember when this actually began. But if I were to analyze my childhood, all the indications that I was a lonely child who was possibly unloved and not-valued were there. I was given away by my own father who now I know and...

hello. i used to have a lot of problems with daydreaming but this last summer i made a large effort to be around people all the time, so that i wouldn't have time to go into one of my daydreams. but they are starting to come back. one...

Hi i'm a senior in high school and i really need to figure this out. I understand this isn't the most appropriate topic, but i want to see if any of you experience the same problem. I have both maladaptive daydreaming, and i have...

I been living a daydream life for over 30 years. Read my story at www.mymendingwall.com. I love my daydreams, but they took over my life!

hay guys before i start i should say that my english  and my writening is bad but i will try my best,
i dont know when the day dreaming started maybe around 8 but it wasnt notting to serious.but when was around 13 i day dreamed more...

I've been doing this my whole life. I've never told anyone about it even though I have been in therapy many times. What would I say? Who would believe me?

It's surprising so many people have this. I never would have imagined. I'm not...

Where can I start? I began maladaptive daydreaming when I was 9 years old. I thought that it was a phase. Just something that would pass as I grew older. I never expected it to become as in depth as it is today. If you don't have it...

I've been daydreaming since early childhood. My parents were/are odd people, they fought and they isolated me to a degree. I wanted more interaction than I had, basically.

I always had various story lines that were short lived and...

I think it started when I was around 7 maybe earlier. I suposed it was something like ''playing'' you know like kids who act like they are spiderman or superman :P Later I started creating my own characters, places, senarios. I would...

i have maladaptive daydreaming i can go as far as being 7 and having a very crazy imagination. i was sexually abused for 13 years and i understand that my day dreaming came from this or i hope it did . I'Sometimes i wouldn't get up from...

I have been concerned about my excessive daydreaming for years, I've always suspected I was ADD but the daydreaming thing had a life of it's own.

The slightest thing will distract me and take me to a whole other scenario in my head of...

I've been a daydreamer since elementary school. I would always sit by the window in class so I could drift off into my own little world or listen to music while playing with the ends of a pillow. I seemed to have created a world where I...

It was such a relief to discover so many people do the same thing as me, because really? i thought i was the only one from the whole 7 billion people planes who had maladaptive daydreaming-even tho i didn't know how it's called back...

JUst found out this really was a disorder a couple of days ago. Well..i call it a blessing! I love MP! But before i tell ya why i love it so much, let me give ya a lil biography about my history realating MP. Am 16 yrs old now, and ive...