Maladaptive daydreaming! Is it dissociation?

[@immerbeach5477]

if i stop daydreaming then i’ll be fully alone and empty and i can’t take that . i’ll miss my characters and the dream me . i’ll do attached

[@Ortium]

you'll still be able to vividly daydream whenever you want but under your control and in a not addictive way

[@kaonashii.]

@@Ortiumsame! It use to be intense & debilitating when I was younger but now I can control it & only do it when I’m listening to music. But if I were to fully not be able to daydream I’d feel just like @immerbeach5477

[@Ortium]

@@kaonashii. Teach me , how !

[@AkunPenting-tc3mq]

Same too

[@CloudyClover173]

SAMEEEE

[@jvlive3469]

daydreaming leads to extreme unproductivity . i used to daydream all say til i realized what I was doing and became conscious about it.thought i had adhd but nah i just daydream alot and now i make sure i get stuff done at a faster pace through out the day and dream at night

[@jvlive3469]

@SUN SHINE if its a problem for you, just do extra small tasks each day that require more focus and eventually you’ll get used to it. and also try to be more detail oriented on a regular basis. thats what helped me

[@purptube678]

i dont think i can stop it unless the root cause is fixed, for me its mostly anxiety, boredom, loneliness, failures etc

[@naruto11212]

​@@purptube678 i would recommend "echohart tolle" videos and his book power of now. it's not that you're daydreaming, it's just your brain is doing it without you being aware. I'm daydreamer and wasted so many years in my life since childhood. i really daydreamt all the time. but staying in the present moment, watching echohart tolles videos about "power of now" and all, it gave me different perspective. i can control this shit now.

[@ahmxdhsn]

@@jvlive3469 wdym by being more detail-oriented and what kind of tasks can you give an example plz

[@devionewilkins8903]

@@naruto11212 I’m have MD and really haven’t wasn’t my time as I’m still young, 21, but 23, but I want to experience the world and go back to college and get a degree. I’m tired of being stuck here in this town.

[@OldYouTubeacc-mz7ij]

Here’s my perceptive: I guess it’s the fact that I’m aware that I do it, but it’s hard to fully stop. I’ve done it for so many years I’m realizing that it’s all due to trauma. My life has always sucked and the world in my head is so much better. I think it is a dissociation because although the characters in my head are way beyond better than me I catch myself laughing out loud and talking out loud repeating what they are saying. It makes me feel extremely crazy. I can’t fully progress in life because of it which stresses me out and makes me do it even more. It’s my comfort place to run to though. My characters has the life I wish I had. Honestly, without it I would’ve successfully ended myself a long time ago. After the failed attempts I would run back to it to calm me down. I feel like it’s way more than daydreaming. It really consumes my entire life.

[@The_Great_Depression]

THIS! Is exactly what I’ve lived with since childhood. I literally space and start mouthing and whispering either what I’m saying or what the imagined person is saying. Like I’m in a movie or show, my husband always asks if I’m ok when I do it. It’s every single day, several times a day. Idk how to begin to stop.

[@mikesquare]

This is exactly what I dealt with all my life.

[@NeSa-mf3gf]

Try taking omega 3 and apply vetiver oil. I take more than 3000mg of EPA and DHA in the morning. Inhaling lavender essential oil is also beneficial. After doing this I felt no more urge or cravings to daydream. I kind of overlaped with my real self.

[@STARDEX201]

how you stopped daydreaming?

[@시린-d4i]

I feel this, I thought it was a me problem. Just learned that I am not alone.

[@effingcool1780]

Is this a problem? I mean my head is constantly in fantasy world. Is it even possible to stop it? And my thinking is so fast that i daydream different characters, possibilities or scenarios when i am reading a book!

[@shan8613]

I did this a loooot as a kid, consciously taking deep dives into subconsciousness, sometimes for hours in la la land. As an adult, it’s become more subconscious and debilitating. Occasionally, I fall into autopilot and must snap myself out, force myself to focus on work, studying, chores, and even driving… it can be frustrating, mentally exhausting, and yes, very dangerous 😢

[@tinymochi5641]

How can I stop it because I have been not understanding anything in class because I'm Ligit daydreaming

[@Novadem12]

Does anyone else walk or run around in circles while daydreaming??

[@tuanaatav]

Yes, me! Especially with music. When my character is in a sad situation I'll play sad music.

[@MarlyT26]

This must be how fantasy novels are made

[@minahilmirza8069]

My real problem is mandalaptive daydreaming..i used to be bullied and girls used to say that i am possessed by something evil when i was young...idk why i never daydream when i an sad or angry or stressed but only when i am normal or happy and i fantasize something....when i daydream my hand automatically start moving..now i have controlled my hand movements a little bit..lime they dont move that much in public so its not observable...but i can't give attention due to this problem..doctor says its because of sone trauma in your childhood..but i never had a bad childhood and as long i remember i had this problem from the start....my family thinks i daydream no more but only i know that i do it..and I can't resist this thing...

[@emmalfranzblau]

Hey Micheline! Me being tired makes me dissociate more!

[@SnehalSingh-gr8fj]

Like because of these kinds of videos I got triggered and stopped daydreaming and guys I am telling you if U stop daydreaming then how could u manifest your dream life don't believe everything you see on the internet because these kinds of videos I stop daydreaming fearing videos fearing if I am not normal so plz minors do not believe everything you see in internet

[@rumaihparas3926]

Daydream can make you like a crackjead

[@ahmxdhsn]

literally. i get called a weed smoker or drunkard all the time by fellow humans who react to my presence

[@devionewilkins8903]

Yep! The mind can really be your own worst enemy.

[@blacKKKjesus]

Yeah but psychiatrist don’t take this seriously… it’s literally ruined my life and no one understands.

[@ahmxdhsn]

mindfulness meditation may help

[@theglitchandlolbitshow]

I understand! I can never focus on anything, and alot of the time it causes me to screw up or upset people.

[@ahmxdhsn]

@@theglitchandlolbitshow same.. I keep imagining scenarios where I did something different in my past moments, like a comeback to an argument, or just fantasizing a bunch of random stuff. And then I realize I was zoned out and detached from real life, which makes me screw things up and then feel like a retarded loser. A few things I have thought about are: Consuming less content (especially on the screen) And talking less, and staying silent on the inside and outside. (Silent on the inside meaning you only make room for the important and necessary thoughts in your mind) And mindfulness meditation, however I find it easier to do a version of meditation where you listen to the sounds around you. These are a few things that I think might help me. These are just my own personal triggers, maybe they might help someone else too.

[@theglitchandlolbitshow]

@@ahmxdhsn I havent tried anything. No use. Half of the things I do are based off of my overactive imagination, so I never tried getting rid of it

[@ahmxdhsn]

@@theglitchandlolbitshow maybe you could differentiate between helpful and useful thoughts and just random fantasies that distract you from life and waste your time. And I just told you this stuff coz it helped me a little bit, maybe it could help you too. So you'll have to try things and discover stuff for yourself until something sparks

[@PZbloxedit]

People who day dreaming 👇

[@Thatoneperson-su7ik]

How the hell did my internet find my My lucid dreaming my entire life and how I can't live in the real world and honestly kind of scared the algorithm is catching on.

[@mumtazansari9275]

I can write a whole book on my imagination 😂

[@-Naomi_thefairy-]

I have maladaptive daydreaming and it caused me to forget my real identity. I daydream unintentionally and think its actual reality. Edit 1: sorry for any grammar mistakes!

[@-Naomi_thefairy-]

@@-Heidiiiiii- thats exactly how i also feel

[@Johntela]

I understand, sometimes I don't even know who I am and there are days when I think I'm in another year, like 2012 or 2018 for example. It's very hard to me.

[@PrashantYadav-vd2vf]

Does daydreaming make it difficult to remember routes and find things? If it happens, please someone tell me, I am very upset, there is not a single mental disorder that I do not have, now I feel like committing suicide.

[@tharrunyacr4099]

Hey are you okayy??

[@tharrunyacr4099]

Bro please reply r u fine ??😭😭 suicide aint the solution.....

[@tharrunyacr4099]

I can listen 😭

[@johnrainsman6650]

But is normal to have Maladaptive Daydreaming, especially if you do live life realistically and it's all a private world inside your head where no one is in but you? I think I have it. And I have ASD too. Let's just say, I imagine the point of view of certain people where the adventure is about me and I'm the hero. The protagonist. The "Harry Potter" or "James Bond" they see while they're with me.

[@minahilmirza8069]

My real problem is mandalaptive daydreaming..i used to be bullied and girls used to say that i am possessed by something evil when i was young...idk why i never daydream when i an sad or angry or stressed but only when i am normal or happy and i fantasize something....when i daydream my hand automatically start moving..now i have controlled my hand movements a little bit..lime they dont move that much in public so its not observable...but i can't give attention due to this problem..doctor says its because of sone trauma in your childhood..but i never had a bad childhood and as long i remember i had this problem from the start....my family thinks i daydream no more but only i know that i do it..and I can't resist this thing...

[@yashom306]

I can't stop it, it started as escape from my harsh reality now I can't stop or focus on real life activities anymore

[@salahouanes402]

French Psychiatrist Say that it's schizophrenia 😭😭

[@Melosnation]

I day dream in class to get something over with cause I don’t understand it then I get back to life

[@laurasopalca8433]

So is it a type of dissociation or not ?

[@OldYouTubeacc-mz7ij]

I think it is. If you daydreams are extremely intense, have been doing it for years and it consumes your life meaning it’s all what you mainly think about all the time then yes. At least in my opinion and experience

[@UProductions457]

I sometimes experience de-realization after maladaptive daydreams. I feel like nothing’s real and everything is a dream. I have to convince myself that my surroundings are real.

[@khaleda2893]

how to know if one has ADHD ?

[@Micheline.Maalouf]

There are assessments for that, if you can get access to care ❤️

[@samric2000]

I hv studied neuroscience as my dd made me suffer alot, I felt horrible for not being able to control my brain & now as per my knowledge I think Maladaptive daydreaming and fpp both are caused by dysfunction in Parietal lobe and super function of occipital lobe. As the occipital lobe took charge of making us feel safe and enhance dopamine and so the parietal lobe which is responsible for understanding of our surrounding got over taken and dominated by the occipital lobe.

[@madzgville]

I daydream about stuff for the future I know I can have control of but I just decide to just do that but it kills me inside fr.

[@blabbla-jp2sn]

SAME OMG

[@IamLIYAG9]

saaame. i am so glad i find people like me

[@florence_xxita]

So relaxing!

[@shitalnagrecha8206]

Super

[@Owais221b]

thank you. plz remove the filters

[@AstupidAsexualArtist]

I've heard so many videos say that maladaptive daydreaming can ruin your social skills and push you from reality, but I've been daydreaming for years, and my social skills are completely fine, and i can snap back to reality with no trouble at all and function fine for the rest of the day. And i can't help myself either. Trust me, I've tried to stop, but i can't. And im fine with it. Honestly, as long as you can keep up with reality and it's not affecting your mental health, i think its fine

[@Dinosaur-hd2ms]

Same I’ve created a whole world in my mind as a coping mechanism and I’m doing alright

[@thevegancupid77]

u might be daydreaming, in my case my social skills are just fine but im a student and i cannot study. this is what makes it maladaptive in the first place- if it interrupts your daily life activities.

[@SHREYAKUMARI-hd1gj]

I suck at socializing, in any social setting I am super aware of the situation feel extremely anxious and crap, I don t day dream in those situations. But when I do day dream, its like an escape from me overthinking about how shit my social life is which I do all the time except when I am in the social setting

[@AstupidAsexualArtist]

@SHREYAKUMARI-hd1gj oh, I'm very sorry abt that. I hope things get better for you🙏

[@2sexyfomyshirt]

Your eyes remind me of the rings from lord of the rings.