Telling therapist about MD

As MD isn't yet a recognized condition yet its not possible to be formally diagnose with it and due to this it isn't really known about and when it is spoken of it often not really taken seriously by people including mental health professionals.

There is a Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale which can help a person determine if they are experiencing symptoms of MD and printing these out to show to your therapist might be a start. Also some of the main researchers in MD will have professional papers written on the subject that also might be worth giving to your therapist, moderator Dimmer might be able to point you in the right direction of finiing the most useful ones to share. I wouldn't print of a massive amount of stuff but have a few different resources to provide that your therapist can look at. Its also definitely worth giving as much detail as possible into how negatively your daydreaming are affecting you and how you aren't able to stop, you don't have to give details of the daydreaming subjects.