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Post by daydreamer on Dec 6, 2018 7:32:46 GMT
Has anyone tried doing therapy for their MDD? How do therapists usually react to that? It’s hard to speak about something that is not widely known :(
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2018 8:22:31 GMT
I told my doc about it. I see the therapist for other reasons - mostly anxiety stuff - but I told her about this condition and showed a couple of articles, and she was interested in this a in a new thing. I guess speaking to professionals about this, we also help to develop the local medical communities in a way .
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Post by alvi on Dec 8, 2018 20:27:18 GMT
I have spoken to my therapist about this. I don't see her because of my daydreaming but my daydreaming is used as a way to escape my past and day to day life. She wasn't fazed by it and said she has had a lot of patients who use fantasy as a way to deal with their issues its just when it becomes your primary coping method its an avoidance behaviour and not at all useful.
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Post by kipper on Dec 10, 2018 18:38:08 GMT
It seems like most people who try to seek help for it just get pushed to the side, and told to just deal with it. They get told “it’s not that big of a deal”, even if it clearly is. I’ve considered seeking help for it, but I’m afraid I’ll get told I’m crazy or just be ignored. I recently realized though that the more we seek out help for it, the more awareness there will be for MD. I find it hard to say this is an actual condition within itself, but I believe it’s a symptom of an underlying problem in someone’s life/brain chemicals or whatever. There’s more info on MD than when I first started to read about it around five or so years ago when realized it’s something that I do. I think more mental health professionals are becoming aware of it, but no one can do research on it or treat it if everyone who has it keeps quiet about it. I think if it’s taking over your life to the point where you are considering getting help for it, I’d encourage you to try. It may take time to find the therapist that’s right for you, but I think there are people out there willing to listen if you manage to find them.
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Post by Dimmer on Dec 10, 2018 23:42:09 GMT
I also don't care for the word "daydream" because it sounds so fluffy. Too many people associate it with kid-like behaviour. I wish it could be addressed differently so that it doesn't make it sound like we're just super-sensitive, child-at-heart types. This really bothers me too! They flirted with "compulsive fantasy" for a hot minute but 'maladaptive daydreaming' had already been latched onto. In the more recent papers they've started calling it "Daydreaming Disorder (MD)" .. meh. To be fair though, I really can't think of anything better.
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Post by katie on Jan 10, 2019 15:45:29 GMT
There isn't any therapy out there for MD yet but I did tell one of My doctors who is a specialist in mental health care about it and she seems to think that it is a coping mechanism she then lead my to do CBT and I told my therapist who heard about it too and seemed to think the same as my doctor..
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Post by Dimmer on Jan 11, 2019 20:26:06 GMT
There isn't any therapy out there for MD yet but I did tell one of My doctors who is a specialist in mental health care about it and she seems to think that it is a coping mechanism she then lead my to do CBT and I told my therapist who heard about it too and seemed to think the same as my doctor.. CBT is exactly what MD researchers recommend for MDers, sounds like you're on the right track!
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Post by katie on Jan 11, 2019 21:14:30 GMT
There isn't any therapy out there for MD yet but I did tell one of My doctors who is a specialist in mental health care about it and she seems to think that it is a coping mechanism she then lead my to do CBT and I told my therapist who heard about it too and seemed to think the same as my doctor.. CBT is exactly what MD researchers recommend for MDers, sounds like you're on the right track! Yeah I am doing CBT of my social anxiety didn't explain that properly but it has helped me with my daydreaming to think more about my triggers which is good but you do get attached to your characters and stories which brings me back a good bit. Trying to plan more events with my friends and get out more so I am not so attaching to my MD world.
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Post by katie on Apr 27, 2019 11:45:23 GMT
I have been doing really good with my CBT and my Social anxiety is not a trigger as such anymore. I find work on my triggers bit by bit and talking about it with my therapist and here helps me. She says I am doing well and my over all my social self is improving which is helpful with my MD as that was my biggest trigger as well as music and it is helping my smaller ones too. Still have a long way to go doe. Getting out and finding more to talk about with people and slowly building a life for myself helps.
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