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Post by bettabunny on Apr 9, 2020 19:05:13 GMT
So I have been MD since at least 13 possibly younger too but my one main plot and 'world' since 13. Now that is more than half my life. I know what caused it and the triggers.
I have tried anxiety meds, CBT, mindfulness and meditation. Excise, eating healthy e.c.t
I have almost come to a point that I just accept it as part of my life now.
I pretty sure the only way I can ever beat this is professional help but without MD being offically recognised I fear I won't get proper treatment until I'm way older.
Anyhow that is my thoughts on that. Anyone else my age hey?
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Post by bunnylove on Apr 9, 2020 20:53:18 GMT
Hi Bettabunny, I am 34 and I started daydreaming when i was quite young. I spent a lot of time with imaginary play with my dolls and I think it grew from there.
I've only really known about MD the last few years from searching the internet. I have seen counselors, CBT training and a hypnotherapist over the years but have always been too afraid to say it out loud to someone. Until I found information online I thought I was strange and immature because I believed everyone else had grown out of it.
I think professionals are now becoming more aware of maladaptive daydreaming as there seems to be more information becoming available especially online. Hopefully one day it will be recognized and hopefully the support will be there.
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Post by sarah on Apr 10, 2020 6:46:06 GMT
I'm turning 32 this May. It started around the ages of 5 to 7 for me. I used to call it my imagination and didn't tell any professionals about it until I was 13. They didn't think much of it though. I later found out it was called maladaptive daydreaming when I found out it was called that on the internet about 9 years ago. Today most things I do in life are because I dd like writing drawing and sewing and listening to music ect. My whole life mostly revolves around MD. If I had never had it my life would look alot different than it is.
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Post by alvi on Apr 12, 2020 21:03:18 GMT
I'm also early 30's. I haven't found any type of professional help that has given me the tools to gain better control over my daydreaming. The thing that was helping the most was trying to be more active and around people but now that this has come to an end my daydreaming has rapidly increased.
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subbu
New Daydreamer
I am suffering form md for 15 years, help me on recovery
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Post by subbu on Apr 13, 2020 18:30:50 GMT
I am also 30. it started around 15 years back and I discovered it as MD recently. In the beginning, I think it's just a daydream, later I thought it was depression or mind wandering. now I got it. The mental health facility here is not standard. so I think the online community will help. I am not aware of where to start, but looking forward fight with it.
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Post by jaxx on May 23, 2020 2:31:44 GMT
I am going to turn 32 in a couple months and am definitely not ready for it! I have had moments where I feel like it will always be my life as well. It is impossible to know the future though - I do know that right now, we are all hurting pretty badly just with the pandemic and it is so difficult to even count on there being a future. I wonder - if MD is filling a hole or replacing something - whatever it is might be filled or replaced with something else in the future, but it is just impossible to tell.
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Post by hahajopo on May 25, 2020 8:14:14 GMT
I've just turned 30 this year and just found out about maladaptive daydreaming this week 🙂.
It's been a huge weight off my shoulders as I was thought I was the only one that had this, when I was younger I used to call it my superpower 😅, I think I think it started when I was 5 years old and then it just grew from there. I was a very lonely child growing up, not many friends and then as I got older I developed anxiety and I am an introvert as well. Finding out about this it's like all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle has finally come together and as I say a huge weight off my shoulders 😊
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