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Post by yourprinc3ssari on May 31, 2020 9:02:10 GMT
I’m ariel, 18, and from the US. It’s 4:52 am and I just found out about maladaptive daydreaming and how it’s a thing and not just me overthinking how I can’t control my daydreaming, and how i have to try so hard to keep it unnoticeable in public, and how when I’m alone i do full conversations, laugh, and mouth words (and sometimes they slip out?) sometimes i think my grandpa catches me but never says anything. I always feel really embarrassed when I accidentally start doing it when hes around bc i think he can tell. I dont think anyone else ever notices because i try hard to keep it that way. A few years ago, i was afraid that it was schizophrenia, and that it would grow to be something aggressive since I couldn’t control it, and trued to tell an ex that i really trusted. She laughed right at me. I was so hurt because she didn’t believe me because i hide it well. I heard about maladaptive daydreaming from a youtube theory video about a video game character and wanted to learn more, only because it seemed to fit me very eerily. I looked it up and i believe every symptom fit like a glove, and not to mention the part where the site said it commonly results in adhd which i cant hide nearly as well. Everyone knows it even though i was never evaluated. My dad doesnt believe in not-so-obvious mental illness (like depression, ect) but when i told him i think i have adhd he literally went “yeah.. well.. that’s ok.” Like what? I was expecting him to reassure me but if he of all people knows, then that’s it. Sorry for the rambling and im  how to use forum sites but I’ll figure it out definitely <33 |
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Post by katie on May 31, 2020 9:19:24 GMT
I’m ariel, 18, and from the US. It’s 4:52 am and I just found out about maladaptive daydreaming and how it’s a thing and not just me overthinking how I can’t control my daydreaming, and how i have to try so hard to keep it unnoticeable in public, and how when I’m alone i do full conversations, laugh, and mouth words (and sometimes they slip out?) sometimes i think my grandpa catches me but never says anything. I always feel really embarrassed when I accidentally start doing it when hes around bc i think he can tell. I dont think anyone else ever notices because i try hard to keep it that way. A few years ago, i was afraid that it was schizophrenia, and that it would grow to be something aggressive since I couldn’t control it, and trued to tell an ex that i really trusted. She laughed right at me. I was so hurt because she didn’t believe me because i hide it well. I heard about maladaptive daydreaming from a youtube theory video about a video game character and wanted to learn more, only because it seemed to fit me very eerily. I looked it up and i believe every symptom fit like a glove, and not to mention the part where the site said it commonly results in adhd which i cant hide nearly as well. Everyone knows it even though i was never evaluated. My dad doesnt believe in not-so-obvious mental illness (like depression, ect) but when i told him i think i have adhd he literally went “yeah.. well.. that’s ok.” Like what? I was expecting him to reassure me but if he of all people knows, then that’s it. Sorry for the rambling and im not sure how to use forum sites but I’ll figure it out definitely <33 Hi and welcome to daydream in blue you are not rambling. Thank you for sharing there is a lot of good information within our forum for you to read though it can be overwhelming and yet a comfort once you find out that you are not alone and this is something that so many other are going though. |
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Post by Sam on Jun 1, 2020 19:18:21 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Ariel!
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Post by yourprinc3ssari on Jun 2, 2020 6:00:46 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Ariel! Thank you!! |
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how to use forum sites but I’ll figure it out definitely <33
