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Post by thedreammademecry on Jul 31, 2020 22:21:01 GMT
Hi so I've known about madalaptive daydreaming for a while and always thought I've had it but I'm if I just have immersive daydreaming instead. I feel like it affected me more when I was younger but still affects me now. I kind of subconsciously daydream alot like when I'm eating and I can't really remember the daydreams I have then. Sometimes guests are over and I will just daydream instead of talking to them. And when I'm in the shower sometimes I'll just sit down and daydream and not actually clean myself or anything but I don't want to run the water bill too high so I just get out. I daydream alot before I fall asleep but I wouldn't say as much as I used to, I will probably daydream for an hour go on my laptop for a bit and daydream again after that till I go to sleep which is usually 1am and that can be early especially for madalaptive daydreamers. I wouldn't say it affects me badly but sometimes it does take over. And it also depends on the day sometimes I can control it other other days I can't so I'm not really sure. Can anyone help me thanks xx
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Post by Sam on Aug 1, 2020 23:28:39 GMT
Personally, I would say that your daydreaming is most likely immersive, but you're really the only person who can make that distinction. Even non-MDers have varying levels of daydreaming based on the day. Something that I like to talk about is the goal of a healthy balance between daydreams and real life. When you're very stressed or overwhelmed, even non-MDers will have more daydreaming included in that healthy balance than they do when they aren't feeling that way.
If it's not really affecting your ability to function, you don't really need to do anything about it, but if you're concerned about your daydreaming becoming maladaptive, there's a couple things you could do. First, and this is super important, you need to make sure you're AWARE of your daydreaming; how much you're daydreaming, when you're daydreaming, etc. Being aware of what your balance (or imbalance) is looking like is the best thing you can do to recognize when your daydreaming is shifting more in the direction of maladaptive. Second, make sure you have other coping skills to rely on. Our daydreaming often becomes maladaptive because our brains are trying to cope with stress, loneliness, mental illnesses, etc. Making sure that you have other coping skills to use in addition to daydreaming can prevent you from relying to heavily on it.
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