|
|
Post by error417 on Aug 18, 2021 17:35:42 GMT
Hi, my name is Olive and this is my first time being in a forum so this is kinda new to me. I started therapy 5 weeks ago after 2 1/2 years of low mental health and my therapist diagnosed me with maladaptive daydreaming. I was always super imaginative and would read books and write stories a lot as a kid. I was also kinda suggestible and want to make whole scenarios in my head based of shows/movies I watched or books I read. 2 years ago I kinda went overboard tho and made my own world (paracosm, I think it's called) where I could be exactly who I wanted and do all the things I never could. It was positive at first and when I was alone or bored or down it would pass the time but over time it became this whole, complex life that I was living. I also have seasonal depression so in the winter when I was already down it became even worse because I'd feel guilty if I didn't daydream and also hated the fact that it wasn't real and I would never really meet all my friends and loved ones in my fantasy world, it made me feel like the real world was pointless. I lost control of my daydreaming and some distressing things happened. I still daydream daily and it is less distressing as my mood is brighter in the summer and i feel like it's a big part of who I am and I don't think i could ever live without it. Anyways, thank you to whoever is reading this and I hope to join the community with other people like me  |
|
|
|
Post by Sam on Aug 21, 2021 15:52:48 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Olive!
Can I ask how you got your therapist to diagnose you with MD? Most mental health professionals don’t even know it exists, let alone how to diagnose it.
|
|
|
|
Post by error417 on Sept 1, 2021 21:42:12 GMT
Hi Sam,
Yes of course. I was referred to a therapist for various other mental health issues and after a few sessions with her i finally brought up my whole paracosm and all my experiences with MDD (which I hadn't heard of before). By the next session she'd researched everything I talked about and thought it matched what I'd described. I then had to complete a test/survey thing from the main researchers for MDD and my therapist confirmed that my results matched what it said for someone who had MDD and so after a few more sessions she sorta diagnosed it. I hope this helps?
|
|
|
|
Post by Sam on Sept 6, 2021 14:38:32 GMT
Hi Sam, Yes of course. I was referred to a therapist for various other mental health issues and after a few sessions with her i finally brought up my whole paracosm and all my experiences with MDD (which I hadn't heard of before). By the next session she'd researched everything I talked about and thought it matched what I'd described. I then had to complete a test/survey thing from the main researchers for MDD and my therapist confirmed that my results matched what it said for someone who had MDD and so after a few more sessions she sorta diagnosed it. I hope this helps? It does, thank you! |
|
