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Post by afrodit on Dec 21, 2021 18:50:08 GMT
 my name is ilayda. as you can imagine i am a daydreamer. i want to share my experiences with you. first of all i'm sorry if i make mistake in my text. so i felt so miserable today. i searced for maladaptive daydreaming on google and i found this website. it feels good to know there are somebody like me. i'm not feeling lonely. it started with my friend. she was telling stories.you know there is a book serie. its called "after". bassicly my friend got inspired from here and some other books or films. these stories like: "now youre doing that" "yeah you going in there" "you met him and he was so cool". i have a world in my head. there are so many people. i have a lover. he was a litteraly 'bad boy'. i changed his personality and he is a good person now. we are so happy in my world this was an answer to what my dreams are about. okay here is my problems about being a daydreamer. first of all, i'm adding new subjects, new events and there is no limit for me anymore. i am doing what i want, im going where i want but its getting bored and also im enjoying with that because im happy in my dreams. it feels good. i dont know how to get rid of that. i am going to a therapist. when i say that to her for the first time, she said; you can keep dreaming, i dont see any problem here. you can tell me when you bother. i think im gonna say it again. its blocking my life. i cant do anything too well cause i want to keep dreaming. i cant study; i cant focus on my lessons. i cant sleep, im dreaming before i sleep. its getting a big problem for me and i wanted to share. thank you so much for listening to me. it felt good to share my opinions and my feelings to a stranger. 
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Post by Sam on Jan 3, 2022 16:28:01 GMT
Welcome to the forum, Ilayda!
Other people not understanding how MD affects us is pretty common, unfortunately. However, your therapist is right that you can (and should) keep daydreaming. Daydreaming itself is an important function of the brain. It helps with creativity, problem solving, and provides the occasional escape from reality when you need one. The maladaptive portion of your daydreaming is the problem. What you need is a healthy balance between daydreams and reality. Non-MDers have that balance naturally.
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