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Nov 25, 2019 9:00:23 GMT
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Post by moonchild on Nov 25, 2019 9:00:23 GMT
hello!! i will be going by moon on this site since my name is quite uncommon and easily recognizable. i’ve always known about maladaptive daydreaming but i hope it wouldn’t hurt to share my experiences and the basis of my daydreams? looking back, i started daydreaming when i was in late elementary school. i would imagine myself in my favorite shows, like teen titans or winx or those other kids shows haha, and i’d always save the day. back then, i only used it as means to distract myself and fall asleep. i stopped in middle and the majority of high school, but starting junior-senior year of high school to now, i’ve noticed that it’s gotten so much worse. it doesn’t interfere with my relationships or work, i consider myself to be pretty studious and productive college student, but when i am alone and/or listen to music i cannot stop myself from falling into the imaginary world in my head that ive created. when home alone, i’ll spend hours in the world in my head interacting with the characters i’ve created. i’ll usually walk in circles or pace around my living room over and over again while being immersed in this world. the minute i hear someone talk to me or coming into the room, i immediately stop. there’s some times that i will feel the strongest need to daydream in the middle of the night for no apparent reason if i’m doing nothing at all. i’m a psych major, so i’m well-versed in the mind but i’m not expert, but i’ve thought of myself to be in the schizophrenic spectrum due to my symptoms. i am also very depressed and my anxiety has sky rocketed in the past year. i don’t want to self diagnose myself at all, but i’m also nervous about seeing a professional because i’ve heard how getting a diagnosis can negatively impact your future depending on what career you want. i know i’m dragging this on haha, but what do you guys think? i can give more details if needed! thank you if you read this far
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Nov 25, 2019 16:35:19 GMT
Post by katie on Nov 25, 2019 16:35:19 GMT
Hello Moonchild and welcome to daydream in blue. Most of us here have the anxiety and depressive symptoms think it comes with our disorder. No I don't think getting a diagnosis will impact any decision on where you want to go with your career our disorder is not who we are out in reality. That is what I think of it doe. Hopoe this is a place where you can understand and relate to us in what you are going through. :)
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Nov 25, 2019 18:56:59 GMT
Post by Sam on Nov 25, 2019 18:56:59 GMT
Welcome to the forum!
As far as I know, MD is not considered to be a type of schizophrenia. Most people with MD can tell the difference between their daydreams and reality, even if their daydreams are very integrated with their real life, which I think is the main difference between it and schizophrenia. We may feel powerless to resist the urge to daydream, but we can control what we daydream about (and you mentioned being able to stop when someone comes in the room), as opposed to the hallucinations that you'd probably get with schizophrenia.
As discriminatory as it is, getting a schizophrenia diagnosis would probably affect your job prospects. However, if what you have is indeed MD, its shouldn't be an issue. Not a lot of health professionals know about MD though, and its not in the DSM, so getting an actual diagnosis might be difficult. Pretty much everyone here is self diagnosed, at least with regards to their MD, because of that.
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Nov 26, 2019 5:43:48 GMT
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Post by outinthegrapes on Nov 26, 2019 5:43:48 GMT
Hello I'm new here too. Also am a psychmajor and I don't usually join things like this but I'll be honest I thought I would today because... it was your username that I liked. Are you perhaps...? o.o A fellow ARMY? 💜 My daydreams have been getting more and more common lately as well. Honestly, now I just think it has become habit. Always when listening to music or in the bath. Don't intefere with my study/day to day life. I often have videos playing, it helps if I can listen to people talking, then that stops me making up conversations and topics myself 😅 It feels really nice knowing I am not the only person who does this too♡
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Nov 26, 2019 14:14:48 GMT
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Post by moonchild on Nov 26, 2019 14:14:48 GMT
Hello I'm new here too. Also am a psychmajor and I don't usually join things like this but I'll be honest I thought I would today because... it was your username that I liked. Are you perhaps...? o.o A fellow ARMY? 💜 My daydreams have been getting more and more common lately as well. Honestly, now I just think it has become habit. Always when listening to music or in the bath. Don't intefere with my study/day to day life. I often have videos playing, it helps if I can listen to people talking, then that stops me making up conversations and topics myself 😅 It feels really nice knowing I am not the only person who does this too♡ yes i am!! i love mono and why not make my username after one of my favorite songs haha. i really like the idea of having videos playing in order to bring you back to reality?? i can relate to having to make up convos and topics myself since i tend to escape into my own world often 😭 it’s nice to know another person like me does this also
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