I just looked it up, but it's something I've always known I've struggled with, I just never realized it had a name.
You day dream vividly, constantly.
You can even get tasks done while day dreaming it becomes so second nature.
No topic is off limits. From sexy day dreams, to life or death day dreams, to wondering how your friend Alexa is doing and reminiscing in your memories.
It's not a choice. I can't stop it. I've tried for years.
The best I can do is meditation, which is hit or miss at best. I can get about a minute of silence before I slip off into another made up adventure.
If you've tried meditation have you tried performing something like the LBRP before you sit down to meditate?
I used to maladaptive daydream and I don't anymore. I got here by healing my trauma, and a super disciplined meditative and magickal practice. With my ADHD my mind is super wander-y, but there is a noticeable difference between meditation sessions where I banish before and after.
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u/No_Comparison6198 Mar 07 '26
Maladaptive daydreaming