Is anyone else a maladaptive daydreamer?

[voidblankmore1]

Personally I'm probably daydreaming like 90% of the time that I'm awake. It's a great escape from reality but I think it just makes me even more suicidal since I'd rather be dead than not live the life I've been imagining for years.

 

[SpacingOut]

I can relate, I'm probably daydreaming more often than I'm not. It takes a lot to get me to snap out of it. I'm diagnosed with ADHD, so that might be a contributing factor, but I sometimes feel like everything I do is just pure autopilot. Just going through the motions while imagining a better life in a body other than mine.

 

[voidblankmore1]

I can relate, I'm probably daydreaming more often than I'm not. It takes a lot to get me to snap out of it. I'm diagnosed with ADHD, so that might be a contributing factor, but I sometimes feel like everything I do is just pure autopilot. Just going through the motions while imagining a better life in a body other than mine.

I definetly relate on the whole "imagining a life in a body other than mine". Weirdly all my daydreams consist of OC's and not a self insert of myself.

 

[SpacingOut]

I definetly relate on the whole "imagining a life in a body other than mine". Weirdly all my daydreams consist of OC's and not a self insert of myself.

That, or creating a perfect version of yourself. Though I guess those usually are OC's and favorite characters tbh... It's gotten so far that I catch myself remembering things or imagining future meetings and such and I forget that I'm NOT another person, yk?

 

[voidblankmore1]

That, or creating a perfect version of yourself. Though I guess those usually are OC's and favorite characters tbh... It's gotten so far that I catch myself remembering things or imagining future meetings and such and I forget that I'm NOT another person, yk?

Oh my god fr! I genuinely get jump scared when I look in the mirror and I'm not the super hot talented version of myself and in fact just a below average girl. I also definitely get the remembering things bit like sometimes I find myself remembering old daydreams like real memories that happened and affected me.

 

[Forveleth]

Yup.

 

[Useless Idiot]

Me. But reality is too intolerable. It has made me suicidal. I cant even imagine of living in the reality. But this maladaptive daydreaming is causing too trouble. I have upcoming exams, but I cant focus on studies.

 

[BeanCurd]

Yes! Mine isn't as severe as it was, but I've been a maladaptive daydreamer for most of my life. I try not to hate on it too much, it's got me through some Times

 

[Passenger4224]

Used to be one as a kid. It eventually stopped. Might be because I went on meds idk. I try so hard to daydream sometimes and I can't anymore. I miss my happy place...

 

[aesthetic]

i daydream about many things, especially when i listen to music.