Do you engage in maladaptive daydreaming?

[SentimentalTrip]

I find that life is so unbearable that this is practically the only thing that keeps me going. I'm in college (at 25, sigh), and so on the days I don't go to class, I usually spend all day in my room, doing assignments and wishing for a better life. And just generally engaging in escapism. But the difference between the person I am in my daydreams and the person I am in my daydreams is so jarring that it makes life feel worse sometimes.

 

[four_walls_girl]

I used to, then I kinda lost the ability to keep it up when I developed this weird ass brain fog and depression lmao. I really want to again but every time I try my mind either goes blank or I keep becoming aware of how I'm trying to escape and end up getting frustrated (@￣ρ￣@)

 

[Unknown21]

I always imagine a perfect life with my perfect version of me, living everything I dream of and want and have been deprived of in this life. It is the only escape most of the time. I can waste the whole day imagining this while I walk around the apartment in circles And of course, while listening to songs or music.

 

[dumbnhappy]

Yes!! I love it so much. Whenever I get into a new show or game or book etc I always daydream that I'm a part of it. Sometimes its the best part of my day. Its also my experience that I'm a different person in these daydreams, and I'm also never the main character. I think it has to do with low self esteem

 

[TragedyBornCrimson]

All the time since I was 7 years old. I am always pacing around throwing a pencil up in the air daydreaming, living a life that reality can't give.

 

[savory]

Yes it's awful glancing at the clock and realizing how much time I just wasted.

 

[charaunderground]

YES. Always. It's the one and only thing in my life that's given me a consistent escape and the only thing that's ever kept me going. Any time I have to "come back to reality" or pay attention to IRL events is irritating to me.

 

[VoidBlessed]

YES. Always. It's the one and only thing in my life that's given me a consistent escape and the only thing that's ever kept me going. Any time I have to "come back to reality" or pay attention to IRL events is irritating to me.

100% agree. Daydreaming has always been my escape from a world that is actively hostile to me. I daydreamed this whole fall away until a few days ago when the last daydream that still gave me hope dissipated too, exposing my life for the wreckage it really is. I've resolved to stop daydreaming now. I accept that my life is probably unsalvageable and don't want to live in a state of suspended animation, thinking I'm somewhere else, anymore.

 

[Pluto]

 

[nattys5thtoenail]

Yeah. Its downsides are overstated tbh, it's better than doing crack or being a gambling addict.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Yes, paired heavily with limerence. Sometimes, I don't even think it's all that detailed. Just my mind drifting off into a state that isn't entirely conscious of reality. I'm not sure I could make it through without it. It's a very comforting coping mechanism.

 

[SentimentalTrip]

Big typo in OP, meant to say: "But the difference between the person I am in my daydreams and the person I am in real life is so jarring that it makes life feel worse sometimes."

I fuck everything up!

 

[MercenariesofMidgar]

I used to, but I turned that into a passion of writing. Nowadays its come back as pure escapism, but not as frequently as before

 

[ringo99]

Yes. It's one of the few things keeping me from slipping into complete madness

 

[Tuonetar_]

Yes. I used to daydream about my "ideal self" in different situations, but nowadays I mostly play out little stories in my head with different characters. At the very least, it's helpful when it comes to writer's block lol