Does anyone is this forum have Maladaptive daydreaming?

[Jacky1897]

I'm new here.

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I had to look that up. If it's the same thing I get, I do this a lot in traffic/when I'm bored. It's very useful for me because it gives me some great ideas. medicaldaily.com/maladaptiv...

[Jacky1897 in reply to Hidden]

Hey IceBear!

I've doing this seen I was a teen! It can be so time consuming...I guess the bright side is that I can be more creative than others, but sometimes I feel like I do it too much and it takes up my time.

[chrissyzog330]

Hi! I know this post is a few months old but when I read the article from the link I almost fell out of my chair! I've been doing this daydreaming since I can remember! I didn't know that there was an actual name for it. And it's nice to know that I'm not alone. I was also diagnosed with ADHD which I have also had since I can remember (I'm 48). The daydreaming in combination with the ADHD pretty much made all my school years pretty miserable. I had major attention problems. The attention problem and daydreaming crossed over into my adult working career. God forbid I had to sit through a meeting more then 30min long that amount of time of being expected to concentrate pushed my attention/daydreaming to the limit! Anyways, I hope you feel better knowing there are others who have the same issue.

[Jacky1897]

Hey!

I completely understand where your coming from! I deal with maladaptive daydreaming since I can remember!

I know for sure that coffee really helps me ease the symptoms, but it's still a hassle.

#your not alone

[BeachBumBabe]

Hi yes I do.