My life with maladaptive daydreaming...

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Okey let's start of with what is maladaptive daydreaming:

I have been unconsciously falling into deep & powerful day dreams that my body would (unawaringly to me) twitch or suddenly move in response to the stimulation in my head. My imagination had me dreaming all types of different worlds & creating storylines.Maladaptive daydreaming or excessive daydreaming is a psychological concept first introduced by Eli Somer to describe an extensive fantasy activity that replaces human interaction and/or interferes with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning. And dude , this is what I mostly found: What is Maladaptive Daydreaming? A known 4% of the world has it.(10) Most people have never heard of it before, due to the fact that it is still an emerging condition.

Now my story:

My name is Stephanie. I'm a ten year old. I've had maladaptive daydreaming for three years without knowing. At first I thought I was the only one , but I decided to research about it. I eventually found out a lot about it.

If you didn't know , maladaptive daydreaming starts from childhood.  Anyways , I don't even remember how it even started.

I would always make up a storyline in my head while spacing out. I would usually daydream about romance love stories with fictional characters such as Draco malfoy , Harry Potter , Len kagamine , ciel phantomoth , light yagami , Kouru hitachin and so on.

Sometimes I read fanfictions about them (like character X reader) sometimes I watch the show about them and pretend I'm one of the characters. And sometimes I start daydreaming when I hear awesome music.

I often never pay attention in class , and I barely listen. I just really have the urge to escape reality. I wasn't made for reality. I just have to much drama to deal with.

When I found out I had maladaptive daydreaming , I knew I was the only one. I didn't even know it was a thing.

I've gotten caught daydreaming in classes a few times but never really gotten in trouble . But the daydreams are so intense and uncontrollable. Sometimes I catch myself daydreaming without knowing.

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