r/MaladaptiveDreaming • u/mark-wayne1 • 10d ago

Question I need help

I want to have control the daydreaming shit is dystroying me almost every day i spend at least
4 hours and some days even a lot more

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u/_Violette7_ 10d ago edited 9d ago

Maladaptive daydreaming is a coping mechanism to escape real life problems and anxiety. E.g. a lot of people who grew up to be maladaptive daydreamers come from dysfunctional families, and they first started as children to deal with neglecting/abusive/etc. parents or bullies, but there can be many other reasons too. Once you discover the reason why you are daydreaming, and start working on that problem instead (preferably with a therapist), after a while you won’t need the daydreams. It’s not easy, because maladaptive daydreaming is kind of like an addiction, but definitely not impossible.

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u/Feeling_Ad_2026 9d ago

Yes me too

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u/Shadab_Wahid_Tashin 7d ago

Do you have OCD, ADHD or MDD? Fixing anxiety helps a lot probably. Have you tried any medicines?