How do you live a fulfilling life as a maladaptive daydreamer? How do you stop the urge to do it?

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I’ve been doubt this since early high school. I spend literally hours every day just pacing around, daydreaming about things. Sometimes the daydreams are really fictional like imagining being in a fantasy kingdom. Other times they’re realistic like imagining myself as a published writer or reimagining a conversation with someone that didn’t go the way I wanted.

The issue is that I haven’t been productive in years due to this. I always turn in work late and I haven’t spend time on things I’d really like to do like learning a language because every time I sit down, I can’t say still and have to pace around inside my own mind until the sun sets. I can’t even do the things I used to love like reading books.

It’s sad... I feel like I’ll amount to nothing because of this. I also feel like my daydreams are another life and getting rid of them will make me boring and empty.

If you’re a maladaptive daydreamer, how did you help yourself?

RWPossum · Answer

There's no standard treatment for maladaptive daydreaming, which is not actually recognized as a disorder, although there is a standard test for it and some people are getting therapy for it. An expert suggests going to a good support group, such as Wild Minds Network online.

lala · Answer

Are you sure you are not depress ?
If so well tell yourself that life is no fairytale 
and start looking for a job

How do you live a fulfilling life as a maladaptive daydreamer? How do you stop the urge to do it?

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