https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak Stuck in the clouds en-us 2017-03-05 21:36:51 UTC 2025-12-22 12:09:21 UTC hello@padlet.com ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157883890 Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is extensive fantasy activity that replaces human interaction and/or interferes with academic, interpersonal, or vocational functioning (Somer, 2002).]]> 2017-03-05 21:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157883890 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157884949 "I spend almost every second of the day doing this. I have this imaginary world in my head that I can escape to when real life gets me down, which is A LOT. I spend over four hours a day pacing my living room while listening to music and envisioning this world. Even when I'm doing tasks, like writing this, I will get glimpses of the world, imaginary conversations, or actions. This isn't psychosis, as I am aware it is in my head, and it isn't an hallucination, before anyone makes those suggestions. Without this, I'd have probably tried to kill myself. Some people take drugs, drink or play games to escape, but I have this world (SaveItForARainyDay17, Reddit)."]]> 2017-03-05 22:03:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157884949 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157886410 2017-03-05 22:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157886410 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157887266  "All subjects claimed that an important function of their daydreaming was twofold: a disconnection from the pain of living and a magical transformation of misfortune into desirable experiences."]]> 2017-03-05 22:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157887266 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888118 Should it be? Should there be more research?]]> 2017-03-05 22:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888118 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888499 "Finally there is a term for what I am experiencing."]]> 2017-03-05 22:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888499 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888713 "I'm like an alcoholic with an unlimited supply of booze everywhere I go."]]> 2017-03-05 22:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888713 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888932 Daydreaming activates the same reward pathway in the brain as drugs do. ]]> 2017-03-05 22:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157888932 ldavison3 https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157889682 When does daydreaming become maladaptive?]]> 2017-03-05 23:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ldavison3/8b6cljeyknak/wish/157889682