maladaptive daydreaming DISORDER. It is a DISORDER. It is not all fun and games and genuinely fucks with our lives. I wish people would stop acting like it doesn’t and wishing that they had it.
the maladaptive daydreaming proposed diagnostic criteria: https://href.li/?https://www.somer.co.il/images/MD/MD_diagnostic_criteria.pdf
link to the MDS (maladaptive daydreaming scale, a 16 part questionnaire to help determine if you could possibly have MaDD): https://href.li/?https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/measures
The International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research
Eli Somer’s (the psychologist who “discovered” MaDD) youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SomerClinic
Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming: Overcoming Fantasy Addiction: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/
healthline article on maladaptive daydreaming: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/maladaptive-daydreaming
People say they support nds one hand but
Call hypersexual people gross and "needing to touch grass"
Hate and bully people with narcissistic personality disorders
Make fun of people with OCD who have irrational compulsions
Would not support a BPD person during their maniac episodes
Call maladaptive daydreamers "weird" and "a soft main character type beat"
and so much more