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Oct 4, 2016 6:41 PM
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CypherMarz
All this time I knew it was excessive..... now I finally have a name for my daydream.....
pfshfine
Doug Funnie
TheAlbatrossFromTheMoon
Actually there is a form of depression who force you to "be in trance" for hours. Please check for medic control.
dopedoutdinosaur
GODDAMNIT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I SAW THIS IN A DUMP EARLIER AND Now im sad
jimothywilson
WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU JD!?
CobaltAlchemist
And suddenly every Imgur user is self-diagnosed with maladaptive daydreaming
mimomisu
Damn, I thought about this the first time I saw this in that dump of facts. Well, good for you @op
Justgonnaleavethisrighthere
jarrettbrown
Listen Brandy...
spartaninvicta
Name checks out
JesusHCox
Sar1991
I have this. I just find myself disappearing in my head on this complex journey. It's incredibly detailed and can be emotionally stirring.
GilligansIslandWasAnInsideJob
QuirkyWallace
I appreciate the trivial fact but feel like a lot of people would take this and romanticize a medical condition.
YourCommentGaveMeCancer
Anyone seen Garden State (2004)? That movie was weird!
R0ME0
OH NO
peoniesinkittylitter
I've never been abused but I have been doing this since I was a little girl coz real life is so boring and lonely.
FortressOfInsanity
He's no Superman.
Goulem
I'd cast him as Supes.
poodlypoodle
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
IamTonyStark
*woooooOOOoooOOOooooooooooooooooo
IOnlyCommentOnScrubs
I thought the same thing when I read about that, but maybe I'm obsessed with the show. I only comment on Scrubs.
timeywimeypickles
Banana hammock
JesusHCox
STOP SAYING BANANA HAMMOCK!
helluwen
+1 for JesusHCox, MD
JesusHCox
helluwen
Man not caring
kbluvvs2surf
Actually, I think of the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty fits well too.
Thetruthmakesmesad
Pay attention, Trisha...
Prosecutrixxx
Can we stop making up imaginary disorders?
HessianGhost
We can't. We can't stop. I think something may be wrong with us. Some kind of disorder, probably.
damnyuoautocorrect
Prosecutrixxx
Touche
BigB84
WhatsTheMatterBeavis
Yeah, pretty much. But try not being able to. You have to face the fucked up reality of your life.
BringOutYourDebt
I used to do this. I only recently realized what they did was wrong. I don't day dream much anymore.
magikarpBitch
When I was 15-17 I did a lot. 18 it happened less so I thought I grew out of it. At 19 I realized what it was and it wasn't normal
BringOutYourDebt
I hope you are away from whatever caused it, my friend. I hope you never have to again.
magikarpBitch
I am thanks. Same to you.
Polygrammar
I do this so much I've started mumbling out loud what I'm daydreaming. Usually I can pass it off as song lyrics but it's been getting bad.
skwint
I sometimes worry if it means I'm developing touretts. Then I worry if I'm not but people might think I am. Then I escape by daydreaming!
AbsurdSteak
I talk with my hands and make facial expressions when daydreaming. I'm pretty sure I look pretty weird.
rederik13
I have this.
DrRickTitballismydad
Same
CristhianIR
Not to be an asshole (maybe a bit)... No, you don't have this. Now get up and do something productive for yourself. Do not stay quiet.
JustACommentFarmer
You don't really know that though, do you?
CristhianIR
Of course not. But I'd rather be an asshole saying it than start reinforcing some undiagnosed untreated drama in our friends mind..
warhammerpics
have you seen the movie "The secret life of Walter Mitty"?
kr18
Yes good movie but not the same as the disorder discussed above
qtip13
I daydream all the time to escape reality, fully realizing what I'm doing, but do not have a history of abuse...what's my issue then?
trujello2013
Ur human
Yodaloid
That you're self-diagnosing and probably don't have the disorder?
bambulina
Boredom. Your issue is called boredom.
fauxworthy
I daydream pretty frequently, although that isn't to say I haven't been through a lot of shit. Jokes on them, though! Because 1/
fauxworthy
I create film ideas (short, we're talking FreddieWong in the golden days short) and have a list of hundreds to choose from for filming!
AwesomeName
You don't get enough sex.
cranialpleasure
You rack disciprine. You will never master Buddhist open palm technique that way.
Aibell125
I actually use the amount that I daydream as a barometer for how depressed I am. If I daydream a lot, I work on fixing mylife
AbsurdSteak
Reality sucks
GandalfUnicorn
You're life is an incredible disappointment and you place your mind elsewhere for temporary reprieve? Iunno, not a therapist.
mikeatike
You also visit imgur when you are daydreaming.
superafleck
me too. we are dreamers. better start write that novel we always plan to write but never get the time to do so
Bortus
You're fucking bored. I do it too.
wwny
Your abuse must have been really bad to suppress it so completely.
pxpress
@qtip it's not your fault. It's not your fault. It's not your fault.
attackofthequokka
You're lazy?
trujello2013
Wow, just no
trujello2013
I daydream all the time at work while I'm physically busting my ass so laziness has nothing to do with it
TIERanasaurusREX
This isn't an actual disorder. The internet made it up
magikarpBitch
It is a legitimate disorder https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maladaptive_daydreaming
magikarpBitch
http://www.wsj.com/articles/when-daydreaming-becomes-a-problem-1462818328
TIERanasaurusREX
Yes it's a behavior, not a disorder. Find it in the DSM-5 or a medical journal. And please use a scientific source.
mwppmarauders
I started doing it a lot when I got depressed. Couldn't sleep, so I'd make up long complex daydreams. Maybe that's it?
shiftingillusion
I do this, too. Hugs
bananahag
Omg I always do this before falling asleep. I look forward to it sometimes. Like my own personal tv show.
Spongybunny
So do I. Sometimes it's the best part of my day, but that just seems even sadder.
TheHonestImgurian
i do it too. the lyric "the dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had" apply so well to them
mwppmarauders
I do it when I'm driving. Or turn on music and choreograph dances/routines in my head.
bananahag
YES!!!! I love that shit. And then I think I'm a choreography genius and should be hired immediately. Sometimes I create the music vids too
mwppmarauders
I literally had this conversation with my bf just yesterday. Found a song that would have been good in a series we both enjoy (1/2)
mwppmarauders
(2/2) and explained when/where I would've used it. At least he agreed it was a good idea XD