Psychiatrists may soon recognise ‘maladaptive daydreaming’ as a clinical disorder. But what is it, and how can it be treated?
For many maladaptive daydreamers, the fantasies are so rewarding that they take precedence over real life experiences
Many maladaptive daydreamers report being prompted by regular movements – and they may even use rocking motions or pacing to get into the correct mental zone, a little like self-hypnosis. , of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, asked participants to keep a daily record of their feelings and behaviours over a two-week period. They found that negative emotions often rose after a day of particularly excessive daydreaming.at the University of Parma in Italy, meanwhile, examined people’s reactions to the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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