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Maladaptive Daydreaming

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How to Stop Maladaptive Daydreaming: 13 Ways to Break the Habit

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Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Is Maladaptive Daydreaming Rare? Here’s How Common It Really Is

February 29, 2024

Although maladaptive daydreaming (MD) isn’t yet clinically recognized, emerging research shows that potentially millions … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Is Maladaptive Daydreaming Dissociation?

February 29, 2024

What occurs in your mind during maladaptive daydreaming (MD)? Is it merely an extended, … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Maladaptive Daydreaming vs ADHD: Differences Explained

February 28, 2024

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have many overlapping symptoms. Both … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Does Trauma Cause Maladaptive Daydreaming?

February 27, 2024

When people are forced to withstand prolonged adversity or trauma, they instinctively create coping … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Is Maladaptive Daydreaming an Addiction? A Closer Look

February 26, 2024

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) shares many similarities to a behavioral addiction: it causes isolation and … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Therapy for Maladaptive Daydreaming: Suggested Treatment Options

February 25, 2024

From a research perspective, maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is still very much in it’s infancy. … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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How Maladaptive Daydreaming Ruins Creativity

February 24, 2024

In many ways, daydreaming creates a safe-haven of sorts, almost like an insulated bubble, … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Is Maladaptive Daydreaming Genetic? Looking Past Isolation & Trauma

February 24, 2024

A very common topic of conversation for any mental health disorder revolves around its … Read more

Maladaptive Daydreaming
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The Structured Clinical Interview for Maladaptive Daydreaming

February 23, 2024

The Structured Clinical Interview for Maladaptive Daydreaming (SCIMD) is a diagnostic interview specifically crafted … Read more

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