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Stress from imagined troubles is real and dangerous. I got myself control over my daydreams with meditation also.

When I saw video it was same thing which I have been facing for almost 25 years . Still I am facing that addiction. This kind of video help me to realize that I should stop daydreaming.

Beliveing our thoughts are the ultimate truth, is like believing a drawing of a dog by a child vs the real fully alive dog.

It's interesting because DR has elements that are really similar to symptoms of spiritual awakening (if you know what this spiritually means). So, feeling that you are in a dream and that "your" body is not YOUR body but actually a body through which you perceive reality and that reality is a dream, so pure Imagination and is not actually real, but just a perception, is actually part of an experience you would have it if you lived through a spiritual awakening, which can be truly destabilizing and difficult to cope with. Still, I believe there are thin lines to draw, since detachment can be a survival strategy that we use to avoid painful emotions and can result into specific behaviors that support this strategy (e.g. Staying home, not socializing, playing videogames).

Thank you so much this really helped me not be as scared of working in the future.

Amazing, thank you so much :)

honestly I don't even think I felt that oscilation, I turned off my emotions at one point and didn't remember what they felt like for several years.

while im glad i found your video, I am more concerned that my youtube algorithm diagnosed me correctly

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I dont see things blurry or feel like im not in my body. Its mainly my thoughts thinking something isnt right and im so disconnected ill be in the bathroom trying to name things around me because im scared im going to forget everything. Ill be in my room and look around like its a foreign place even though i know its not. Whenever i get through one phase and start feeling better my thoughts will just switch to something else and ill be in a new cycle back to square 1

Super helpful, man. Thank you.

I used to daydream as a kid a defense mechanism to get away from my abusive situations growing up and now I’m starting it again but it’s become an obsession I’m also a writer but haven’t written anything down in a while maybe it’s my sign to

Can it make you feel like no matter what you do or where you go, you aren't comfortable anywhere, you're depersonalised when you walk , touch things, do things, listen to people, sit down, lie down, doing activities - like dirtbikes, watching a movie, playing games and no matter what would normat make tou better - even like meditation. It is working?

I've read maybe hundreds of comments on MD over the course of months, and almost half of them say it started around the age of 11-12, same goes for me too. Any ideas why this could be the case?

Lol derp is so bad

Thank you!! I just started practicing TM again, and was looking for something that might help with my looping thoughts. Your technique was very helpful. I will be back for more, and saving this one as well! 🙏🏼

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So how do we not think. I don’t want to think or not obsess.

The anxiety is so terrifying… it feels like I’m trapped it gets better but then comes back 😢

Hello everyone. Has anyone here have had a brain mapping made, that shows,alpha and theta waves predominant?? Thank you. Thats my case

The same Background music for 30 minutes straight is driving me insane 😭😭

Its freeze we are stuck in.

My parents weren't divorced. i was from a 1 night stand, lol

Im jealous of people who have had it a few months or yrs only and can remeber a life before it.... ive had this as long as i can remeber in my 45 yrs of life....... cant ever remeber a single time i felt happy, love, joy, elation, only anger.

This is amazing. It made so much sense. This is what the world needs to hear vs a doc writing an rx. Treat the root problem. Don't slap a bandaid on it. ❤

I've done what you said and it definetely helps! I feel my mind is way calmer than before. The only problem I still have is being mindfull of my mind while i'm doing a practical activity. It's like I can either pay attention to my mind or to what i'm doing. Thank you so much for making these videos ❤

This sounds a lot like ACT, great video man

I started daydreaming when I was 13 and now I’m 25. These whole years I fed my conscious and sub conscious mind with fake scenarios, with the things I desired to have in reality. Surprisingly, whatever I daydreamed about in past years became reality. As I’m aware of the never ending cycle of desires and wishes, I still daydream about things I want, In the hope that it will become reality one day.

But if you believe in multiple realities, different timelines, time travel. And actively looking for them. You travel as a shaman. Constant. Every day. Continuously. Meditating. Dancing. Well... If I experience lost time, or forget things, I don't see it as a bad thing. I write down what year it is. Then maybe I live on an island. From 1996. In the middle of 2024. I can lose memory, let's say, what I've done today, but at the same time I can remember things. Which I know was hidden from me. In my normal state. If I didn't meditate, or dance. It's hard to explain. But I am also extremely skeptical of all the diagnoses that DSM 3 through 5 created, "discovered" There is nothing scientific at all there. Controlled by money, politics, and god knows.

One thing that helped me quit quite fast is when i would listen to song i would focus on the lyrics and whenever i would start daydreaming i would snap out of it and because the songs are timed you can tell how much time you spent and if you started daydreaming in this specific song and slowly i would not daydream for 2 then 3 and then 5 then 7 songs and eventually it will stop. Yes this is hard because songs are a big trigger for most mds but i highly recommend this. Edit : ( if you have a playlist you can also test how many songs went by that you daydreamed and you realize sooner when you started and when it ended )

Thank you so much for this. I am trying to learn more about maladaptive daydreaming since I noticed that it's getting worse for me lately. Your video literally feels like a friend who's talking or teaching me.

Thank You.

Mine started when watching SF or Horror movies at ages like 7 8 9 years old , felt extreme anxiety , plus I got bullied at school and had social anxiety. I'm empathize very quick since forever , get lost inside my head , get sad pretty quick and get hyped up for simple things but NOT like a maniac type of hype

I have been struggling with derealization for 14 years. My German therapists never explained it to me, nor did they tell me I have C-PTSD. Although I still feel detached, with all your help and sharing, I have become hopeful. Thank you, everyone! And thanks to chat gpt, which explained me my state of mind in 1 min....

I'm stuck in the loop. I think I've given into it.

Are u bengali bro?

a really helpful video thank you

But what about if it was because of drug use can u get out of it

I had this happen to me after getting way too high.It’s been about a month and I’m feeling much better. You can question reality but you can’t be scared of it. Even if it feels weird you have to embrace it and not be scared of it. IT WILL GO AWAY WHEN YOU STOP BEING SCARED OF IT.

I’m 15 and I think I might have maladaptive daydreaming since I was about 12. It started when I had for some time anime phase and I watched it a lot. I’m more of introvert and when I was younger I used to read a lot of fantasy books. I liked to imagine different things but then it was a normal daydream. It became more less maladaptive when I was about 13 yo. I didn’t affect my studying or anything but it was triggered by long walks, going by bus or learning to music. I actually liked it, because it helped me to escape reality from time to time and I really enjoyed it. A problem started when last year it became my routine and every time I walk somewhere, doesn’t matter whether with my class or not, I daydream. I feel that I make stupid faces and it happened a few times that I caught myself giggling to myself. It became exhausting at some point. It’s hard to stop it since it feels natural. I became separated from other people, because on one hand I love daydreaming and being by my self, but also sometimes I feel lonely and mad at myself and lack of social integrations. Also the problem is for me became that it is harder to keep an eye contact, which is kind an annoying. I hope I’ll be able to stop it one day

I think I might have maladaptive daydreaming since I was about 12. It started when I had for some time anime phase and I watched it a lot. I’m more of introvert and when I was younger I used to read a lot of fantasy books. I liked to imagine different things but then it was a normal daydream. It became more less maladaptive when I was about 13 yo. I didn’t affect my studying or anything but it was triggered by long walks, going by bus or learning to music. I actually liked it, because it helped me to escape reality from time to time and I really enjoyed it. A problem started when last year it became my routine and every time I walk somewhere, doesn’t matter whether with my class or not, I daydream. I feel that I make stupid faces and it happened a few times that I caught myself giggling to myself. It became exhausting at some point. It’s hard to stop it since it feels natural. I became separated from other people, because on one hand I love daydreaming and being by my self, but also sometimes I feel lonely and mad at myself and lack of social integrations. Also the problem is for me became that it is harder to keep an eye contact, which is kind an annoying. I hope I’ll be able to stop it one day

you know it's bad when you catch yourself zoning out even during watching this video

This man isn't realizing he is saving lifes

Thank you Rumzi with your insights. :)

I wanted to ask is it the same dpdr due to medication withrawal people say that one doesnt go away easy cuz its chemical let me know please

I basically have a reverse thanos ring of mental heath issues - just added DPDR to the list. But it’s okay. We will get through this everybody!!!

thank you,