(via FlimsyFlamingo on Twitter)

edit: me when the one repost i ever make is the one post of mine to blow up 🧍

“what’s with the tags? this is universal-“ IT LEFT CONTAINMENT !!! I DIDNT KNOW ITD GET BIG 😭

does anyone else have a plot in their daydreams but they have like different routes like “okay but what if this happened instead” and u pause the main plot… kinda like choice based video games 💀

watching the world i created in my head go up in flames after i set the fire

Calling the tune in maladaptive daydreaming: The impact of music on the experience of compulsive fantasizing - Eli Somer, 2024 (sagepub.com)

NEW PAPER PUBLISHED

Abstract

This study aimed to shed light on the role of music in maladaptive daydreaming (MD)... A thematic analysis yielded three themes describing the role of music in MD. Two homogeneous themes pertained to outlier experiences: Music necessary and Music not desired. The third theme, Music enhances the MD experience, encompassed most of the data retrieved in this study and was further divided into five subthemes: Music avoided in “low energy” daydreaming scenes, Music as white noise, Music enhances MD creativity, Music as an MD trigger compromises the sense of agency; and Music as a powerful immerser that sets MD’s emotional “soundtrack.” The results led to the conclusion that music might be instrumental in MD by distancing the person from the external reality, triggering complex visual storylines, deepening the altered state of consciousness, and intensifying the vividness of the daydreamed plot by invoking an emotional response.

Just now realizing that if I die, my paras die. Like. They aren’t real. They only live in my head. If I die. They won’t be there to mourn me.

That feeling when you're finally in the daydream headspace and the vibes are super perfect only for someone to interrupt and completely ruin it<<<

that sickly sweet feeling you get when daydreaming a love scenario and it almost makes you a bit nauseated at how sweet it is >>>>>>>>

Idk if I’m blind or not looking in the right places but I want to see people post their paras and give lots of details about them!!!! I’m so curious!!!! I want to see who makes you happy and keeps you up at night and who you traumatize to death 😆

never forget your roots (daydreaming on the swings after school)

I’m sure this has been discussed more than a million times but TikTok learning about maladaptive daydream has probably been the worst thing ever. So many people are confusing it just for “daydreams before bed” or “me winning a fake argument in the shower” and it makes me want to explode. Somebody said they would rate it 10/10 as a coping mechanism??? U MEAN THE DISORDER??

it makes me wanna cry and throw up knowing that I probably won’t ever be taken seriously about this if I ever try to tell anyone

Me, coming back to reality after daydreaming, staring at the cleared rhythm game level on my screen that I was definitely not conscious for:

alright maladaptive daydreamers, it's time to admit that daydreaming can be tiring and even exhausting, and if you catch yourself feeling tired even though you have not done much today, ask yourself: how many mental arguments or lore building have you done today? you might need to rest from that too.

BIG MADD ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST NONPROFIT LAUNCHED

Dear all, We are so excited to announce the official launch of the International Society for Maladaptive Daydreaming (ISMD)! A non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with MD and created by a committed Board of Directors and consultants who are experts in the field, including Professor Eli Somer. Please come to our new web home to learn more, become a member, volunteer, or contribute in other ways to the mission: https://maladaptivedaydreamingsociety.com/the-international-society-for-maladaptive-daydreaming-launch/. This is a powerful step for the MD community and I am so grateful to be part of it with you all.

Paracosms where there's two people who Need each other and should Never Be Seprated under any circumstances and then they are forced to be separated. That's the good shit

when youre daydreaming about being comforted by one of your paras and then you come out of the daydream and there is no one there for you irl. lord