Addicted to Fantasy: Inside the Minds of Maladaptive Daydreamers
Alisha SpearsHave you spent the majority of your life in a world of your own creation? There exists a certain group of people who have. Maladaptive Daydreamers (MDers) spend hours immersively and compulsively daydreaming in a way most of us cannot. Come listen as I explore this phenomenon, its potential causes and effects, and the lives of such daydreamers.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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Lucia is a 17 year old from the Philippines. Following a theme of a less than satisfactory childhood, Lucia provides a glimpse into an adolescence filled with repeated moves across continents. They introduce a theme of comorbidity in Maladaptive Dayd... more
Wolfie is 29 and from Panama City, Panama. They share a nuanced perspective on the difficulties of growing up with both Autism and Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD). Beginning with descriptions of their "2D" cartoon daydreams, Wolfie provides insight into... more
Kroe is a 13 year old from the Philippines. Shifting from place to place, home to home, family to family, Kroe has confronted instability, loneliness, and unimaginable stress as a child and young teen. She shares the feelings, rationales, and consequ... more
Nikita is a seventeen year old from a small town in Russia. He has been maladaptively daydreaming for as long as he can remember. He reflects on the consequences of a neglectful childhood in terms of Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD). Nikita exemplifies t... more
Yen is a 19 year old woman from the Philippines. She has utilized Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD) to live out her innermost desires inside the comfort of her own head. Yen struggles with the destructive cycle of MD and acknowledges the strange theme of ... more
Kennadie is a 19 year old woman from Frankfort, Illinois. She has been living with Maladaptive Daydreaming for the majority of her life. Every day for the past 10 years, Kennadie has maladaptivley daydreamed about the same book: an action she finds a... more
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