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Addicted to Fantasy: Inside the Minds of Maladaptive Daydreamers

Addicted to Fantasy: Inside the Minds of Maladaptive Daydreamers

By: Alisha Spears
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Have 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.

Cover art by Alexandra Levasseur (Insta: @ alexandra_levasseur)

Alisha Spears 2023 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Kennadie

    Kennadie
    Jun 14 2023

    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 addictive and oftentimes destructive. Yet, within this disorder, Kennadie has learned to appreciate an unheard-of level of creativity and self-entertainment.
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    34 mins
  • Yen

    Yen
    Jun 21 2023

    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 finding pleasure within distressing daydreams.
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    31 mins
  • Nikita

    Nikita
    Jul 10 2023

    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 the necessity of a strong support system in having a good relationship with MD.
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    26 mins
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