Symptoms Of Maladaptive Daydreaming

Lengthy Daydreams

Lengthy daydreams are another common symptom of maladaptive daydreaming. Unlike the average daydreamer who daydreams in short bursts of thirty seconds to a couple minutes, maladaptive daydreamers can daydream for hours at a time. Research indicates individuals susceptible to maladaptive daydreaming spend, on average, a quarter of their waking hours engaged in daydreaming. These extended bouts of daydreaming can keep an individual disengaged from reality causing them to neglect their real-world responsibilities such as work, school, family, and social engagements. As daydreaming becomes more recurrent and extended, maladaptive daydreamers may begin to prefer their state of daydreaming over reality leading to job loss and estrangement from family and friends.

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