You may daydream about how you would handle difficult patients, the stress of the job, and the grueling training required to ultimately become a doctor. This is because a healthy level of daydreaming - generally thought of as being under an hour a day - can help you plan and think about future opportunities without having to actually do them in the real world.įor example, if you're in college and thinking about what to do with your life you may daydream about yourself being a doctor. This is perfectly healthy and in fact perfectly adaptive (not maladaptive). The vast majority of people who daydream do so with themselves being the main character of their daydreams.
You can click on the links below to be taken to each type, or you can just keep on reading. Types of Maladaptive Daydreamingīelow is a listing of the top four types of maladaptive daydreams. Another central irony of maladaptive daydreams is they spent countless hours in their daydreams, but spend little time questioning what type they are and why they could rationally be occurring.īut let's not get ahead of ourselves and get into the types of maladaptive daydreams that exist. Part of the way in which you can finally stop your maladaptive daydreams is by thinking more deeply about them. Generally speaking, there appears to be quite a strong correlation between the two of maladaptive daydreaming one is engaged in and how long each day they're engaged in their maladaptive daydreams. One of my takeaway from hearing from hundreds of people who have taken the maladaptive daydreaming test is that you can classify nearly all maladaptive daydreams into four general categories. Yet a central irony surrounding maladaptive daydreaming is how everyone views their daydreams as being unique to themselves (which makes them think that stopping is a near impossible task). Across the globe there are millions who engage in maladaptive daydreaming.
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