Author: Dimmer

MD researcher replies to concern over the "DSMing" of everyday life. This week Dr. Johnathan D. Raskin, State University of New York at New Paltz, published an article in Psychology today expressing concern over a trend of pathologizing normal human behavior in a piece titled Is "Maladaptive Daydreaming" a Mental Disorder?, and put forward that Maladaptive Daydreaming is an overt example of this trend. This proposed new disorder epitomizes the “DSM-ing” of everyday life, in which any upsetting or problematic experience is readily assimilated into the lexicon of mental disorder. Surely there are people who daydream more than they would like, and some of them might even encounter relational or work difficulties as a result. However, this is true for lots of things. Many of us work...

Media covers recent study by MD researchers. Judy Siegel- Itzkovich, editor for The Jerusalem Post, printed an article titled Maladaptive Daydreaming might be a better diagnosis for some than ADHD - Study. The article outlines a recently published study by MD researchers Nitzan Theodor‐Katz, Eli Somer, Rinatya M. Hesseg and Nirit Soffer-Dudek. The story has been picked up by other media outlets since, you can find articles of the same name on Science Daily and Verve Times.An excerpt from the article: Maladaptive daydreamers often report that existing diagnostic labels are unhelpful for them. “Some individuals who become addicted to their fanciful daydreams experience great difficulty in concentrating and focusing their attention on academic and vocational tasks, yet they find tha...

Podcast starts with first episode about Maladaptive Daydreaming. Podcast Little Universe put out it's first episode titled Maladaptive Daydreaming 101. The podcast, by Hannah Hightman, discusses "miniature marvels, small spaces, and interior worlds." The first season will focus on an "oral history of MD". Guests include Eli Somer (researcher), Kristen Fitzgerald (MDer) and Devon Rose (OSDD).The track list includes:Maladaptive Daydreaming 101Daydreaming of a "Better" YouParacosm TourLiving with MD and OSDDHow to HelpClick HERE to see the page on Spotify.

Article: Maladaptive Daydreaming; A dangerous type of daydreaming The Postdale Daily is a Ugandan media company that publishes articles on news, politics, business, tech and sometimes mental health. Recently contributor, Mayende Collins Israel, put out a short piece on Maladaptive Daydreaming, following up on a request from a reader. Below is an excerpt: Last Friday (Apr. 1) we published an article on Mental Health and after sharing it on several social media platforms, it apparently ended up in a WhatsApp group where a member after reading reached out to me with a question saying, “I’m kindly requesting for your help If possible please,  How can I reduce or fight against maladaptive daydreaming please sir? because it’s seriously eating me off.”When the term maladaptive daydreaming...

MD Podcast returns for second year. Parallel Lives premiered in February of 2021. Season one saw hosts, Levi and Dimmer cover topics like 'Overcoming MD', 'A Therapists Perspective' and 'The Daydreamers Documentary'. Season two kicks off with a new host, Q, taking the place of Levi who left to move house and pursue career goals. This season hopes to take on a more conversational tone and so far has covered topics like 'Reacting to Anthony Padilla', 'The Zoom Support Group' and 'Linguistic Features of MD'. The season will run, same as the first, until October of 2022. And (fingers crossed!) will pick up for season three in February of 2023. Click HERE to see the podcast listings on Anchor. And HERE to view on YouTube.

Popular YouTube Series covers MDers YouTuber, Anthony Padilla, features Maladaptive Daydreamers in his popular series "I Spent a Day With". I Spent a Day With is a series that focuses on interviewing people from all walks of life and often features episodes covering mental health issues. Guests for the MD episode are; Jayne Rachael, Patient "X", MD advocate and researcher, editor of The Daydreamer Newsletter. Levi, MD YouTuber (MaDDArt) and former Parallel Lives Podcast host. And Kristen, Parallel Lives Podcast host, coeditor of The Daydreamer and MD Youtuber (DimmerSwitchDisco).Watch below, or at Anthony Padilla's YouTube channel HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqqOeE20Grc

What Happens When Maladaptive Daydreaming Takes Over Your Life American publication, The New York Post, recently published an article on Maladaptive Daydreaming. In the article, by Jane Ridley, two parents talk about realising what their children are experiencing has a name. She admitted that her education suffered since it was “hard to focus” on classes. Her mother, Sara Thom, told The Post that she constantly worried about Ellie’s inattention in school.Thom recounted the time Ellie asked her what she thought about when she was “bored and sitting around with nothing to do.” Thom replied: “It’s usually about my to-do list and what’s happening next.”Ellie, she recalled, looked “disgusted” and blurted out: “But don’t you daydream?”https://nypost.com/2022/02/04/what-happens-when-malad...