I’m so confused 😕

[safiya---]

my favourite time of the day is when i finally lay down and can create a whole ass story in my mind lmao

[giulianaferretti]

Pls note she is referring to maladaptive daydreaming disorder (MDD) this is when daydreaming can often be accompanied by repetitive movements such as pacing, swinging hands, mouthing or saying words, acting out characters, and can be triggered by music. It can also further include extensive plot and characters, and can be harmful to ppl as it distracts them from their lives more than they realise. Many people use it as a coping mechanism, you can learn more by watching Eli Sommers videos on YT. This comment is only to spread awareness.

[Z.TITLEE]

I have been living with my imaginary characters and world since I was a kid. It's the biggest escape!! Noone understands me, listens to me, comforts me like my own created characters do. I have no plan of stopping it.

[GraceLoryn.]

I feel like it’s more of a coping mechanism rather than a mental illness cause sometimes that’s just what people need to get through the day a bit of laughter and so be it the people don’t actually exist it’s better than the person imagining the things no longer existing

[Bn_bn]

1-2 years ago, I wouldn't go to sleep without making up stories in my head. I'm not someone who LOVES to sleep and I barely even sleep at night but I would literally go to bed at 9pm just to have more time to make up scenarios before I fell asleep. They were so realistic. I would even cry over them. I would get so frustrated when the characters randomly started moving or didn't do as I intended. I thought I was normal.

[Chuuyalovesdazi]

Wait I do this... and thats why people always think I'm a quiet person until I'm with my friends😭

[misamisa.]

I wouldn't necessarily call it a mental illness, it's a coping mechanism not many people normalize. We all have different coping mechanisms. And it's okay that we do ❤

[HreathemusVraienthus]

Don’t reply lmao// Maladaptive daydreaming is when you quite literally would rather spend your time in your head in scenarios than actually doing anything else, no matter how enjoyable. Daydreaming in general isn’t bad. As someone who’s experienced possible (undiagnosed) maladaptive daydreaming it’s basically when you may get agitated when your scenarios are interrupted, you’ll do them anywhere, and sometimes you may get so buried into those delusions you cry over them or even start to think their real. I used to imagine a man beside me daily, like a friend of mine, an imaginary friend, but I developed his personality so much he became almost toxic and I would cry over him despite him being my own creation. I began to think he was real. Some kind of demon that infiltrated my mind. And I would quite literally write his name in this notebook of mine and bleed all over it.
It’s not mental illness to just daydream. The mental illness is how far you go in your daydreaming.
Edit; yall. Can you quit saying ‘this is so me?’ This was somewhat of a vent. Although I did try to present info I also presented my own situation and it’s uncomfortable to have everyone claiming it like that lmao.
Edit; YALL. SHUT UP. This is why I hate YouTube. Yall couldn’t even read the whole comment and see you SHOULDNT REPLY WITH SAME?? Shut up. I’ve been having mental breakdowns daily and every time I look at my notifs I get stupid responses to a comment venting. Take this info, do as you wish with it, BUT DONT REPLY. Talk to a therapist. NOT ME. I’m mentally ill myself and I’m going through several issues right now. I can’t deal with yall. 😭
Edit; talk with a psychiatrist. Not me. You say you relate yet I doubt you’ve spent nights ripping your skin off in an attempt to bring back your imaginary friend when he ignores you. To lure him with your own flesh. I doubt you’ve told people of him and heard him yelling at you afterward, and then later in the day calmly yet threateningly lecturing you, and at the slightest resistance his hands are on your neck. You know it isn’t real, and yet you feel it. I doubt you write his name on everything, draw anything that resembles him anywhere, and have to hide your skin because it’s covered in writings, markings almost signifying your memories of him. I was tortured by my own mind. So silence yourself. To encounter someone finally confessing something like this shouldn’t be a moment to say same. 💀 just like.. go away. Speak to a psychiatrist. This was hell for me. And to say ‘hey!! I also went through hell!’ When it just sounds vaguely similar is disgusting.
I have scars regarding him inflicted upon myself, I sacrificed pieces. I devoted my everything to him. Once he told me his type and I copied it. He may have been imaginary, but he was and still is real to me, and it sickens me to no end.
Edit; yall. Even if you’ve been through worse Idc. I’ve been on a self harm streak, it’s literally a few days before my birthday, and you’re all arguing with me when there’s one simple rule.
Don’t respond.
I’m not deleting my comment because I actually worry and want those experiencing pain to know what it is. HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO DISCUSS IT. I am not in the right mindset. I used a fucking serated knife on my hand and I continuously bleed for this imaginary friend of mine. I’m cutting myself. And you have the audacity to still respond? I’m not gatekeeping. I’m trying to keep myself calm.
Edit; happy birthday to me. 😐 and im sorry im ‘lashing out’ but thats literally what’s wrong with me. I do it all the time. The fact you think you can yell at me for it is disgusting. I lash out because I don’t know how else to express stress. My father literally used to yell at me for crying or anything, and oddly enough that lead me to being more emotional as I got older and got new parents. I’m sorry I yell or say ‘shut up’ but I just don’t understand what’s wrong with a single rule, and why you all want to argue so much.
I just want to heal, and I want others to heal. But your healing shouldn’t include me.
I’ve thrown fucking tantrums in the past week and I feel pathetic.
YouTube is how I cope with my sensitivity.
And you’ve all taken that comfort away from me.

[Lee_knows_what]

I make up whole worlds, and you’re telling me not everyone does this?! I have like so many characters, and they’ve made me feel so much better about myself. I am not myself in these worlds, I am more confident and better people. This has helped me go through so much!

[ItzLee_Lee]

Is it just me who makes like mini worlds in my head with different type of characters like is this something normal or am I crazy





































Edit: DANG that’s a lot of likes!

[operlix]

Why is there so much misinformation here help? 😭 I'll try explaining the matter more in depth, as it's a more complicated story.

What I believe the video is referring to is maladaptive daydreaming! Although it is not considered a mental illness in itself, it can be a huge sign of one (such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc.). Daydreaming is 100% normal, and it is only considered 'bad' when it damages your social life and/or mental health. Funnily enough, maladaptive daydreaming is most often a coping mechanism and can become addictive. Other ways to differentiate between daydreaming and maladaptive daydreaming are to analyze the content of your scenarios. Usually, maladaptive daydreaming contains a complex storyline with fictional characters, while normal daydreaming is more focused on real people in more realistic situations. Of course, the hours spent on each are also different, as maladaptive daydreaming lasts for hours and can be triggered by music or art (even things such as movies/series!). Hope I helped anyone who was unsure.

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[vortexx]

I relate to this. I got to the point where during school or in the car, basically anywhere, I would escape reality to be happy with scenarios in my head. But it’s different when I sleep. For example, I’m a fan of Sam and Colby because I love paranormal stuff. I’ll make scenarios where I’m like, ig a guardian Angel for people. I love protecting people, it makes me so happy. That’s why those are usually my scenarios. So I’ll stay awake for 2+ hours making scenarios and feeling emotions.

[STR]

It's a good thing I do that with music it takes me beyond reality just like this music I listen to it and it's just so peaceful calming 😌 and beautiful

[demitriaa]

우리 모두가 서로에 대해 더 많이 알게 되어서 너무 기쁘지만...

네가 이걸 번역했다면 넌 좋아해야 해❤

[SweetSpicyStehanie]

God, i literally do this everyday, i cant go to bed if i don't, most times i even forget to stop, that i start acting the scenerios out in real life

[wutishappening]

I was so stressed out when I was kid. My family was the reason and still is. To make me feel better, I always making up fake scenarios. That's how I escaped from the tension I feel. Everytime. Since I was 8 because no one was there to comfort me but these fake scenarios did. Im still struggling with my mental health, but Im still grateful, I can handle it better now.

[Glitchtrap_]

I make things in my head before going to bed and talking to myself about many things

Thought I was the only one but I'll think about just about anything like for example there's so many grains of sand that are so tiny we are like that sand in the wind on the planet what are we were living things beings but so small we don't make a difference and so on just weird things or things I wouldn't think I'd make up like I'd even start falling into dream state and see shit still awake that I would have dreamt about weird shit

[Bisanobisano.]

It just feels so comforting to me. I have two seperate lives. Whenever i want i can just zone out my world and start imagining the flowers around me and just enter my imaginary world. I just don't wanna call it imaginary because it hurts.

[Laura-teod]

I do have maladaptative daydreaming but it's litteral dissociation guys. I move in circles, cry, speak while daydreaming. I do it for hours straight, without being able to stop. I scare people, got called "crazy" all my life because of it. I got lost in my city while walking several times because I was daydreaming. When I get interrupted while daydreaming I get EXTREMELY irritated. Like, it isn't funny