I spent a day with MALADAPTIVE DAYDREAMERS

🎙THE PODCAST (UNCENSORED)

🧨HUGE thank you to:

🗯MORE EPISODES…

🎥Crew
▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese
▸ Producer, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Kathy Sue Holtorf
▸ Social Media Manager - Mallory Myers
▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna AKA Mork Crispy
▸ Assistant Editor - Patrick Horba
▸ Assistant Editor - Ash Duckworth
▸ Sound Editor - Gareth Hird
▸ Post PA - Levi Villalpando

🎵Theme Music Composer - Matt Good AKA The King of Emo

📢BE ON THE SHOW

[AnthonyPadilla]

come back next week for *I spent a day with people w/ ENDOMETRIOSIS*

[kenz]

I’m a maladaptive daydreamer and people often don’t realize how debilitating it really is. Often times my daydreams are off of shows or my real life and part of my spirit gets crushed when I realize that’s not what these people are actually like. I prefer my mind over real life and most of the time I am in a daydream no matter where I am. I could be with my family or friends and it’s still there. I am unable to have fun without a daydream playing in my head.

[tristaleigh]

glad to see people actually talk about this and get representation instead of just being brushed away as a maladaptive day dreamer myself

[mercuriology]

As someone with maladaptive daydreaming, it’s sad to see people in the comment section other fellow MD, saying it saved their life. Maladaptive daydreaming feels good, it helps you cope with how reality sucks, very true. Its not healthy, it has made me procrastinate so much, and it really affected a lot of aspects of my life, even though it did help with my anxiety. Md can be considered like any addiction, it feels good, you don’t think it’s affecting you, but in reality it is.

[jaetothemax]

“I called it watching tv in my head” this gave me sooo much validation, as I used to do the same thing as a young child with favorite characters and tv shows before I developed my own fantasy world and called it “playing in my head” thanks so much for this video Anthony

[LumaFuwari]

Learning your life long "safe" coping mechanism is actually a problem.

[xPowderBluLolipopzx]

My jaw dropped when I saw the title of the video. I never thought I'd see someone as big as you talking about the biggest, most embarrassing, and misunderstood thing about me that up until this year was my best kept secret. This is insane, thank you so much.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I'm really grateful Anthony is out here educating people on what maladaptive daydreamers are, I personally didn't even know what this condition was until now. It's always good to absorb some knowledge.

[iamgraciex]

Mine are real people that I turn I to completely different characters. I use celebrities, internet influencers, people off the street, family and friends. It’s rare that I ever create a new character it’s always one based off someone real. They all have different storylines for what universe I want to daydream about. It’s really intense :(

[millak]

Maladaptive daydreaming honestly saved my life. Back when I was SEVERELY depressed it was the only thing that kept me going and I'm so glad that it did.

[allisonwunderbread]

When Kristen would become emotional, Anthony would speak in order take the pressure of answering through tears and sort of “giving her a moment to recover” but not dismiss her feelings. A good characteristic of a great interviewer. Very well done.

[aliens_are_real_said_by_me]

What scares me the most when having maladaptive daydreaming is that when I snapped out of it and realized what I just did. I just caught myself talking to myself and acting out what I keep imagining like laughing, the body gestures and having conversations on my own.

[AngieInChina]

It's so weird listening to people talk so openly about something I kept so secret for my whole life. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one.

[binx]

We need to see him interview pathological liars... that’d be an interesting convo

[zoldilox]

I wouldn’t diagnose myself as a “maladaptive daydreamer” but maybe a daydreamer in general. In my mind I’m always dreaming about this video game in my head and I’m always thinking of new dialogue, new cutscenes, new gameplay mechanics, new plot points, etc. i even went as far as to learn how to draw so I can better express these ideas I see everyday. Im also going to college to hone my professional skills in writing so I can one day make this daydream into a reality

[notmyrealname]

Daydreaming is the behaviour. Maladaptive Daydream is the addiction. It's a massive struggle for anyone who has this unhealthy coping mechanism as I can attest to. Thankyou for drawing attention to this in a way that is positive by showing the difficult reality of it so we can better learn about it and help people who are suffering from this addiction.

[sunnydayeverlasting]

Maladaptive Daydreaming is what made me fail in school and get behind in life. I've had it for a while and it really messed with my mind. Glad to see this being talked about because it's not recognized as harmful.

[foxhitsdrums]

my MD personally stemmed from both loneliness as a kid (i’ve always been kinda distant and anti-social) and mild mental abuse from my dad. he wasn’t bad enough to me to make me REALLY fcked up, just enough to force me into a separate world where i’m “perfect.” it also might’ve stemmed from a severe anxiety disorder i’ve been diagnosed with since 3rd grade OR vice versa (anxiety could’ve come BECAUSE i’m not used to the ‘real world’. i’m not sure) i’m so glad i can talk abt this finally 😭

[charzleal]

as a maladaptive daydreamer i remember crying while trying to google search words to describe what was going on in my head and being so desperate because i couldn't find what it is. finding out what it actually was, that it had a name and people were out there that felt the same way. it was such a relief. this has taken over my life and ruins my school grades... its really painful

[bugboimars.]

im a maladaptive daydreamer and i hate it when people dont realize how extreme it is and just say "but i daydream a lot too!" yeah. i cant stop. i cant watch videos, movies, series, play games, listen to music or anything like that without daydreaming, and i cant stop it