Daydreams
Walter Lyrics

Is it too late too high
Falling at the speed of light
Floating through the cloud nine
Falling at the speed of light

Coming down slowly
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)
Lost but never lonely
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)

Hang on you're on your own, I'm waiting for
Hang on you're on your own alone, I'm waiting for

Morphine running through my blood stream
I dunno if it's real or is a daydream
Can't define the feeling that it gave me
Unsure what the point of the days be

Coming down slowly
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)
Lost but never lonely
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)

Coming down slowly
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)
Lost but never lonely
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)

Hang on you're on your own, I'm waiting for
(Someone to call)
Hang on you're on your own alone, I'm waiting for

Hang on you're on your own, I'm waiting for
(Someone to call)
Hang on you're on your own alone, I'm waiting for

Coming down slowly
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)
Lost but never lonely
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)

Hang on you're on your own
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)
Hang on you're on your own alone
(Suffocate lately feeling like a bad dream)

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS

Written by: Peter James Spittaler, Oscar Thorburn, Joseph Plunkett

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

M Temuulen

3y↑2

@Hemlata Verma The worst enemy is fear!
I went out and talked to strangers. Went to go and chess club. Met new friends.

What is your most important psychological need?

Being competent in something, being socialy accepted or freedom?

My first guess is being competent.
You are daydreaming about being competent.

Day dream about being good at math or good at a job your are going to do and how you can help with this job your friends and family.
How you can teach this stuff you are learning to your children.

It'sMeBri

3y↑19

I’ve been a maladaptive daydreamer since I was a toddler. My earliest memory i have of it was when I was 6 and talking to Scooby-Doo, but even then my mother told me I always did it. I always “entertained” myself is how she put it. But as I grew, this video is correct - it became like an addiction. As a teenager something would trigger a daydream and I would have such an URGE to act it out. At times I would catch myself mumbling to myself in public or while with friends and realize I was slightly acting out a daydreaming in the middle of a conversation. I didn’t realize this was an actual psychological thing and I just thought I was crazy lmao and never talked about it.

Even now at 20 years old I still daydream. However, at 17 it started driving me nuts because I constantly felt so stuck in my head and yet I couldn’t stop daydreaming because when I day dream, and I feel like others in this comment section can relate, I feel alive, I feel hopeful of possibilities for the future. But it keeps me from living in the present sometimes.

If I were to stop, and I’ve tried before many times, I feel as though the color is drained out of my world both inner and outer. I have lessened it more and more, only acting out my daydreams when I’m alone and bored. But it’s still constant in my mind.

But it’s also helpful. That’s the thing, I’ve discovered and worked though many traumatic memories though my maladaptive daydreaming. Talking it out with a silhouette of a comfort character enable you understand the situation better myself, because in a way, you’re almost talking to your subconscious if you think about it - trying to get to the root of what you’re feeling and what happened.

That’s why I think that MD calls for a specific balance. When life gets too much, I’ll slip into my mind. But I can’t stay there, so it’s only temporary. And I can’t allow it to take up my life and keep me from living in the moment. A balance is what it needs at first, as does everything - until you can finally live in reality more and more comfortably.

This is the biggest reason why this movie is so impactful for those who understand what it’s like. It shows us the potential we have if we were to leave our heads more and live in reality. It was a bit of a wake up call for me and I hope it was for others too.

I do apologize if this was lengthy, but I felt the need to express this after so many years of trying to understand it. I hope this helps anyone who reads.

Henry Brown

To those struggling with maladaptive daydreaming or any form of frequent, excessive daydreaming I would recommend the following from personal experience:

Meditation - helps to focus the mind and engaging with all your senses can bring you back to the present moment... really hear, feel, and smell what’s around you for the meditation to be effective.

Socialising - rather than just listening to people which can cause you to zone out, actually engaging with people in a conversation means you have to think about what they are saying and further think about possible responses. This means your mind will be so focused on the people your engaging with you won’t zone out.

- Set your self daily tasks - if you’re daydreaming Is quite severe set your self daily tasks and activities to do from making the bed to shopping for things you need. Even when engaging in simple tasks like making the bed make sure your talking yourself through the process so you don’t become distracted.

Drawing from my third point about setting daily tasks one of the most important things you can do is talk to yourself in your head regularly. Talk to yourself about what’s around you, what your going to do throughout the day, and with everything you engage in talk to yourself about the process of doing it. For example even when putting on your shoes just say “slip shoes on, tie laces in a double knot” this will keep your mind focused even when doing things with minimal effot that could cause you to daydream.

Hope this helps in some way 😀

All comments from YouTube:

Like Stories of Old

7y↑862

Hi all, this was an interesting subject to tackle as I tried to make it insightful/helpful for those who are experiencing maladaptive daydreaming while also trying to provide you with a new perspective on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty which I think is a highly enjoyable film (with a fantastic soundtrack!). If you want to learn more about maladaptive daydreaming, please refer to the resources I put in the description. Thanks!

Ranjitha Mahadevu

@Pretty Pritee even I'm addicted to maladaptive daydreaming and thought it as a disorder...…but after watching this video.... it's not a negative thing anymore..... just focus on fulfilling every small dream you have..... then the thoughts, around which we daydream, become goals....when you start achieving each and every one of them, life become more colorful, joyful and adventurous.

vicky elina demarret

@Total Control It works a lot. I have done it and for that moment when I'm doing it, I'm 100% in the real life. Paying attention to everything around, and I can actually remember a lot of details that someone else would never see. Plus, having this I been able to graduate in the highschool like anyone else. Apparently I need only one explaining when the resto of the people need 4. The problem is, I would have to get those 4 explainings because I can pay attention only 25%. But, if is something about mathematics I barely need explaining, I can solve it just looking and having a hint. And, I'm very good finding sequences. And I speak 3 languages fluently and lived in 12 countries being athletic.

BeautyGuru

@Michael Freed how did you get over it?

RESHMA RAMESH

Soo insightful. Thanks a ton!

Delia Delight

discovered your channel just recently. best literary criticism on youtube. ♥

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Jake Luke

4y↑2.6K

i daydream about telling others about my problems. that’s when i found out how bad it was.

Dark Ghoul

Holy fuck man… that’s too much relatable.

r.h. _neer

Me toooooo

KENNEDY'S LIFE

Same

KENNEDY'S LIFE

Same

Anisa Trevino

@Bika Nostromo that comment just made me cry. That is exactly how it started for me. Like I was on a podcast or talk show. I felt like I was crazy I can't believe there's so many people going through the same thing. Its been 11 years now since I noticed my first little episode and its been getting worse and worse

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Volkoff Bartowski

4y↑1.3K

The comment section feels like a therapy session cause it makes me feel like I'm surrounded by people who actually understands what I'm going through

Dark Ghoul

I feel exactly the same bro, we’ll all make it…

Don. Sebastian

Yep, same

SaanviiYarrr

3y↑2

@asri? sameeee

asri?

3y↑14

i always go to mdd vids to read the comments when im feeling low

anushkaaa 🍃

3y↑6

Exactly

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Fatiha Fiqi

4y↑1.1K

"the issue of you not wanting to be you" that made me cry .

Yachi's Hair Clip

3y↑1

THIS IS MY LIFE!

Dee Casta

I relate.

Sriya

😭😭😭😭

LEDii

3y↑3

I'm in a pool of my own tears

BERLIANA AMELIA

@Jubilee Honey IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME SADLY 😭

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Taniya Pitram

4y↑315

My problem is I want to stop daydreaming but I don’t at the same time. It’s like the only thing that keeps me sane.

Saltysweetcakes

2y↑2

@brandy alexandre I’ll stick with therapy thankyou.

Amber August

@Manifesto the sad thing is that some people cant afford therapy 🥺

brandy alexandre

2y↑1

Jesus is your only way out. God's been helping me a lot. We are battling with dark powers of the unseen world. I invite to read the Bible, starting with the Book of Matthew. You will began to understand who Jesus was and what he taught. He is the Way the Truth and The Light. God loves you and wants to help you.

bel

3y↑3

@Manifesto me too

Manifesto

3y↑12

This video made me want to stop. I’m 20 and wasting my youth. I want to live. I need to go to therapy and deal with my issues, Instead of dreaming for a better alternative.

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Andrei de Los Santos

6y↑3.3K

Yep, ironically, daydreaming is the only time in life that I really feel alive.

wut

This. I've had the most exciting relationships of my life, all on my head, born out of loneliness and being bullied.

Mysha Yesmin

It is harmful for me but I love it

xfp20

Same man

Sakshi Chaurasia

@nealrutgerskid well said!

Đức Lâm Nguyễn

It the only time any of us are alive

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Kaedis

5y↑244

Maladaptive Daydreamer: I believe this person could also be called an author, a director, an artist, a creator! The difference between a gift and a curse is, can you channel those daydreams into something that you can show to others and inspire them? Can you funnel your strong imagination into creating something truly original? I have had daydreams all my life, along with vivid dreams and nightmares that have inspired me, horrified me, lifted me, helped me visualize worlds and people that will never exist. And through these daydreams, I have created written stories that I am very proud of, even if they never get published. To me, leading a life without daydreaming, without my imagination, would be a life without passion. Living a life without my inner world would not be a life at all.

Sam Tavoosian

I understand you 100%

oakinwol

I think its only maladaptive if it gets in the way of real relationships and people who need your love and who you need love from. Ultimately if it is an excuse not to engage in the difficultly of producing the emotions and stories in reality that are being produced through imagination then it is maladaptive. But there can be balance there of course as with anything

Luxe

3y↑1

Yes, I see it as a gift

Eduarda Pereira

3y↑10

I feel literally the same, I'm an artist and character designer. If I think about making my MD "disorder" dissapear.............I cry. I literally cry. Because sometimes these daydreams are what helps me create an character.
But the counterpoint is, I have several problems related to anxiety and past traumas, and sometimes, for me, having MD is a helping hand, because sometimes I can go face those past problems slowly, little by little, and learn things about myself to help me face my anxiety problems......
I don't know what to write more, but all I can try to resume in some words:

If I did not have MD, I'd probably would have already given up on life too long ago. My characters (inside and out of MD, since I do art) are what keeps me moving foward, because I believe that if I can make them grow, develop, and mature, I can do that with myself too, and for me, there's nothing more sad than a character who is left without a meaning, without a purpose. So I gather forces to keep on living, trying to develop and find a good purpose for this character that is wrinting this text: myself.

Hoxton

3y↑6

Yes! This is what keeps me from feeling bad about my MD!
getting it out!
I AM CREATING, I AM REALIZING MY DREAMS, I AM!

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Rahul Bhatia

6y↑327

I'd like to offer my 2 cents on this topic. I used to have severe maladaptive daydreaming and now I've grown out of it. I think this video is good but offers wrong advice at the end. I developed maladaptive daydreaming because of abusive parents, bullies and no friends. I used to hate myself for daydreaming all day and used to hate myself more because society criticized me for it. But one day I just stopped caring what others think of me and fully embraced my daydreaming habbit. In the end I realized that this is a coping mechanism of the brain so I could thrive in this world. Its a blessing in disguise, it gives a poor man a luxury ride on a private jet. And it is then when I finally embraced who I am, maladaptive day dreaming just faded away, now I have to actually think to daydream but on the bright side my daydreams and super vivid and fun compared to my early days. So I just want to send the message across that if you suffer from this condition then 9 out of 10 times the society is to blame. Ironically after embracing myself and after the maladaptive dreams faded, I took cruel revenge from a lot of people who wronged me. So, if you suffer from maladaptive daydreaming then it is time to look at yourself with kind eyes and time to kick some ass instead. Hope my experience can help someone, thanks

Amber August

@Rahul Bhatia thank you so much for your words🥺u really inspired me

manya roy

Thank you for writing this. I suffered from a similar situation and your comment has helped me. Thank you ❤

Václav Jebavý

3y↑1

@Tourmelion What do you daydream about when peeling food?

Tourmelion

4y↑2

My dad called it my nature
I've embraced it for a while
And with meditation I no longer have it
Except when peeling/cutting food
Then I do
And I peel food 10x faster

nicky carolin

@roddo thank you

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M Temuulen

6y↑369

I defeated my daydreaming when i was 23 years old. Now i am 32 and i can say i lived a life. :D

The only daydream i have is not from my point of view. More like writing a story about some character for a book.

I got my own journey. Everyone deserve theire own journey. You dont have to go to the mountains.
Now i am chasing my dreams and it feals fantastic!

Hemlata Verma

3y↑1

@Kim Inocentes Mee too bro I am 18 yes old

Hemlata Verma

3y↑1

@M Temuulen thank you brother I will surely use your advice from today onwards.
I know it would take time , but I will beat this shit .

M Temuulen

3y↑2

Hemlata Verma

3y↑2

I always daydream about giving a Ted talk on how I cured my maladaptive daydreaming , and how I started to live the life of my dream and then I start to live in that dream itself which leads to complete waste of my precious time as a 18 year old boy , I am having my entrance exam in 8 days but I am unable to study because , my dream life is much more interesting and exciting than my real life.
Please someone help me I want to stop it but I cant.

geek TUrD

3y↑4

As someone who's 23 at the moment and having to deal with thoughts of "I've wasted away my life while dreaming", you just gave me some hope. If you don't mind, can you share the things you did to manage this

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aprilblenk

7y↑4.3K

"For maladaptive daydreamers, giving up daydreaming feels like giving up a part of themselves"
YES YES YES! You've hit the nail on the head with that quote! I've never been able to put into words why it was so hard to give up until now! For me, since I've been daydreaming for basically more than half my life, the thing that kind of scares me the most is that it almost feels like I have no life or personality without it. Almost everything that makes my day interesting seems to come from daydreaming, so if I was to one day step back and actually face what I really am, the unfortunate answer would be, "not much."
I know one day I'll have to stop since it really is ruining my life, it's just I don't know how.. I think like Walter, I just need a purpose but honestly, nothing seems important enough to me that makes me want to drop all the stories and characters I've been building all these years, you know?

Testy Tester

3y↑1

Well, I mean let‘s face it we as daydreamers do not live meaningful lives until we break out into the world. The only thing you hide is fear and anxiety inside you. The characters and stories we build are just a beautiful facade covering an empty void. It is hard to let go but it‘s only a fantasy inside our heads, not reality. We have to make real experiences, traveling the world or leaving our mark on the world into order to become who we are before it‘s too late. Because some day we will all be dead and the stories inside our heads will be gone forever. That‘s not a legacy I want to leave behind.

k

exactly, i try to stop but it's so hard

Brooke Brantner

this is the most true quote I've seen

Pink Ranger 2.0

3y↑1

@Karen Macdonald I hope you’re doing well with this!!!

Gwyn justice

3y↑1

I may be 3 years late for this but I hope you read this: you are more than you could possibly imagine.
I hope you’ve found the exceptionalism you inextricable have.

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Yash Sharma Fitness

5y↑160

I don't even know what this Channel's genre is. But each video is Beautiful. ♥️

It'sMeBri

3y↑19

Mayank7

Thax

poison this

I understand you I usually do it at night before sleeping or in the morning and if I want to relax I just daydream I never find it as a problem tbh,even so is so much fun reading books or watching a show with it

Daniel S

5y↑239

I'm also a maladaptive daydreamer, since I was kid I rember how after being rejcted at school I came home and escape into this fantasy world where I lived the life I never lived.
This affected me too much, I remeber staying up late because I was not able to learn the lesson in time because of daydreaming , and I have to do a double work because of this

Diandra sahla

same here i always got rejected and it hurts so i tryna escape into this fantasy world so i can become what i want and nothing to be fear of

S H

4y↑2

Lol fuck that hits home

Koreanboy_crazy_

4y↑1

Daniel S I looked this up because i literally rather be in my beautiful day dreams then deal with this part of my life. I have been to sleep a lot more than I have in a long time and of course not really sleep . I am deflecting. I know this year will be a make or break when dealing with this certain issue in my life . So instead of having to worry about it i day dream . I find myself day dreaming while trying to pray even . It is a really big part of my life since I was kid in foster care . I don’t wanna give it up and it scares me so much . In my dreams I good enough and yeah I get to live out things in my life that I don’t wanna do in the present . Say that I have done something I’m not supposed to do in a marriage years ago , I do it in my daydream so I don’t do it in real life ( don’t judge me please ) . I’m scared of myself . I’m scared of what I could do again . A terrible mistake that could have cost me my marriage . I have been very depressed and that’s what I turn to . I don’t know what else to do , I’m scared

Daniel

5y↑1

How do you know that in the end, you didn't learn more from your dreams than you did from the lessons? A lesson is just someone else's dream of who they want you to be, your dreams are how you want the world to be. I think you should have trusted yourself instead of whoever dreamed up those lessons, but that's just my dream.

Cool Dude

5y↑6

I am that kid

Ryan Lemeur

3y↑13

Realising that spending half of your life inside your head imagining the perfect scene for each moment and not actually living them was an acknowledged disorder relieved me. I thought everyone daydreamed this strongly, and I was just being weak for not constantly snapping out of it. Thank you so much.

Now I want to meet other daydreamers, share my feelings with them

Govind Thakare

5y↑1.3K

the moment when you start maladaptive daydreaming about how you have maladaptive daydreaming .....and it goes even deaper

edit :
thanks for 1k likes xd ...

Esther Olalere

That’s super meta

Kit Kat

Was doing this like 3 second ago

k

3y↑1

making the person i am in my daydreams talk about how hard it is to have maladaptive daydreaming lmao

Pain

Same lol

xfp20

3y↑1

Ayee I made it 1k likes

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Terrarium Elio

4y↑85

I’m afraid of giving up my day dreaming. It’s the best part of my life.

Ethan Smith

3y↑25

I day dreamed about giving a ted talk about my day dreaming problem while watching this video... I know it’s a problem when I can’t even get though a video without slipping into a fantasy

Hareem Rathore

2y↑1

@FL Gio hahahahaha true

FL Gio

2y↑2

every maladaptive dreamer has had that "explaining on ted talk" fantasy lmaooo

DamienZshadow

6y↑107

I was on the verge of a tear as I realized a name for what I experienced and the entire time I felt like you were speaking to me about something I have kept from others for so much of my life. You did an elaborate breakdown of my personal growth, most of which I wasn't even aware of. I feel called out, almost attacked, over how accurate this description was and I haven't even seen the movie but now I feel I must.

In my childhood I was not confident, easily scared and not athletic but I daydreamed insistently all day if given the chance to waste away hours upon hours. Often times it was during classes I didn't find interesting but it mostly happened when listening to music where I would physically move my body to the rhythm or actions of the characters I imagined but not in a form of dance but a cinematic trailer or use my pen like a plane much like an preschooler would all without realizing it. My teachers or peers teasing me would snap me out of it but I still persisted in my privacy. Such imaginative ventures inspired my artwork as an artist and motivated me to pursue anything in life that scared me, seeking to live out the dreams that I had so vividly.

Now I teach gymnastics, dance and practice martial arts. I love pushing my limits and living like I'm in an action movie with parkour and freerunning any time I can but I still hide away and listen to music every night for hours just like an addict with no productive value at all sometimes. It's so...embarrassing and disappointing sometimes but still a major inspiration for my artwork. I have to be careful though. I really try hard to make my real life exciting and interesting because I don't see my hands moving in front of me, they are replaced like shadow puppets of all the characters and features of my imaginings. It terrifies me that if I don't keep doing new things that I may slip away into the "other world" and not be able to come back. I am afraid I won't want to come back when it's so appealing and captivating. Out of all the fears I have overcome, this is the one that persists and truly shakes me to my bones. I don't want to disappear or make the people I love think I don't find them interesting enough. I have a son and a wife I truly love and I don't want to leave them but my mind feels so compelled to abandon all reality at the drop of a hat.

DamienZshadow

@Coralvillain Thanks for bringing me back to this cathartic post. It is my son's 4th birthday today and I now also have a second son. I find myself most in the moment when playing with them both.

How are you fairing?

Coralvillain

3y↑1

Oh I been crying as well it feels horrible

Hope

5y↑65

My daydreaming is mostly infused with current events, it's a peek into what could be usually. I get so frustrated when reality doesnt match my daydream outcome. My other day dreams are excessively bizarre, in those I'm a football player, representing my country or my favourite team. But like the movie, most of my dreams are about the life I would like to live...

Nice video, this is something about me that i have never explored...

LEDii

Are you Ugandan?

Koreanboy_crazy_

4y↑2

Vengeance Vengeance I feel you . I looked this up because i literally rather be in my beautiful day dreams then deal with this part of my life. I have been to sleep a lot more than I have in a long time and of course not really sleep . I am deflecting. I know this year will be a make or break when dealing with this certain issue in my life . So instead of having to worry about it i day dream . I find myself day dreaming while trying to pray even . It is a really big part of my life since I was kid in foster care . I don’t wanna give it up and it scares me so much . In my dreams I good enough and yeah I get to live out things in my life that I don’t wanna do in the present . Say that I have done something I’m not supposed to do in a marriage years ago , I do it in my daydream so I don’t do it in real life ( don’t judge me please ) . I’m scared of myself . I’m scared of what I could do again . A terrible mistake that could have cost me my marriage . I have been very depressed and that’s what I turn to . I don’t know what else to do , I’m scared

The Redeemed

6y↑59

I always thought my daydreaming was because I should be a writer. But there have been times where I wasn’t in touch with reality in times of great stress. All my life I’ve had movies in my mind, even my dreams are extremely vivid.

Caroline Alamo

Me too :(

sneak2 ystree

4y↑1

Me too

Thomas Jackson

4y↑1

Exact same

kamerad dog

5y↑19

I quite enjoy it actually. I typically zone out when listening to music and I consistently go out to the shops 15 minutes away from my house just to listen to music and daydream. It's a good way if passing time and ,for me, it's like watching TV without actually having one. Cool to see I'm not the only one who has this. However, I don't do it to the extent to which it becomes an issue like in the film.

Megan Hey

4y↑6

its not maladaptive daydreaming if its not extreme. Everyone daydreams but if you aren't doing it enough to the point where it interferes with your life, its not MD.

SWIG GIGOLO

3y↑34

“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention” such a gorgeous line in itself.

Courtney Coulson

6y↑13

I have always had a big imagination, but I have been dealing with maladaptive daydreaming lately. I think you're right that it is brought about by dissatisfaction and disconnection from reality. I have suffered from chronic fatigue for years, but the last seven months have been particularly tough. I'm retreating more and more into my imagination because at least in those worlds inside my mind I can have some semblance of a life, I can go on adventures, I can socialise with fictional people, and most importantly I don't feel tired or sick, I can be superhuman if I want.

Empress Cold Wolfire

4y↑5

I started daydreaming excessively around 2015, when I was in 5th grade. For years, I thought this was normal and just me being plain imaginative. Then one time, around this year I think. I searched on the internet "Is daydreaming too much bad?" And I was shocked that there's a bunch of articles saying that this is a disorder called Maladaptive Daydreaming. It has negative effects, but this thing actually helps me to be happy and creative. And since I don't want all my imaginations be a waste, I promised to myself that I'll create novels about them. Now, I am currently starting to build up my first story from my daydreams. Hope it end well.

no body

5y↑51

I turned 20 last month and just last year realized I've been maladaptive daydreaming my whole life.

Chioma Akoma

2y↑1

I just turned twenty and just realized it. It’s 4:46 in the morning and I don’t know if I can go to sleep anymore

m d

3y↑1

Me too I’m 20

roddo

4y↑2

Good. You're young.

pSmall360

6y↑6

I had this my whole life and it was only in my late teen I found it to be a huge problem. Thankfully through a lot of work and will power I overcame in the past 2 years. Oddly enough I miss it though... It really does feel like I gave up a huge part of myself. Whenever I'm writting stories I can get back into to it, making what was once a very inhibiting trait of mine very useful for creativity. But watching this video made me realize it's still there in a milder form. "Im not here but I'm not there either" is a spot on discription. Thank you for this video. To my knowledge there are no other videos on this topic. I need to watch this film.

The J Pinder

7y↑3.9K

To those going through this, I suggest you take up writing, acting, some sort of outlet that allows you to create.

Kitty

@piero cubertino this is 1000% me!!!. This effect every aspect of my life.

Harlethan

That’s what I’m trying to do. Learning 3D so I can get all these characters out of my head and give myself a break.

John indigo

I write stories and draw people I imagine.
I feel the midnight gospel shows what goes through my head daily

Alpaca Fish

Well, I am an artist so... I guess it helps

Nik ChelseaFan

Crazily enough, I was super into writing as a kid before I started to slip into my 24/7 daydreams. I think you're right. I can also act certain characters and do voice impressions lol

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dan lamp

4y↑5

This video makes me sad. I identify so much with Walters predicament, being miserable and forced to find some way to cope with disliking yourself so much. I daydream less these days but I still find it hard to look back at all the years I wasted desperately daydreaming every second of the day away to avoid feeling the shame, guilt, loneliness, crushing depression, addiction, low self-confidence and general lack of self worth that was my life.

for ever

4y↑40

"The issue of you not wanting to be you"that hit hard

moonn daisy

3y↑6

actually, before i watch this video, i didnt even know that what ive been doing for my life is maladaptive daydreaming. literally, i would daydream EVERY SINGLE DAY WITHOUT FAIL. before going to bed, in my room alone, when i want to study..everytime! these days i cant get myself to study or get my stuff completed because of this problem. i think i got into MDD because of my past traumatic experiences like bullying, having toxic friends, divorced parents and family problems. i couldnt really get to express my feelings and emotions a lot because i was scared and i dont want to make my mother worry a lot about me.

tbh, MDD is how i get through my days. without doing it, i feel like something is missing. everyday i feel restless if i dont daydream. my roommates started to feel like im weird or some shit because in the middle of the night, i would constantly get up and move around my small compartment while listening to songs, and my roommates probably noticed.

whenever i feel depressed i would daydreaming about me expressing my feelings to someone and thats how i cope with my depression. after i act out all of the scenarios in my head, i would feel much better. i kinda hated that i would overthink about my thoughts or past traumatic events and i have to daydream about them to make myself feel better. to be honest, i dont want to have this kind of mental disorder, heck, i dont want ANY mental disorder. i want to be happy and normal. i really reallyyy hope that i can defeat this mental disorder in the future.

Nadeshka Holmes

5y↑15

Since i was a tenageer i've been imagining all sorts of stories where i'm a better version of me or a totally different person, sometimes i act some scenes when i'm alone (just through gestures) i have created characters, i live nonexistent lifes, i just recently got really worried about that. I used to abstract myself for several minutes and in situations i should've been present, but now i only do it when i'm listening to music or alone in a place i feel confortable and safe. Is this a bad thing? Because i'm starting to feel a bit scared. Btw this movie is BEAUTIFUL. It insipired me to do more, to live more.

Cel

6y↑1.1K

For the past months I've been searching what this certain disorder is called. I got curious because I thought that this level of daydreaming was normal and got surprised when i opened up about it to my close friends. I am pretty sure I have this and I've been doing this kind of daydreaming ever since I was a kid and now I'm an adult. I would always talk to myself pretending I was talking with someone from my daydreams and act out situations when I'm alone. Music is the greatest trigger for me. I would always play a certain part of a song and act out my daydream. Everyday during my commute I would daydream, even as I walk wherever to. I only realized it now that literally almost 80% of my day is spent daydreaming. I would daydream while cooking, exercising, eating, and even when I'm taking a bath or shower and would only reenact my daydreams when I'm alone.
It will be so hard to give this up it's already like a part of me.

PATRICE THOMAS

@pakter yomgam What’s important is what you believe about yourself. Don’t worry about them we were made special and everyone won’t understand it.

PATRICE THOMAS

Wow our situations are similar!!!Evrrythingvyou spoke of is exactly what I go through

Lima Longkumer007

3y↑1

Holy shitt I have the same condition lol now this scares me . I think the reason behind is because we are introverts ?

PATRICE THOMAS

Your life sounds like mines

Bruce the_Rogue

3y↑2

@11 11 Dear 11 11 , i have to agree. And Dear Cel, There is a certain extreme we can go to in any behaviour that makes it maladaptive. However, our western medicalised society tends to problematise behaviour 'out of the ordinary', before slowing down, and looking for the message or the mind's way of 'adapting' to life's amazing intricacies. Every single human born will go through times of misadaptation. What is needed is more than diagnosis and labelling, becasue only a fraction of us all, are in a diagnosable condition that moves from acute to chronic. Please be gentle on oneself, talk to someone in the helping area who gives you genuine compassion, and listens w more than a diagnostic-mind. And find yourself, and what your sub-conscious, or unconscious... is trying to tell you. Yes, it it not a state to 'live in' 24/7, in most cases its a transition.

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Tomas T.

5y↑165

I honestly started daydreaming while watching this video.

frank Sinatra aint my dad nah

I love the relatable energy here

Firasa Rafi

Same

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5y↑1

Haha

Brendan Miranda

4y↑6

Does it have to be seen as a mental illness though? I feel like it's one of my strengths that I can see the world around me in a romanticized personal way. I don't see it as a coping mechanism necessarily but I also don't see a huge reason to completely stop doing it at all. Keeps things interesting. I feel like this is a natural thing that most introverted feeling types have.

Du Non

3y↑1

There's a difference between normal daydreaming and maladaptive daydreaming. If it's not affecting your life then it's fine

Eclectic Coach

6y↑2

This is something I've really struggled with my whole life. My imagination is so vivid and real it's easy to get lost in my own world but I watch this movie on the way to Japan for my first solo trip unfortunately I seem to go and spikes of hyper-reality where I am in very intense risk seeking mode like traveling down the coast with all of my stuff packed in my car with no money and no plan followed by some other long bouts maladaptive daydreaming I'm looking forward to being able to integrate taking risk in real life by living out and expressing all that I dream to be and do but this movie left such an impression on me and I was crying on the plane it's only now that I really understand its full significance I think I'm going to watch it again

NemPlayer

This is EXACTLY what I'm struggling with. Especially the feeling of being split, this is the first time I've seen that being mentioned. Thank you for this.

Roll Like A Buffalo O_O

7y↑877

My best friend has this and he turns his daydreams into short stories. Im glad that he turned this into something productive.

Robert Martin

Writing it down it’s form of treatment

Sanika Sardesai

@NetTart oh nuu okay :(

NetTart

@Sanika Sardesai i don't post them anymore, cause i've realized my storytelling and writing skills are trash :)

Sanika Sardesai

@NetTart can you cite it? I would love to check it out.

Zz cc

4y↑1

My bestfriend has this as well but he only exist in my dreams

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saybo rb

4y↑1

I’ve been a maladaptive daydreamer since I was younger than three. Only recently I’ve found a name for my disorder and I can not tell you how good it feels to know I’m not alone. This strangely hits me hard because it’s so scarily accurate but I’ve never thought of it like this because I enjoy it so much

Hoxton

3y↑2

What really helps me with this is producing things from my daydreams. Be it creating objects or telling stories, it keeps me productive and feeling alive!

ᅮᅮ레몬

5y↑2

I started a story when I was 12 or 13, that I would continue in my head over the years, whenever I could, in class or at night before going to bed. It wasn't about me but real people I saw at school, crushes, celebrities, actors with fictional personalities or names and I lived through each of them, could change pov. I was completely obsessed with it. If I had a good plot to add to the story and I started daydreaming about it during the day and someone woke me out of it I would usually snap at them and return to it as soon as I could. It stopped gradually when I entered high school though. I wish I could write a serie out of it so all this time spent developping the story wouldn't go to waste 😂 I actually tried a few times when I was 14, 15 but just ...couldn't because it felt weird.

Chipper Drewski

I totally grappled with maladaptive daydreaming for years! Never knew that it was something that has had research done on it! Thanks for giving me words to describe and understand it better! Now I know why I’ve always loved this movie so much! Thank you!!!!

Alex TheBadassBadger

Brilliant analysis! I know how it feels to constantly want to escape from reality, and daydreaming is definitely addictive...

Your Average Monkey

I think I've had this for as long as I could remember. I never thought there was a name for it or that it was even a mental disorder. I just assumed everyone would daydream as much as I do when they're alone. Thanks for the video.

TheKillergopher 87

Thank you for letting me know about Maladaptive Daydreaming. I daydream a lot, thinking of new ideas for stories and other things but I never knew that daydreaming could be harmful or hurt you. I'll ask my doctor if I have Maladaptive Daydreaming the next time I see them. In the end, I want to thank you for teaching me about Maladaptive Daydreaming and I hope you have a great day.

L J

I feel so seen. I've kind of thought I was okay since I don't have typical addictions but I'm now starting to understand that daydreaming while walking in circles for hours isn't normal. The few other videos I've seen talk about the symptoms but this video really hit the bullseye of the underlying issue and actually goes into how to address it.

Backmasking

5y↑1

I absolutely love this video. Have suffered with this condition for probably two decades. I watched the film recently and although I thought it was ok (not great) it still felt important to me. My only wish is that Stiller had made it a journey of self discovery drama instead of a journey of self discovery comedy. Think he could of really explored things like the addiction, the emotional stress and the coping mechanism aspects which would of made more compelling viewing.

Judah K

I'm pretty sure I am a maladaptive daydreamer, I get so into my imagination, I used to think I was insane.
It really felt good to relate to what you were saying.
This video was as much entertaining as insightful for me, thank you.

Jorge O. Moreno

Thank you!... I join to the thousands who appreciate your work! Putting words and ideas on our feelings through movies, is a talent, and definitely you have it.

Arturo Velasco

Maravillosa producción, maravillosa historia! Vivir con la conciencia en el tiempo presente, aquí y ahora, estar en la vida, vivirla, aceptarla, provocarla. Que gran regalo nos hace Ben Stiller, gracias, gracias, gracias...

DBZ AMV

7y↑2.9K

that moments when you daydream during this video😂

Wagner Marques

I did this too, I was daydreaming about watching the movie.

Work for Your Dreams

3y↑1

Oh shit🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

anushkaaa 🍃

@Louise Kennedy 🤧i can feel u bro

Louise Kennedy

3y↑1

MEEE

DefenderOfMankind

Hahahha omg this was funny

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Payton Holmes

I've basically suffered through Maladaptive Daydreaming my whole life, so this movie really resonated with me.

CHO

I always knew it wasn't good for me to have so much wishful thinking, but to have a term attached to this phenomenon as well as a great movie was quite enlightening! Thank you kindly for this analysis and I am hooked on your videos!

Hayden Britt

Thank you for making this video, it’s a real eye opener, and I’m definitely going to watch this movie.

I have this problem and was able to break free from it for almost a full year. I have never felt as free as I did then. The reason I went back was because of abuse that I was constantly put through at home, I felt I had given up my only escape, but I still pushed on. Slowly though the abuse whittled down the barriers I’d built and pushed me straight back into it. It sucks. I can’t talk to anyone, I have very little motivation, depression, and plenty of lingering effects from from the phycological and emotional abuse. I was told by my stepdad plenty of reason why I not a real man, and constantly made to feel inferior. In my daydreams I’m nothing of the sort. I’m still working to overcome it again, and it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever dealt with. I have to shut down my coping mechanism and figure out how to build a new, healthy one... God help me.

Mark

4y↑1

This made me cry, thank you for helping me towards clarity and a better understanding of myself. I'm fighting against my fear right now and expressing how I truly feel. Thank you.

Spartacus115

6y↑21

I never thought there was other people out there in the world that day dreams the way I do I never thought that it was known. I don't feel alone anymore about this

Binte Kamruzzaman

Me also

Diana Evans

I just found out today. And I feel the same way. I thought it was just me and I was crazy.

Silvia Cattelan

Thank you so much for this video. At 23 years old I am becoming aware of this condition and what was going on in my head for more than 10 years. I hope I can learn to live with it from now on :)

a grumpy monkey

My goodness, I've never seen a movie or review hit exactly what I've been experiencing. Although not to this extreme, but it does enlighten why I connected with this movie so much and the other struggles of my life. Thanks for creating this video and speaking a lot of truth about life and the human experience. Keep up the fantastic work!

Lara Trenchev

5y↑2

I used to be a maladaptive daydreamer and this movie went straight to my heart - it couples travel, love, and real human experiences with a meticulously thought out script, soundtrack and cinematography. A few interesting things I noticed during the movie:

- Patterns: in the beginning of the film, Walter is surrounded by grim-coloured patterns everywhere he goes; the lights in his hallway, the buildings on the street, the budget book he carries everywhere are all filled with monotonous patterns and dulled colours.
- Soundtrack: whenever Walter is in a situation in which he is conforming to societal standards, the background music contains a ticking sound, like that of a clock.
- Script: the dialogue in the movie is limited and used only where necessary, especially towards the end. The prolonged periods of silence allow us to focus on Walter's development (and the beautiful scenery!)

There is so much more to this movie but if you have any issues with maladaptive daydreaming, or if you just have a desire to travel, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of the most inspirational and most well-composed movies you will ever see. Worth the watch!

Backmasking

I love this video and come back to rewatch it every few months. I remember when I first googled my symptoms I was probably 19. Nothing came back so I presumed I was probably schizophrenic. As a result I kept my problem hidden for over a decade. I would google every year or so to see if anything new was come up. Slowly I began to see the term Maladaptive day dreaming come into use. Skip forward to me being 34 and I’m so glad this is now starting to be recognised. I’ve even taken part in research studies by eli somer and am working to combat my MDD.

v Kubik

I loved this movie so much and find myself going back to at least once a year. I started daydreaming as a child, creating stories that I'd then write down. It was a great outlet. However, as I got older I began to daydream the same stories again and again and again on loop. For a while, I stopped daydreaming but as Covid hit it came back as a coping mechanism against the insanity. I'm trying to change the stories in my head and have began to write again in hopes I can change the narrative in my mind. Watching this movie felt like a reflection of myself. I didn't know others went through the same thing. Thank you for making this video. Amazing work as always.

Lauren Smith

For so long I have felt so at loss for words as to how to describe my daydreaming- finally feeling less alone and ready to take on reality!

Lofi Cleanse

5y↑1

Oh my god I just made that connection. I have always loved that movie and I just learned that term for my issue. It feels so good to break the stigma of an illness or being crazy inside ones heart. As long as I know, I don’t have to feel as bad about what other people think of me. I feel a little more in control because I know what I am actually capable of controlling. I am actually crying.

Tara Dobbs

I love this movie. I totally related to the character in his daydreaming and pulling out of it. I'm the same way, but I daydreamed due to PTSD and depression. In the last ten years I've redirected it to positive work in my writing. Taking what I daydreamed and shaping it to better myself. I love it.

Aviator Danz

Thank you for this video, it has been a wake up call.

What I've learned from philosophizing about it for a while is this: You can never use it as a substitute for life, you must control it and to do that is to simply fully act out the baseline of your fantasies and live life.

But it is also too easy to go to the opposite end and try to destroy this trait because harnessed correctly, it can be creative rocket fuel the likes the world has never seen.

In the end, it is all about self mastery.

Riopol Zaurus

I always thought I had a super imagination, and an overflowing creativity, at all moments thinking of how to improve my book, or what to add. I apparently have a disorder, one I am always making the most of every day. And now that I think of it, not once did I think of said story when I was on vacation visiting my girlfriend, living in the moment. Great video, dude.

stenobro

5y↑1

Wow, never fully realized that I had this problem. I often daydream about the conversations I have with people and how cool I can come off. I can still socialize, but when it comes to girls I like, it never happens the way I want it to. I just keep thinking about the ideal situation that never comes. I think this kind of behaviour may be more of an issue with creative types, so it is important to have an outlet, which would lead to being more aware and in the present moment.

o0Avalon0o

5y↑11

When you're stuck in a neglectful and abusive household, this can feel like the only way to keep yourself going. By the time you're an adult, this and similar defense-mechanisms, become detrimental to your success & societal integration, but it's all you have, all you are.

Khaoula Fadil

I don't know how to thank you for all the effort and the love you pour into your work and your videos...I rarely feel that sense of peace and wisdom combined in one video, and you do that perfectly. I learned so much from your videos and as a daydreamer myself, I felt a sense of comfort and peace, knowing that we can be understood is more than enough... I wish you all the best of luck for your future projects and hope you continue to pour from your soul!

Ripley

4y↑1

This was great, I think I suffer from this a lot also. I think and think and dream about things I was to do or make and never do them or it takes me a year sometimes with things that would be done in a day or so. This movie moved the hell out of me. I watched it over and over and felt like Walter was in fact the real Ben Stillers character and how he had been treated in life, as I have been treated. too much thinking and neurotic behaviour. Thanks again this was eye opening :)

roddo

I watched this movie with a friend and saw myself. I was incredibly moved by it. My friend and I were always capable of talking about each others passions and thoughts. It really cut me deep when for the first time, she made a conscious effort to ridicule me, making a big show about how stupid the movie was and just being incredibly dismissive. What really hurt was the realisation that she was purposely acting out of character. So I imagined that she was just suffering in her own way and that I needed to be patient with her until she resolved within herself what needed resolving. She did and she's very happy now that she has turned her back on me. And she wasn't the only one. I have nobody and am nothing but my dreams.

aesthetic Garbage

6y↑1

I've done this literally all my life and I can't stop. I run around while I daydream, and my ADHD makes it 10x worse

PayThePiper

Ever since I told my wife about this and how it's been something I've always been going through since I was young kid. She's picked up on me talking to myself or acting out scenes when I'm lost in my head. Usually in the shower or on long car rides. I guess one thing that really sucks about maladaptive daydreaming. Is not so much the day dreaming but when someone notices. Starts to make you feel like there must be something wrong with you. I remember a specific moment when I was smoked a couple bowls with her and I was so lost in a day dream she literally had to grab my face while repeatedly saying "BABY... BABBBYYYYY..." before I eventually snapped out of it. That was when I realized I had a problem. LMAO

Varvara

3y↑1

Well, i agree that daydreaming is a kind of addiction. It's hard enough to fight by itself, but it's even harder when the underlying issue is not dealt with. I remember when i realised, that my daydreams are bad for me. I saw how they ruin my personal life and sabotage my life goals. And for some time i just stopped engaging into daydreaming (or at least i stopped dreaming about fantasy worlds and highly unrealistic situations). It worked for about a year. But i took me a couple of really stressful and disappointing events to slowly return to my old ways. Because it's faulty, yet effective coping mechanism. And in times of stress it seams so easy to just give in and escape reality for a while.

Abishek S

Everything he said describes me. Almost everyday I have lived since childhood. I can totally relate to the line "why it feels so damn good"

ESM FAMIL

7y↑1.6K

I just can't stop daydreaming because I have nothing to replace it with ...I can't find anything interesting in my life ...plus I'm so perfect in my dreams...who doesn't like that???
It's getting to a point that I don't have a life anymore...I'm even scared to drive cuz I can't focus on what I'm doing😭😭😭😭
One time I stopped daydreaming for one day and all day I was frustrated and bored and ashamed of what I am(like when you're addicted to drugs and you can't get it anymore you can feel the pain in your body).all day I was like I'm missing something...like some part of me is missing and I'm not allowed to get it back...you know?

Robert Martin

@jackcarterog001 face your reality with self development learning a new skills that will help you to become a stronger person for real

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yeah...

sakshee dhumal

3y↑1

You should never be ashamed of what you are infact you are supposed to be that person on this planet who loves you the most . Always remember you deserve all the love that you can give to yourself . I was dealing with the same problem so i went to see a psychologist and in 1 of the sessions i suddenly realised that i had built all of my daydreams around a centre point which was other people's attention. I never daydreamed about impressing myself i had always wanted to impress others, prove to them that i am good enough . The moment i realised this i felt soo bad for myself. I had ill-treated myself for so many years and had tried to get others attention my parents my friends my teachers but now i have decided to only live for myself . I have finally learned to love myself ❣️ and now i feel there's nothing left to prove to the world so my daydreaming has decreased drastically
Hope this helps

john devenny

i am sixty years old and i daydreamed all my life, its a bad habit and like any addiction it will turn on you

Anna Bia Lourenço

3y↑1

@Ashiro nikko I know this will sound harsh but only you can do it, it will feel better once you start to talk more about it or write but you are the only one who is able to overcome this. Try journaling, it can be boring at first but once you have turned this into a habit you will see how useful it is

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Lucia ACAB

4y↑1

Thank you so much for making this video, it helped me understand alot about what I was struggling with, I´m recovering from a strong past of depressive episodes and now that I finally have the strenght to study something that I like and be a better, I find myself doing this too often, sometimes is frustrating because it even hurts my heart to think of leaving the many stories pass by, wich prevents me from living my own. I want to get out of it and many of the comments here really gave me hope, thanks.

Deepanjan Paul

I didn't know I was suffering from Maladaptive Daydreaming until I watched this video. Genuinely thanks a lot man.

Nemo Fish

I love this movie. When I was watching it, I told me dad ‘holy crap, he does what I do!!!’ Sometimes I feel so bad and almost guilty when I imagine a crush I have in my daydreams, but :/ I mean, I couldn’t stop them, they kinda brought my comforts while at the same time really hurting me because I wanted fantasy more than reality. But I would go to work and completely zone out in daydreams sometimes, just playing out my own movie

Henry Brown

Shehnaz Hussain

6y↑481

I have been suffering from this disorder,since I was ten year old now I am 19 .... and I think I have lost so many important parts of my life.....my study, parents, friends ....it hurts...but I cannot control it 😢😢😢

Ashiro nikko

Me too

Phenomenal keshav

4y↑2

Bro, i'm also from India. Plz give me some tips. How to quit daydreaming? I'm 20yrs old and i'm preparing for civil services. But i'm not able to study because of Daydreaming. Plz give me some tips. PLEASE!

Diandra sahla

4y↑1

you got this!! ❤️

Tourmelion

4y↑1

Maybe try meditation and confront your problems

Vijay SR

4y↑3

Me too suffered like you.
Nobody taught us about the losses of Day dreaming.
Now its too late.

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random email

4y↑1

Thank you for this video! This is my favorite movie but what you`ve made here is also a masterpiece. I always come back to this video when i need to reset and come back to the present moment. Thank you <3

Céline Getaire

The first time I ever saw this movie, I could relate to it so much while my friends didn’t. They don’t understand but I know Walter Mitty is me, I’m Walter Mitty. I was so glad that there was a movie talking about me and this hidden world in me that I know it’s destroying my right to live. It was a great discovery. After watching this explanatory video, I’m more confirmed. Now I know my weakness, I will face it and always remind myself to truly live. It’s not easy, but knowing that I’m not alone helps me to fight it. “To not live is to be dead”. Thanks for the movie and “Like Stories of Old”.

Nessie

3y↑1

This is so true and it makes me so sad and angry, because I daydream the hours away until I feel dizzy and my legs hurt(I walk in circles and listen to music (sometimes on full volume,it depends on how extreme my daydreams are)), which sometimes gives me more motivation to do it again as I felt like I was living up to my daydreams.

Rin Sera

Thank you so much for this explanation. I loved this movie so much because it explained what I did in my head all the time since I was a child. I didn't know what it was called until I saw your video. Your words have me in tears because the reasoning behind why I do it and have always done it is exactly what you said because I don't express myself in real life and feel like I can't be my true self in reality.

Womper Stomper

Maladaptive daydreaming has become hell for me. I can’t get through one day without being someone else in my mind. And it became that way ever since middle school when I had no friends, was bullied, and felt abandoned.

gr8effect

Love this film cause it gently moves it all to a spiritual path too. The search for the photographer looks a lot imo like the search for a Guru and it also happens in the Himalayan mountains. (where many Gurus spend their life in isolation and meditation) Hindus and Buddhists also consider the awareness of being 'there' in the moment we call now as one of the biggest goals men should strive for. Great video!

kookoococonut1

I think it starts from certain experiences we have- where maybe we took a stand and it seemed simple but instead turned messy, sometimes people say things and you pretended to understand and wondered why you didn’t...what a weird coping mechanism, using the imagination like this. Great video

C W

I find the opposite I've been maladaptive day dreaming on the swings for 13 years now, and in the past 2 years it's helped my dream of future possibilities and goals to achieve. It's helped motivate me through past trackmeets, college and now some projects I've been working on. Maladaptive can be bad but it also can be exciting it's a reflection of the person's inner desires and wants both conscious and unconscious.

Jock Turner

Thank you for making this video! The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is criminally underrated and forgotten. One of my favourite films ever made! It's not perfect but it's oozes passion, creativity and LIFE. Its not a rediculous action film, focusing on death and violence it's a film that celebrates what J mean to live and trying to recapture that feeling. I always leave this film feeling energised to go and do something, write and create. Love it!

Such a fascinating view and break down of the condition explored so well in this film :) never noticed the final day dream and the way he pulls himself out of it, rather than any other factor. Amazing!

Guru Kirupa

Sir, thank you for sharing this. I have been doing this since i was a small child of about 5. I started acting out to myself at around 12. Im not able to control myself. My family and people i know point out and i always come up with something. Im 25 and i cant help myself. I fear i shall live my life out like this.

Nazek purples you

One of my friends said that when she has going through a difficult time in her life, at her sleep she had dreams with consciousness and she has imagining the perfect life, and one day she almost didn't wake up.... I think it's pretty similar to that kind of daydreaming, and it's really serious to realise it and get out of it

AT-AT Chat

This was my favorite video of them all. Never full appreciated this film and now I can go back and experience it with some fresh eyes because of this. Thank you!

Fernando Camarillo

Wow I could never new maladaptive daydreaming existed. This is exactly what I'm experiencing and it is coming at a cost in my life.

Oriansenshi

This is so powerful. I used to think that if I chased my dreams, the daydreams would stop, but chasing my dreams became so hard and daydreaming became so easy, now it is so hard for me to get my passion back into the moment.

Addie Brice

Thank you this helps me understand what I am better. I've had this for as long as I can remember. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and I knew it was getting worse.This is very hard for me to admit. It does this thing where it can take up almost my whole day but happens more when I feel sad, depress, or unfulfilled. I can sometimes find myself acting it out in small facial expressions or getures. I sigh in relief because I now work at home so my awkwardness doesn't disturb anyone and feel horrible when caught and given those weird looks. I think I need to proactively go out and do something that helps quench my dreams I just need to figure out what it is. Thank you. If anyone have any ideas on how to overcome this please share I wilk try anything. Thank you. 🤗😊

MrseCode

Damn, now I only realize that I had this back when I was just a teenage kid. My mom would often scold me, telling me I'm abnormal. Now that I got over it, some parts of creativity were lost, and well, some parts of me were lost.

I kind of miss it, but at the same time, I'm kinda glad it's gone too.

花伊里

Oh my goodness this expresses everything I wanted to say, about how hard it is. Thank you so much.

Lauren J

The only time when I’m not daydreaming is when I’m talking to someone I really like, or I’m acting/writing. Finding outlets and using your weaknesses to your advantage is a beautiful thing💕

Brinck

This has truly summarized a lot of my struggles. I have not seen the movie, but I know that going out and being adventurous, as I always wanted, has truly cured me from my daydreaming. Though it indeed feels as if I have lost parts of myself and my creativity. Nevertheless, it is better that way.

Tess Pulido

6y↑1

I love to daydream, but this is a reminder to get out and actually do something to make those dreams a reality. Thank you. :) (And I gotta watch the film!)

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