Maladaptive daydreaming

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What is maladaptive daydreaming?

Maladaptive daydreaming is considered as a state in which a person daydreams or imagines as a psychological response to prior trauma or abuse. It is also described as immersive or excessive daydreaming characterized by attendant distress or functional impairment with or without prior trauma.



Common symptoms reported by people with maladaptive daydreaming

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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Treatments taken by people for maladaptive daydreaming

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Compare treatments taken by people with maladaptive daydreaming

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Who has maladaptive daydreaming on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 70 say maladaptive daydreaming is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 53
30s 12
40s 13
50s 6
60s 2
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 22
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 76

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1
Not Diagnosed 27

These charts show data from maladaptive daydreaming patients who have completed their condition history
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