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Maladaptive Daydreaming
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Maladaptive daydreaming is a psychiatric condition. It was identified by Professor Eliezer Somer of the University of Haifa in Israel. This condition causes intense daydreaming that distracts a person from their real life. Many times, real-life events trigger day dreams. These events can include:
• topics of conversation
• sensory stimuli such as noises or smells
• physical experiences
This disorder is not part of the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). It doesn’t have any official treatment. But some experts say it is a real disorder that can have real effects on a person’s daily life.It can be very tough to get the help you truly need to overcome this syndrome, you need the right help to get through this difficult syndrome. While it has been linked to creativity and introspection, excessive daydreaming can interfere with an individual’s normal functioning at work or in relationships. In 2002, Professor Eli Somer first defined the phenomenon of maladaptive daydreaming.
The Objective
When coming up with this project, there was a challenge with coming up with the process since maladaptive daydreaming isn’t very common and it’s trying to make sure others have an understanding as to what it is. Most people haven’t heard of maladaptive daydreaming even when I speak about it and when they do, they think it’s a good thing. But I wanted to convey the problems there are with maladaptive daydreaming.
The Solution
With getting this understanding, I took the project into a bit of a horror aspect to show how it’s not a very good thing when it comes to maladaptive daydreaming. With the research, I made sure I did all the research into it since it is always so little about it. But after getting all the research needed, it helped others to get an understanding of how much of a struggle it can be to have it and how it’s not all sunshine and roses.
