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So, let me begin.

Maladaptive daydreaming, living in your head, etc etc we know. But… how does it prove Law of Assumption and Non-dualism?

Here it is.

VIVID MENTAL IMAGERY

We already know that nothing you “see” with your eyes is actually raw reality—your brain is predicting, filling in, and constructing what you think you’re seeing. Maladaptive daydreaming takes advantage of that system by creating highly detailed, repeatedly imagined, immersive inner worlds.

Neuroscience backs this up: fMRI studies show that imagining something activates almost the exact same brain regions as perceiving or remembering it. That includes the visual cortex, auditory cortex, and even motor areas. This was demonstrated in research by O’Craven and Kanwisher (2000), where participants imagining faces or places lit up the same regions as when they actually saw them.

In simple terms: the brain doesn’t clearly distinguish between “real” and “imagined.” If the sensory and emotional detail is high enough, it processes the imagined scene like a memory or lived experience. This isn’t speculation—it’s established neuroscience.

EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT

We’ve already talked about how imagination bleeds into physical reality. Maladaptive daydreaming makes that obvious—especially when the scenario is deeply immersive. Your body reacts as if it’s actually happening, even though it’s “just in your head.”

Why? Because the brain regions responsible for processing real emotional events—the amygdala and the wider limbic system—light up the same way during imagined ones. Studies show that vividly thinking about a situation can trigger the same physiological and emotional responses as experiencing it in the so-called 3D.

So when you’re emotionally invested in a daydream, your body doesn’t wait for confirmation from reality. Your heart rate, hormones, mood, and nervous system all respond. The reaction is tangible and measurable. The mind imagines it, and the body follows. Your brain then uses these signals to create reality.

DEFAULT MODE NETWORK (DMN) ACTIVATION

Maladaptive daydreaming activates the DMN, which is associated with self-referential thinking, fantasy, and constructing alternate realities. DMN activity correlates with introspection, planning and simulating possible futures. (Manifestation by repeated thoughts, robotic affirmations etc etc.) The mind naturally regards imagined scenarios/thoughts as important and this supports the idea that your consciousness forms reality, shapes your perception instead of the physical dimension.

NEUROPLASTICITY

Mental rehearsal, repeatedly imagining a scenario or an affirmation, can physically change your brain circuits, improving your skills, reinforcing your belief or re-wiring them. Assuming or living as a specific belief in your head can externally influence your abilities and decisions.

MANIFESTATIONS

Some people with the maladaptive daydreaming disorder often confuse their imagined scenarios with their real experienced memories, and some “manifest” daydreamed scenarios into their real experiences after an immersive session. For example, I was daydreaming about my crush staring at me and smiling (MIND YOU HE’S EXTREMELY “NONCHALANT”) and I felt butterflies in my stomach and I was thinking to myself “awww, he’s so cute” then I dropped it and went to school. Later during the day, I was talking to my friends and I felt someone staring at me, I look to the side and see him, staring at me and smiling, his face was RED when I noticed him, he’s so cute.