#maddasks

Well- these sorts of asks would have to be on my SwitchedDestinies blog but i guess it would be okay to answer this one here.. but next time please go to my official SwitchedDestinies Blog I’d really appreciate that.. including possibly asking the others for questions like these..

Anyways… about my dream job… it’d have to be.. to be an animator on YouTube, artist, and possibly a programmer for games.. It is sorta my passion to follow one of those..

Hello!

My daydreams are also sometimes so vivid that I forget what I’m doing. It’s especiallydangerous if you’re driving 😅

And yes! I have many daydreams of me just going through different days at my actual work with my actual coworkers. It’s very common! I also create some paras that are based off of my actual friends.

Thank you!

(most of these are meant to inspire long, in-depth answers, but feel free to answer however you wish. whatever makes you feel comfortable!)

1. Do you use a repetitive motion to stimulate daydreams (rocking, pacing, etc.)? What is it/are they? Can you daydream without repetitive movement?

2. Do your daydreams get violent? How do you feel about them? How do you respond to them?

3. When are your daydreams the happiest?

4. Do you daydream in first person perspective? Do you have a parame/avatar?

5. Do you have (a) linear daydream(s)? How long has it/have they been running?

6. How did you discover you had madd? How do you feel about it?

7. How do you feel about your characters/paras? Have you ever fallen in love with them?

8. Do you know any other MD’ers personally?

9. How did you feel about it before you knew what maladaptive daydreaming was? Did you think it was something everybody does or that you were unique?

10. What most influences your daydreams? Realtime events? Books? Movies?

(note: i’m aware some are more comfortable with terms like character or person, but for simplicity i have elected to use the term “para.” please, feel free to respond with the terms you prefer.)

11. If you have a parame, please describe them. Are they much like you? How do you feel about them?

12. Do you have favorite paras? Why are they your favorites?

11. How old are the majority of your paras?

12. If you could give your paras any advice, what would you tell them?

13. Do your paras appear in a style other than realistic? For example, like anime or in the style of a video game?

14. Do you have OCs?

15. Are any of your paras adopted from existing fiction? From real life?

16. Where do you get names for your paras?

17. Do your paras have tragic backstories? Will you share a few?

18. Are any of your paras deceased? How did they die? How did you feel?

19. Are your paras human? Mortal?

20. Have any of your paras ever completely disappeared/vanished from the daydream world? Is there a story behind it or was it an unconscious occurrence? Do you think they might return? Do you want them to?

21. Have your characters commit crime? Have they been to jail? Are they legally innocent? Are they socially innocent?

22. Do your paras often find themselves in dangerous situations? How/why? Do they go looking for trouble? Does trouble look for them?

23. What do you associate with your paras? Colors? Smells? Words?

24. Has a para ever broken your heart? Have you ever broken theirs (through a parame)?

25. Has a para ever made you physically cry?

26. Do you act out your daydreams? Do you speak to/through your paras out loud?

27. Have you ever been caught daydreaming?

28. What do you most dislike about being a maladaptive daydreamer? Are there things you like about it?

29. Briefly describe a daydream.

30. Do you daydream to music? Is music a necessity to daydream? Do you wear headphones? How loud do you keep the volume?

31. Do you have models/faceclaims for your paras?

32. Does daydreaming energize or exhaust you?

33. Do you think there is a pattern/correlation between your daydreams and how you daydream them? For example, are your daydreams more violent when you’re lying down?

34. Do you have distinct daydream triggers? Do your daydreams come and go as they please?

35. Does your mood affect the amount of time you spend daydreaming? Or their intensity?

36. Have you ever had daydream block? How did you feel? How did you break it?

37. Have you ever had abusive paras? If it is not too sensitive to share, will you tell us about your experience with them?

38. Do your paras directly affect you in thisverse? Do you only interact with them in fictional scenarios or do you find yourself reaching for them in realtime, too? For example, do you converse with them mentally when facing a difficult situation?

39. Do you only daydream fantasy? Do you dream about thisverse?

40. Do you do research for your daydreams? How much? How often? How deep?

41. What was your first maladaptive daydreaming experience? Do you remember it? How did you feel about it?

42. When did you know what you did was different?

43. Do you ever daydream through the perspectives of paras of the opposite sex? How is it?

44. Do you experience any confusion between fantasy and reality? Does daydreaming leave you in a haze or in a dazed state?

45. If you have a parame, do you experience any dysphoria because of them? 

46. Do you ever rewind your daydreams and re-daydream old material?

47. Do you remember your daydreams in detail?

48. Do you edit your daydreams? To what extent? How often/how much does your brain block you from controlling things?

49. Do you get excited when you see or hear a para’s name in thisverse? When you see someone who looks like them? When you see something you associate with them?

Good afternoon!

I actually created and are submitting a research paper for my college about MaDD and some of the information is about that. It’s found that 4% of the United States has MaDD, according to Eli Somer, a doctor and professor at the University of Haifa.

I just googled 4% of the United States population as of December 10, 2017 and its roughly 13,019,196. So there are about 13,019,196 people diagnosed with it. However, it could be higher. Remember that some do not admit/are not comfortable saying they have MaDD and the statistic of 4% was taken back in 2002. There haven’t been very supported articles or statements made by doctors in the recent years.

Hello!

Yes, this is very, very common! A lot of MADDers don’t realize they are daydreaming until something/someone pulls them out if it.

Hey lovely!

I think you should post it. An artists worst critic is themselves.And as for changing it, you can always change it! As many times as you want! It’s your story and you do what you want! I understand the feeling that it will seem 'complete'. Just tell yourself you can change it! There is no barrier.

No story to me is set no matter how long it takes to write it or how many times tweaks were made.“A work of art is never done. It is never complete, you can always make a better version. Just like yourself. It’s just that in that moment, that was the best version you could create and that is 100% okay” -A quote I heard awhile ago.

If you think your story is perfect then damn right it is. Fuck the people that’ll say it’s shit. I bet it’s a wonderful, beautiful work of art that should be shared.People nowadays compare their art and stories to each other a little too much. Everyone has a different style so yes, your story is going to be completely different compared to the person that uploaded 10 minutes earlier than yours. But ya know what? Only you could’ve created the story that you did. Share it with the world and be proud of it. Art is art no matter what. Don’t be ashamed and if someone says or sends you hate, send them my way and tell them to be prepared for an ass whipping.

Good morning, Anon!

I understand the feeling of being scared. I have only told one person about my MADD, a co-worker actually, and they were pretty accepting but I knew deep down they didn’t fully understand. My advice is if you feel scared or uncomfortable sharing it with someone than I recommend against telling them.I have been wanting to tell my closest friend about my MADD for the longest time but I always get anxious when an opportunity comes to tell them. I feel like there’s a wall between me and them.

As a summary, I say definitely evaluate the situation and your relationship with the person. If you do decide to tell someone, take it slow. It’s an experience for both of you. Start with saying you have MADD and briefly describe what it is. If everything goes well with that, talk about how/when it started, talk about some paras, explain the MADD community, anything you are comfortable with. Don’t push yourself. You can always bring up the conversation at a later date to talk more about it.