A new dream is new happiness!’ wrote Dostoyevsky in his 1848 short story White Nights. ‘A new dose of exquisite voluptuous poison!’ In the story, Dostoyevsky’s lonely narrator spends his days lost in ...

Recent research found that individuals with higher levels of narcissistic traits are more prone to maladaptive daydreaming.

The scale identifies three main factors typical of maladaptive daydreaming: yearning, kinesthesia (a sense of movement) and impairment. "Research conducted shows that we have a valid disorder that ...

Earlier this year, Somer and his team also created a 14-item scale to gauge extreme daydreaming. Some experts are resistant to the idea that maladaptive daydreaming should get its own diagnosis.

For some, daydreaming is an enjoyable form of fantasy, but for others, it’s a harmful addiction in which a vivid imagination pulls them into parallel realities.

So-called maladaptive daydreamers compulsively engage in vivid fantasies and daydreaming plots so excessively that it interferes with their ability to function in daily life.

Maladaptive daydreaming is also usually associated with other mental health disorders, like anxiety, insomnia, and generalized fatigue. “Some individuals may yearn to daydream more, ...

Maladaptive daydreaming is daydreaming that's extremely excessive and immersive. Experts say it's often related to depression, anxiety, and ADHD.

Most experts admit that maladaptive daydreaming is an under-researched mental activity, but it's regularly described as “persistent” and “vivid fantasy” which often interrupts and affects the sufferer ...

Maladaptive daydreaming is a psychological concept in which excessive fantasy activity can replace human interaction and interfere with vital everyday tasks, according to a 2016 study by an ...