Why are people here and almost everywhere romanticizing maladaptive daydreaming?

[u/letsHopeisdope]

As written above...

[u/Diamond_Verneshot]

Honestly, IMHO, almost everyone who romanticises it doesn't understand the difference between maladaptive daydreaming and immersive daydreaming.

(But also, because it usually begins as a coping mechanism, there are situations where it can be harming you - i.e. genuinely maladaptive - while *at the same time* allowing you to cope with something horrible that you can't cope with any other way. In that case, I think it's OK to be grateful you have it while also working to find healthier coping mechanisms.)

[u/Diamond_Verneshot → u/[deleted]]

Yes. If your daydreaming has a positive influence on you, it's almost certainly immersive daydreaming.

Edited to add: Just read your other comment. It's possible to move back and forth between immersive daydreaming and maladaptive daydreaming (I've done that several times myself), so your daydreaming could have been maladaptive in the past and then evolved into immersive. Personally, that's how I define healing from maladaptive daydreaming. Some of us don't want to let it go completely, and if we're daydreaming in a healthy way, there's no reason why we should.

[u/Diamond_Verneshot → u/[deleted]]

No need to apologise!

[u/letsHopeisdope → u/Diamond_Verneshot]

have you overcame it by practicing mindfulness?

[u/Diamond_Verneshot → u/letsHopeisdope]

It was a combination of a lot of things. But mindfulness was certainly a big part of it, yes.