We have some news regarding new literature on Maladaptive Daydreaming. If you are looking for a fresh perspective on the MD experience, Samantha Rose Parker has just released a new novel titled Daydreamers Anonymous.
The story follows Clara, who at thirty-five finds herself still temping in unsatisfying jobs while living in a shared house with five other girls. She knows her compulsive daydreaming is killing her chances to succeed in life so when an ad appears to join a support group, she pushes out of her comfort zone and signs up.
There she meets her people but she’s not exactly sure she wants them to be her people: among them there’s Jax, who lives a double life as a detective; Bob, who has an invisible family and Janice, who’s been married to Tom Cruise in her head for 30 years. Under the guidance of ex-daydreamer, Dr Hill, and his assistant Alice, they all attempt to free themselves from their fantasies and reconnect with the real world.
Clara is determined to cure herself from her addiction to relationships that only exist in her head but her recovery is threatened by her growing obsession with Dr Hill. Could he be the person to finally fix her?
– You can find it here –
While you are checking that out, it is also worth remembering Extreme Imagination by Kyla Borcherds. While Clara’s story is fictional, Borcherds offers a more non-fiction approach to the subject.
In this book, Kyla Borcherds explains how and why the stories in your head have grown into a damaging addiction that’s now holding you back in different aspects of your life. She walks you through the four-step plan that she used to overcome her own maladaptive daydreaming and shows you how to use your talent for immersive daydreaming to tap into an unlimited source of inspiration and motivation that can transform your life.
Extreme Imagination is the most comprehensive guide to overcoming maladaptive daydreaming published to date. This book offers understanding, validation, hope and actionable steps that will enable you to turn your imagination from a dangerous distraction into your greatest gift.
– You can find it here –
Both books are great resources for anyone within the community looking for either a narrative they can see themselves in or a structured path toward management.
Enjoy your reading!
I would like people to know about my book on my own personal experience with Maladaptive Daydreaming, which afflicted my life for many years and the central thing that impelled me to continually go back to it. I describe in it the method of construction and the richly detailed “reality” of daydreams, the circumstances that often triggered them, how daydreaming actually lessened my feelings for other people, and the reason for my daydreams’ “unparalleled” thrill, and why it does not last, leading to my creation of brand-new daydreams. I felt it fitting to carefully describe my own personal experience with Maladaptive Daydreaming in the form of a novel with aspects of fantasy, since it was fantasy what I spent so much of my life immersed in, and through the experience of a fictional character, who is in so many ways different from me, but shares my own experience and journey out of Maladaptive Daydreaming.
It is available on Amazon! A Breathtaking Life Lived in Daydreams: A Novel About Daydreaming
Amazon.com: A Breathtaking Life Lived in Daydreams: A Novel About Daydreaming eBook : Silveira, Sergio: Books