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I suffer from maladaptive daydreaming. Please help me quit.
Query: Hello doctor,I am going through maladaptive daydreaming. I have been dealing with this for long. I tried several ways to quit but I cannot. I do not take any medication right now. Please help me quit this. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is no medication for daydreaming. Learn to occupy yourself. Try to Sleep well, write down your thoughts, note down how many episodes you have daily so you will be aware if there is a decrease in your episode, read good books and use your daydreaming to imagine us... Read Full »
How can I overcome my attachment to a fantasy world and regain focus in reality?
Query: Hello doctor, Lately, I have been feeling like I am not there anymore. People are talking to me, but I am not listening, and I really find it hard to focus on anything. I am 18 years old, and I have difficulties in relationships, so I tend to daydream more and live more in my dreams than when I am a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have explained it beautifully and clearly. Derealization and depersonalizations are part of our mind. Sometimes it happens normally. But if it stays for long duration we need to look for an actual cause. I will suggest you to go for some investigations like thyro... Read Full »
How do I overcome a lack of focus brought on by fantasies?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 32 years old, and I am kind of facing the issue of fantasy in my head and mind deconcentration. Whenever I am busy or in social gathering most of the time I am fine. But when I am alone, walking alone and traveling alone, my mind goes into the fantasy. I kind of see this thing be... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you are suffering from excessive imagination or daydreaming, which is common in every individual. But some people do it more which becomes a kind of habit. Sometimes, we also use this kind of defense and imagination in order to avoid day-to-day stress. It becomes a... Read Full »
I feel depressed and have daydreaming. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I feel depressed, and during the lockdown, I took up daydreaming as an escape to cure loneliness. Now it has become intense and extreme. This maladaptive daydreaming is becoming a barrier to my academic skills. Please help.Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Daydreaming is part of escaping from reality or stress in real life. You may have a major depressive disorder. It would help if you tried to follow the below guidelines to deal with it. It will help you. You should do exercises daily for 30... Read Full »
Please suggest a way to stop excessive daydreaming.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 20 years old. I am daydreaming a lot. It seems to be an addiction. I do not know whether it is a problem or not. I am fantasizing about everything. I searched online about my problem and I cannot find any solution. I am trying to find my triggers but I am daydreaming everywhere. D... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sometimes, we use daydreaming as an escape from reality. When we want to avoid the pain and hardship of the real world, our mind starts to get engaged in daydreaming. But it does not remain as a solution for our problems. In you, it has become a problem. I need some... Read Full »
An 8-year-old has nystagmus like eye movement while looking outside the car. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,My 8-year-old son has nystagmus like eye movement only when he is in the car looking out the window and as soon as he looks at me, it stops. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern, this is quite a common issue most children at his age develop. The eye uses several mechanisms which help to keep it steady and focused in on a target. Such mechanisms are inoperative when the person is just looking in a particular directio... Read Full »