Hey, (M21) who’s been immersive/maladaptive daydreaming for about 8 years now.

When I was younger (13-17) I didn’t really think much of it. It was just imagination. Superheroes, what if I was a singer, battles. Etc etc.

As time went on though it got worse. Now, it’s not affecting my sleep or eating or anything. It’s just prominent in my life.

The past couple of years have mainly been the thing where I go on instagram and pull up pictures of my friends, girls or guys I know from real life, or TikTok or something and I “act out” scenarios with them included.

Hell I even have done that with a few of my girlfriends and more recently the girl I WAS talking to. And even when I break up or stop talking to them and block them on everything I use alt accounts to see their pictures to fuel my daydreams.

It’s scary to me. Because it’s like I’m obsessing. Like I’m not messaging them or stalking them. It’s just listening to music and daydreaming scenes with them.

I’ve only just started working on this with my therapist. And I know I need to more. But since there’s a community here I was wondering what y’all’s insight or opinions were.

Again, it’s just annoying at this point like I feel like I have to do daydream, like it’s a part of my routine.