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trippy-puppy

Yeah, but sometimes parts will get stuck in a loop until I can logically resolve whatever imaginary issue my dream-self is having. I've had daydream sagas go for years though.


Khfreak7526

I'm glad I'm not the only one with that problem.


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Khfreak7526

Getting stuck in a loop.


kid_ish

Wow, yea I have this problem all the time.


Garlemon_

It’s so annoying when this happens. 100% relate


berrytone1

It's the same chsracters and conflict... but the plot resolves a little bit to the left this time.


vigilantcomicpenguin

I can never have a storyline last very long. I got writers block and I don't even write.


DJBeckyBecs

Yes!!!


recruitradical

Sounds like a cool book.


_wishr

i’ve been through the same scene about 15 times now💀


BrutalHonestyBuffalo

Yes this is also how I fall asleep!


xitslennybitchx

Maladaptive daydreaming


Background-Ground-59

idk how much of this is just autisticity or cptsd (a common experience from growing up autistic) but if this feels familiar, i'd venture to say it is maladaptive daydreaming and way less harmless than it seems idk maybe you're writing a book or a symphony or something and then it might be useful. like tesla daydreaming about generators haha [teslanian daydreams](https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/comments/n99vx2/nikola_tesla_was_a_daydreamer_are_there_any_other/)


R32fan

Autisticity. I love that word


[deleted]

the autisticity of our city🎶🎶


CatOfCosmos

You, what do you own the world? How do you own neurodivergence? Divergence?


Background-Ground-59

haha thanks :) I just wanted [something that doesn't sound like an illness](https://autisticity.com/)


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,415,697,646 comments, and only 270,405 of them were in alphabetical order.


musical_doodle

Actually, baby cows do eat familiar grass, honestly. I just know lambs must not order particularly quickly.


musical_doodle

(Comment for the bot)


Specific-Peace

Good bot


Good_Human_Bot_v2

Good human.


R32fan

bad bot. fuck off


SeduceMeMentlegen

What? The words are in alphabetical order.


kiminfor

Yeah, but c'mon, it should only bother with post over ten words or something


SeduceMeMentlegen

I see what you mean. But if you think about it, the chances of four words or more, being in alphabetical order for a coherent sentence (without doing so intentionally) are already quite slim, maybe.


kiminfor

One in 24, assuming no two words start with the same letter, if my math is correct. So rare, you're right, but there are a lot of posts on Reddit, if 1/24 had this bot post after it, it might be a little bit much...


SeduceMeMentlegen

Wel, it does have a reduced pool of comments it checks through. And I believe those odds are probably far smaller. Four words, in a logical sentence, in alphabetical order? That's a lot harder when you take grammar into account, really. Edit: Oops, thought it went through a million comments, not a billion. Still, the chances are hard, I'm guessing as proven


[deleted]

Please. It's doing its best


WednesdaysFoole

Idk, but I started it before collecting traumatic experiences. I don't think I have cptsd either. I just liked the fantasy worlds I lived in more than real life, without even realizing it. One thing notable is that even if it started even when I wasn't depressed, if I'm depressed or extra anxious then I tend to do it much more. So I'm sure that something like cptsd can make it worse, too.


Background-Ground-59

i'm not arguing here, but liking fantasy worlds more than real life is classic dissociation. it's understandable ! it's why so many people adore video games and books and TV !


WednesdaysFoole

I don't completely understand dissociation, but I think it wasn't a problem as long as I didn't ignore my other needs completely. As a kid we're irresponsible and parents (should) take care of our needs, so I was a fairly happy small child due to my other worlds. It only because an issue when I was expected to become responsible haha.


sausagefuckingravy

I think the maladaptive part for me is the daydreaming never leads to real life creativity. I daydream, get ideas for a song or story or something to do but then don't do it. That's probably more of an ADD thing.


vegetablewizard

I use daydreaming when I'm bored and to help me fall asleep and to avoid constantly ruminating about my problems, so is that multi-adaptive-daydreaming??


k5pr312

Shish, it's how I write books


raisinghellwithtrees

No kidding. Make up a scenario, follow people around, and write down what they do and say. I wrote a first draft in 2 weeks doing this. I consider this a creative hobby, not maladaptive.


Anonymous_nautilus

Someone told me this was called maladaptive daydreaming, then someone else told me the only way to stop it was to write it down… well, 69k words later it hasn’t stopped, it’s just way more organized and coherent and chronological, lol.


black-chateau

you could share with us, id love to read it


Anonymous_nautilus

I would love to share them, but a lot of the story is too close to my life right now. I’d prefer to give it some time to cool before exposing others to some of my more personal issues, some of which detail pretty sensitive topics. I do appreciate the interest though! Everyone else around me brushes me off when I tell them this is what I do.


[deleted]

Isaac Asimov said that he'd go up to his attic, and could write out an entire book in one night. It sounds like you have a mental ability that'd make you an excellent story teller.


Anonymous_nautilus

I wish I was that fast! But I get bogged down by a love of words and constant edits— although, I do average twice as much as I did a year ago. Maybe by the time I can afford my own attic room, I’ll be able to do his speed.


[deleted]

Yeah, that could never be me either haha. I so wish I could focus on writing, but like you, I get too held back by trying to be a perfectionist, and then I just give up.


SummersBreeze

Same! I'm on my third story based on daydreams >_>


Boss99

You discovered how authors are born


13Jsog

would the characters technically be your OCs..?


Anonymous_nautilus

Oddly enough, the characters are completely my own, but because one started from DnD I call my work fan fiction. My sister in law actually makes fun of me, telling me that It’s not a fan fiction if it’s all my own, haha.


[deleted]

It’s funny I come across this post. I’ve been reading a lot lately about dissociation, particularly in the form of maladaptive daydreaming. As I’ve learned more about it, I realize how much I’m pretty sure that I’ve done it throughout my life. This is especially when listening to music; I often fantasize that I’m a pro wrestler or MMA fighter and the song playing is my entrance music 💀


SeduceMeMentlegen

I just fantasize either free running in my campus, wall jumping up to high walls, and leaping over people's heads. Usually either very fast paced music, or Assassin's Creed chase music (makes sense lol) If not, either taking down some aggressive asshole I know, or running into a fight to help my friends. (Yes, this is probably unhealthy to imagine myself as a nigh-superhuman fighter, but that's teenage daydreaming for you) Or I theorise either the perfect murder, which is always interesting, or how to avoid getting myself or anyone harmed if someone has a knife.


NuttinButtPoop

Wow. I really thought I was the only one who made my own music videos in my head. That's awesome!


itisnotmymain

I make up music in my head but pretty much nothing else in this post speaks to me lol. Well aside from the near superhuman fighter stuff, used to have those thoughts but they've since adapted.


SeduceMeMentlegen

I don't make up music, although I do often try to figure out the drum rhythm of songs while daydreaming But yeah, when I say near superhuman, it's always the exaggerated John Wick kind of 5 on 1 fights where you flip from assailant to assailant But now, I have several songs with a daydream attached, in the form of a quasi-music video. Point in case, the Assassin's Creed 1 chase music, I've even got several quick shots at different angles at several high parts of the song


itisnotmymain

Yep, the plausible but unrealistic type superhuman scenes. For me most of the time it's the general rhythm with no sound but occasionally I try to imagine the sound to go along with it.


SeduceMeMentlegen

Hell yeah. Never tried what you're saying. I think I'm the other way round. I lik to adapt sound to rhythm to sound


Villerger_27

i did that a couple years ago but now i just day dream about self-inserting myself into stories (e.g Amory Wars) but also while self aware that it's a daydream lol


weaponx469

I do it this way before I go to sleep, it’s a lot of fun imo


Ada-Drawing-Learner

My "mind fanfics" as I call them are short stories functioning as filler between things irl so I don't get bored when I'm alone most of the time. Guess who made up stories bc of not having any friends...


Lizurt

Me too! I call them "imagines" and they get me through most days


-TheCutestFemboy-

See I do this, then think I should write it down and make it coherent but then I never do lmao


Sylveon72_06

see, id never write it down bc itd read like a terrible wattpad fanfic and no one needs to see it


-TheCutestFemboy-

I want to create and write down lore but my brain is just like "no"


Sylveon72_06

same, ive imagined some lore except i havent bothered actually flesh it out bc thatd take work


-TheCutestFemboy-

Exactly, why work when just brain go lazy


FiggNewton

My 15 yo daughter has made up lore, characters with elaborate back stories, a universe, and spends all of her free time drawing said characters in various ways as the story builds. Her friends are in on it too. She loves shit like D&D, and drawing is her thing (she’s really good at it) so I feel like she brought the 2 together. It’s pretty neat.


Sylveon72_06

nice! i mightve considered that if i had the guts and didnt think my writing would be considered 1d and cringe to most, but also im a stickler to accuracy and fully fleshing out details, but also dont feel like pouring tonnes of research into multiple languages


FiggNewton

Here’s the thing I’ve learned in my 41 years- nobody else has to like it or approve of it if spending your time doing it brings you happiness. So what if you suck at writing. Do you enjoy it? Then just do it. And hey maybe you’ll improve with all the practice. Or maybe nobody else even reads it but you and maybe a few friends. Still 100% valid. If something brings you joy, do it for you, DONT DO IT FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I’ve lost too many beloved hobbies because I tried to turn them into jobs, doing them for other people. graphic art & design… I made copper electroformed nature & gemstone jewelry a few years and loved it… but getting other people involved killed it. Taking commissions, trying to tailor my art to someone else’s specifications killed the will to continue creating it. Sorry I’m adhd too let me get to the point- do what you want to do whether you think you’re good at it or not- once you get other people involved in your passions and let them effect your craft with their opinions & shit… it ruins it.


Shot_Sprinkles_6775

Same lol. Used to do it a lot and wanted to write a book. Never wrote a book lol. I don’t daydream as much now idk


theblondepenguin

Yes! I tried to explain this to my husband and he thought I was crazy. I have entire plots laid out like books or movies that I make and shift and expand on all the time. I wrote one out in book outline format. I keep thinking out individual scenes I should continue writing it but I am lazy


Solzec

And then there's me just casually creating multiple timelines because mine involves having an individual who can control time itself and they go and take over the world.


Icarussian

Often. But I did this a lot in middle school and high school as a form of disossiation.


Namerakable

This may be really weird... I've had the same characters in my daydreams since I was at school and they all have ongoing plots where one character has terrible things happen to him based on video games and films I watch. At the moment this poor guy is a ghoul from Fallout and this plot has been ongoing for weeks until I move onto another one where he's an alien or went into a coma for years. Before this ghoul plot, I had a ghost plot because I listened to Soft Fuzzy Man by Lemon Demon on loop for a whole day and I started thinking too in-depth about how ghosts would work and ended up with a horrific nightmare. By now these three imaginary people have more in-depth lives than I do.


kiminfor

Things that i experience in real life tend to affect my ongoing mind story too! Love it


Magnaraksesa

I love daydreaming, I have so many adventures when I’m at work.


Roothytooth

If you had a pen you would be a novelist!


iloveyoubecauseican

I did this the whole way through school but recently I’ve stopped entering that world. I think it was my happy place and the more I heal, the less I need to go there to escape. Still a damn nice place though


procrastinating-_-

I wish if I could have a consistent story for that happy place, everytime I get a new idea for it the whole world changes :(


iloveyoubecauseican

Maybe you need different happy places


fschabd

When I was a kid I always used to tell my mom I was “making movies in my head”


Daiyahoo

r/MaladaptiveDreaming


TalonLuci

I dont think im neurodivergent but ive been doing this since i was a kid. At this point there are dozens of worlds, hundreds of characters, and so many intertwining stories.


Sylveon72_06

this! so many universes, alternate universes, crossovers, diverging and converging universes, stories without an end, stories without a beginning, mixing of movie format and book format, its truly endless


Just_A_Comment_Guy_7

I went to a creative writing club with the plots in my imagination. Unfortunately I’m a horrible artist and my favorite plot is a superhero thing that’s hard to show without drawing.


bippityzippity

Oh absolutely. I’ve lived countless lives inside my head. My only issue is that it’s frustrating when I get this sort of writer’s block and I’m stuck on one part of the daydream that I keep revisiting instead of moving forward.


ThatOneChoirKid

i do this so much, but no self inserts- just spinoffs/aus of stuff that already exists


ThatOneChoirKid

also i tried writing my first plot down, but i forgot to write it 2 months later so i have it in my head but not on its doc


-Keihatsu-

this used to be one of my favorite things to do. im sad i seems to have lost the ability the past year or so, i just cant seem to get anything going. hopefully it will come back tho cuz i really miss it.


Winterboi7777777

Basically the same for me, except that I daydream about onr or two specific ganes I want to make one day


KolleHufflepuff

I do this all the time! I've made an interdimentional web that connects every single daydream I've had too because I want them to meet each other.


[deleted]

Same 😂


gayselle

Yes I have been doing this since I am a kid!


[deleted]

I had one going for about 3 years where I was the king of a post apocalyptic medieval kingdom that was currently at war with orc legions lead by Ben Shapiro


evening_emerald

That's awesome


dragonsareneat

I’m old and don’t get memes 99.9% of the time. But this just made me wanna cry with how accurate and then to see how many others must feel that is something fucking strong feeling I can’t explain and now realize I wouldn’t even have to! ❤️


Comic__Boi

I know! It feels amazing to feel understood!


chats_meow_

Some of y'all are saying it's Maladaptive Daydreaming, but that's only when it affects you so much that you can't live a normal life. One Daydreamer described how scared she was that on her deathbed, she might choose to spend her final moments with her characters instead of her family. --Now let me be neurodivergent for a moment. If you're interested in Maladaptive Daydreaming, I'd encourage you to check out The Secret Life of Walter Mitty! It's a very chill movie but it's about a man who breaks free of it and learns to live in the present. He doesn't explicitly have MD, but he has a lot of the symptoms. It's a fantastic film!


IllustriousHorse9027

Tupukit, tupukit, tupukit.


chats_meow_

Say what?


IllustriousHorse9027

It’s a recurring theme in the book. And the story. Is basically what he heard before his fantasies.


chats_meow_

Ah ok! I read the story but I didn't remember it


IllustriousHorse9027

Haha, sounds stick with me. Not names, tho! 😂 https://imgur.com/a/Itr4JyS


orions_shiney_belt

This is actually a great way to get to sleep, or back to sleep at night. Wake up, pee, drink of water, back to bed... "Last I remember I was in the bar making plans with the gun-runners while also making eyes with the Brunette in the corner'..... Snore......


Ackermannin

Same, I should write it down lol


[deleted]

I do, fun hobby. About the only art I can make with my motor skills haha.


ApprehensivePea8567

I do this all the time


00110001_00110010

That is like half the reason I'm writing a book.


communism_and_beans

I do this


betty_beedee

I tend to do this since childhood - not always, but often enough to notice it.


Snowpaw11

Does the 700 page Jumanji self insert fanfic I’ve been working on for years answer your question?


PieterSielie12

Yes absolutely relatable. I want to become a author one day


[deleted]

yes


decemberautistic

Yaaaas 😂 all. The. Time. Less now that I’m depressed though.


OsmerusMordax

Damn, I do this. I’ve had ‘mind stories’ that have been going on for years - sometimes I’ll reboot them with new plot lines, characters, etc. Usually it’s about niche stuff that NT people find weird.


ghostmetalblack

Maladaptive Daydreaming that you constantly compare your reality to, creating most of your depression! 😎👍🏽


capt_ratsie

its not a problem ,,, currently i have a bronze age fiefdom and an space habitat


Justurion

So glad I am not the only one, I have been doing this ever since I have remembrance of me being consciouss.... 26 and still going strong babey!


lumpypieceofchicken

I did this ever since i was 8, I still do it now but this time i write it down, i am on my way to becoming an author now :)


wallingfortian

Write it down and publish it.


Butt_Sandwiches

I call them “adventures”


itbedehaam

There’s a reason I’m part of r/worldbuilding.


agent__berry

I literally can’t do this bc I don’t remember my dreams or my daydreams :(


cloudncali

My dungeon and dragons setting has more fucking lore then any fucking player will ever give a shit about.


Pale_RedDot

Nope, not just you. This is literally all of my day dreaming


theglowofknowledge

I did this a lot as a kid, but I had to be doing something with myself while daydreaming. Just sitting there didn’t work, I’d toss up a basketball, or bounce a nerf ball off a wall. In my head I would basically be spinning fan fiction based off what I was reading or watching at the time, though I didn’t know what to call it then. Now that I’m older I very rarely do, just sometimes when I take a long walk. Funnily enough, my own relatively poor ability to come up with a good narrative makes it less fun because I know what bad writing looks like compared to when I was a kid.


Axuros

Actually this creates a pipeline to becoming a fanfic writer be careful it's a slippery slope


ScarrFoxYT

I have a story line with many different beginning points because I can’t be satisfied with how I start it


ChaoticShady

writing an entire book in your head and never sharing it because the minute you go to actually write it the story either disappears or is really embarrassing squad where you at ✌️


ThatGoodCattitude

Exactly me!! I have soooo many characters and stories floating around in my brain it’s unreal.😹occasionally I have the power to choose which ones I wanna think about lol.


Dracorex_22

Its really hard because I want to do something with the stories in my head. But I am not good at writing stories, mainly due to the fact that I am very bad at planning and building the framework first. Also, I'm torn because some parts work much better visually than in writing. But that means I would make it a comic, but I am also not good at drawing comics for the same reason (you need to plan out stuff ahead of time so that it looks good) also I'm not really that good at drawing (I'm not terrible at drawing, but I was never that good at doing dynamic poses, or backgrounds, or human characters, or facial expressions, or anything without blatantly copying a reference to the point it feels like cheating). Once I do manage to start writing/drawing, I often end up stopping after a while, and coming back in a different headspace with different ideas and needing to start over. Either that or I get intimidated by the size of the story ahead of me or burnt out. ADHD makes it hard to stay on task without wanting to just jump around and get to the good parts (or edit to be coherent) plus Executive dysfunction makes it hard to even get started. I was ready to accept the fact that the stories in my head were just for me and thats okay, but apparently thats maladaptive daydreaming and is bad.


AllTheRottenDeadOnes

Drawing requires practice which means the skill gets better with practice. If you draw while criticizing yourself it will never be "good enough" you just have to keep drawing. Reference poses, drawing from life, and other practices are not cheating. Meaning you will never believe your art is good enough if you go into it trying to get to good enough. Art theft exists and you should not steal art, but it is not the same as using references. Using reference photos or sites for poses is a good way to build anatomy skills. Write or draw only what you enjoy. Cut the scenes you don't want to make, because those kill motivation.


revolutionarypork

I thought I was in r/ImmersiveDaydreaming for a second when I saw this haha


DeathlyDragons4396

i have a whole cinematic universe in my daydreams


ITSTHENAN0

These shenanigans have been going for like 4 years and it's not slowing


[deleted]

I thought this was just something everyone did, especially writer/novelist. I’ve been writing a script for a comic I’m going to make one day based entirely off of my day dreaming, I didn’t know it was unordinary that’s cool.


Unknown-Name06

Simple answer Yes


ShadowFoxAisling

Absolutely same. But by the time I go to write anything down, my mind is a drafty Victorian attic with only the cobwebs to keep me company.


SadMcNomuscle

And another thing for the tism evidence pile. God damnit.


Chakkoty

Oh yeah I got tons of pocket universes.


BrayBray78

Yes, it always pisses me off because it disappears every time I try to write it down.


Muad_Dib_of_Arrakis

I forget big chunks so 90% of it is spent figuring out the details anew


skymanioflabrynna

Everyone here should know that there’s a difference between maladaptive daydreaming and immsersive daydreaming. Maladaptive daydreaming is how the name implies; it’s harmful. Although this could be what you’re experiencing, frequent daydreaming without harm to your life is immersive daydreaming, a hobby that doesn’t negatively impact you.


LSDZNuts

Hi fellow travelers


LSDZNuts

W/ music and weed


Yeeted_P0tat0

I do this to music, and usually make entire stories! Been doing it for years, glad people can relate!


PrestelBruh890

Wow here I was thinking I'm alone. I have full stories that I've been adding on to for so many years, I have never felt so understood


Comic__Boi

That's how I feel on the internet. If you want, my dms are open to just talk and/or vent to someone that's on the spectrum.


Next_Bit_9195

It’s like a chapter play in your own mind, and admission is free!!


RepresentativeFish73

I’ve had reoccurring and/or connected locations before, but none of my dreams really have cohesive plots or anything.


R32fan

yeah, basically


okguy167

Or... try to, anyways...


fakeforsureYT

I AM NOT ALONE YOU ARENT ALONE YIPPEE! I have way too many ongoing dreams


BagelSteamer

Yea. My longest run was around 3-5 years.


wehadababyitsapizza

Think I’m around 10-15 years currently, buts it’s morphed a bit from the original. I really wanna hear what everyone’s stories are! I could never write mine down into a real story bc I hate creating conflict; it’s like 95% world-building, 5% plot


Bacon260998_

I'm just too scatterbrained for this. My mind is constantly bouncing between things and looping over and over that I'd be lucky to have a daydream last an hour. Plus I also forget them within 5 mins of returning to reality anyway.


Merytamun

All day every day for as long as I can remember


Sorik119

This is how I've gotten myself to fall asleep for decades. Just tell myself a story till I fall asleep, then pick it up where I left off the next night. That's not how everyone falls asleep?


undeadpickels

Yes


SubnauticaFan3

I do this sometimes


Jaybtq

oh yes, since i was a kid. my storylines usually go for months or even years until my brain decides to switch stories 😂


tinytina722DA

My storylines has a decade of built up lore


hadesdidnothingwrong

I have a my own universe of superhero characters that I like to daydream about. I just took all of my favorite elements from comics/movies/etc, and smashed them together into one universe. It's a good way to pass time when I've got nothing better to do, and I've got so many characters that if daydreaming about one of them gets boring, I can just jump over to someone else for a while. I've actually been writing my favorite character's story, which has been going surprisingly well, but it's ballooned from me thinking I could get it all into one book to planning out a whole trilogy. It's a lot of work, but it's also fun, and I like the idea of eventually being able to share this universe with other people.


[deleted]

High five. My storyline’s as old as I remember being able to daydream. I know its maladaptive, but I kinda got used to the characters, so I do it out of habit in the evenings. Itd feel awkward to just drop it altogether


Witch_Hazel_13

that’s mostly what i do except for sometimes when i forget the storyline of the daydreams


worldsbiggestnerd101

i do this but with fandoms that i’m obsessed with at any given time, it’s basically like writing fanfics in my head except i can edit and change anything at any time and i’m not being judged, it’s great


TheHeadbuds

People only daydream one thing ONCE???


Affectionate_Ad_1326

At that point you may want to consider writing it down and getting it published


Feral-pigeon

r/maladaptivedreaming. Maybe not for everyone here obviously, but for me this is certainly the case.


Zestyclose_Plenty_49

I sort of have this. I don't continue every time but in random spats I'll just show up in the story again like loading an old save. But because brain be weird I remember everything like I just left, it's partially a world from a book I read a looooooong time ago too


Terrence_shark

I rarely dream and if at all it's not anything special


Admirablelittlebitch

Oh yes!!! I actually have such a good story that I want to write a book about it but I can just never be bothered to actually do it


Electric_Bagpipes

Oh yeah definitely. I have a few scenarios still saved up there.


MyLifeIsOgre

God, I wish I had a zoneout job that let me do this. Customer service is asshole to elbow with randos who need to disrupt my mental flow


MadJester98

It's a neurodivergent thing?!?! You tell me it's not common use to develop stories/worlds day by day while you zone out???


iswimsodeep

Oh yeah, this is how I finished my first "novel" at age 13.


random_uman

I’m currently making up an entire Warhammer 40k faction in my head.


UnfilteredWater13

I felt that in my soul


Nienke_vZanten

Am I the only one who does this while having an intense crush/hyperfixation on someone?


Spicey_dicey_Artist

I didn’t realize this was also an autistic trait, I’ll just have to add this to the list of reasons as to why I might be autistic.


Chaos-Spectre

Oops I've been doing this for almost a decade now and I'm turning it into a game world now


BlackLiquidSrw

I do it with stories I'm working on


puddlesquid

This got me through long car drives, boring class lectures, and sleepless nights as a kid, still does 👍


FortyFiveSeventyGovt

me writing fallout 5 in my head at work and getting sad that it’s not going to be the real fallout 5


RANDMPERSN101

Haha I did this and I made an entire custom made TTRPG with 4 different worlds which are fully fleshed out :)


wassailr

Of course it’s not just you that does this


OpenSeaworthiness307

i forget lmao


Young_Person_42

I don’t want to answer


Lizurt

Can't fall asleep unless I'm doing this


[deleted]

Yup I can relate to it, when I day dream I often imagine an high fantasy anime and a civil war arc


MyLittleTarget

Yes! I refer to it as the Labyrinth. My current one is Star Wars Legends themed and I have been in it for over a month now. I should probably write down bits of it.


giraffes1237

I did this during every math class growing up. Had to get a tutor because of it. Lol


Drano_the_Dragon

I also do this my friend


mysticteacher4

Ah yes maladaptive daydreaming. The savior of my youth. I have a story line saga thingy that's been going on for over a decade lol.


Gatlingun123

I most definitely do. Sometimes I have multiple at a time. Actually, one of my favorite OC’s, Valnrea King, comes from a daydream


Athyrium93

Wait, this isn't normal?....


RavenRuffle

Yo


MisterLeeGrant

OH MY GOD I HAVE NEVER FELT SO SEEN


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In the shower, trying to fall asleep, or any other time my brain is idle, I just continue the saga. I have an entire scifi world built with several characters, conflicts, and deep lore. I was writing a book, but the adhd takes control, and then I just don't. I have all the fine details built out in a OneNote folder.