The author reveals their experience with Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD), a phenomenon that is not officially recognized and lacks formal diagnostic criteria. They explain that while their daydreaming may appear to be a passive pastime, it actually interrupts their daily tasks and can lead to collisions with walls. The author also discusses how their capacity for automatic recall and processing information is underperforming, making tasks such as following lectures or instructions challenging. They note that maintaining a daydream journal does not decrease their daydreaming frequency but rather makes it more tangible. Simple tasks like taking medicine or changing clothes can become time-consuming due to the interruptions caused by daydreaming. The author illuminates the impact that MD has had on their life and workflow, making them feel like an outsider and requiring them to devise productivity hacks and alternative solutions. They mention the potential value of their daydream-fueled ideas, although executing them proves difficult. The author describes their attempts to manage MD through mindfulness meditation and expanding their knowledge base. They acknowledge the lack of research on MD and mention two popular theories within the MD community, one suggesting a lack of emotional nurturing in childhood as the cause and the other relating it to an addiction to daydreaming. The author concludes by stating that
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