Stopping Daydreaming?

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I have a severe case of maladaptive daydreaming, ever since I was a little kid in school I have spent huge amounts of time daydreaming. Now that I am unemployed and disabled I spend 95% of my time awake daydreaming, I know my fantasies are not real but I am scared I will one day believe they are.

I want to overcome this, when I was 13-16 I read loads of animal books and I think I daydreamed a lot less then. I think I daydream because I am not using my intelligence. Has anyone else beaten maladaptive daydreaming? If so how?

I've been a chronic daydreamer all my life. I haven't really found anything that helps it except the med Wellbutrin/Bupropion might help me a tad. Wellbutrin is sometimes used for ADHD so perhaps other more potent ADHD meds will help yours a little.

In the past few days I have tried stopping daydreaming but it just leads me to anger and sorrow at how my life has turned out. Its really annoying.

When I was in junior high I read in health class that some daydreaming is normal and healthy. But I would daydream so much it was like I "wasn't there". But nothing the teachers did would work. Of course it's easy to daydream about being in a world where you're accepted and things are easy to accomplish when the opposite is true in reality.

Not long before my diagnosis, however, I was angry and miserable because I knew that none of my dreams would come true and I was going to be nothing but a failure no matter what. So dreaming itself became difficult and depressing. I still remember being in my teens and some people saying I had a bright future because of my artistic talents. HA.

I daydream a iot, but not narly to that extent. Wow, it sounds both almost wonderful and terrible. Never knew this was even a thing that could overtake someone like this.

What I wanted to say, was that it feels good to write my fantasies and daydreams into stories. it's fun and others get to enjoy them. it might be something that can help, maybe even pay for some bills in the long run. who knows. make an asset out of it.

I have had a severe case of maladaptive daydreaming since childhood as well. I have found that the only thing that helps is to get more purpose in your life and just focus on that. I know it's a lot easier said than done and I myself am unable to put that into practice in my own life currently, but I know that that is the only thing that helps. While I'm currently very burnt out and apathetic, I'm working toward having a situation where I can focus more on my passion in life and I suggest you try to do the same. Again, I know it's easier said than done but it's about taking one step at a time.