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Maladaptive Daydreaming Press

International and continental English media outlets

 

Articles are sorted by date, organized by year.

Clicking on the article name will link to the original article. For convenience, we added a pdf version.

   2024   

2024, The Telegraph Magazine: The people dangerously addicted to maladaptive daydreaming (pdf).

 

2024, August, Nautilus:  The Strange Rise of Daydreaming - Why people become addicted to fantasy lives (pdf).

2024, April, Happiful: Maladaptive daydreaming: What’s the reality? (pdf).

 

2024, February, HealthNews: Daydreaming vs. Reality: When Does It Become Dangerous? (pdf).

 

2024, January, Sportskeeda: Surprising facts about daydreaming you might not know. (pdf).

   2023   

2023, November, DreamsMean: Exploring Immersive Daydreaming: A Journey Into The Mind’s Fantasies. (pdf).

 

2023, September, The Colin McEnroe Show on Connecticut Public Radio (pdf).

2023, September, Brit + Co: What's An Imaginationship And Can It Harm IRL Relationships? (pdf)

2023, June, Discussing Psychology: Is Maladaptive Daydreaming Dissociation? (pdf).

 

2023, June, Patient: Is maladaptive daydreaming a sign of mental illness? (pdf).

 

2023, June, Her Campus: An Escape from Reality: What is Maladaptive Daydreaming? (pdf)

 

2023, May, PsyPost: New psychology study suggests shame plays key role in link between narcissism and maladaptive daydreaming. (pdf), (video).

2023, March, The Cut (New York Magazine): Living the Dream: Why endure the dull or excruciating realities of everyday life when you can just manifest your way to a better one on TikTok? (pdf).

 

2023, March: Sportskeeda: Maladaptive daydreaming: What it is, symptoms & treatment. (pdf).

 

2023, February, American Association for the Advancement of Science: For the first time, an innovative intervention program offers help for people suffering from maladaptive daydreaming. (pdf)

 

2023, February, The Jerusalem Post: Maladaptive daydreaming: What is it and are you suffering from it? (pdf)

 

2023, February, Russh: What is Maladaptive Daydreaming? (pdf)

 

2023, February, i-D (Vice): Why the internet is obsessed with maladaptive daydreaming? (pdf)

 

2023, February, Forbes: Psychological Research Explains Why Our Good Qualities Can Sometimes Be Bad For Us. (pdf).

 

2023, February, Glamour: Maladaptive daydreaming: Here's why you find yourself in regular, vivid daydream scenarios and what they mean. (pdf).

2023, February, Joy Number Maladaptive Daydreaming Stories - Understanding Symptoms, Causes, And Treatment Options. (pdf).

 

2023, January, CNN Health: When too much daydreaming becomes a disorder.  (pdf).

 

2023, January, ZME Science: Maladaptive daydreaming: when fantasies become too addictive, they consume your thoughts. (pdf).

2023, January, Greater Good magazine: Does Daydreaming Have a Dark Side? (pdf).

   2022   

 

2022, December, Epoch Times: The Dark Side of Daydreaming -  The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives (pdf)

2022, December, Goalcast: Maladaptive Daydreams -  How To Stop Getting Lost In The World of Imagination (pdf)

2022, December, The Tribune: Daydreaming’s dark side: - The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives (pdf)

 

2022, December, The Hindu: Daydreaming’s dark side - The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives. (pdf)

2022, December, india.com: Do You Day-Dream A Lot? This Might Be An Addiction. Read Here To Know What Is Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf)

2022, December, Mirchi Plus: Don't daydream too much, it ALSO has a darkside. Read how! (pdf)

2022, December, DNA India: Is daydreaming an addiction? Find out problems and benefits associated with Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf)

2022, December, Jagram-Josh: What is maladaptive daydreaming? When daydreaming becomes addictive

(pdf)

2022, December, Goalcast: When Does Daydreaming Become A Problem? (pdf)

 

2022, December, The Epoch Times: The Dark Side of Daydreaming - The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives. (pdf)

2022, December, The Tribune India: Daydreaming’s dark side: The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives. (pdf)

 

2022, December, The Conversation: Daydreaming’s dark side: the compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives. (pdf)

 

2022, November, Glam: What is maladaptive daydreaming? (pdf)

 

2022, November, Technical Rippon: TikTok is fascinated by maladaptive daydreaming. So what is it? (pdf).

 

2022, November, Shorthand: Should excessive daydreaming be recognised as an official disorder? (pdf)

 

2022, September, Her Campus: The Magic of Maladaptive Daydreaming.

 

2022, September, The Medium: Fanfiction is the new (day)dream factory: Why go on dates when you can marry a rockstar…in your head? 

 

2022, September, Irish Times: ‘There was a point where it was like an addiction: The people who daydream for hours a day. (pdf version).

 

2022, August, Hit Hard News: Daydreamers, Beware: You May Have A Disorder. (pdf version)

 

2022, August, The Guardian: ‘I just go into my head and enjoy it’: the people who can’t stop daydreaming. (pdf version).

 

2022, July, New Scientist: The dark side of daydreaming.

 

2022, July, ADDitude Magazine: Maladaptive Daydreaming vs. Inattentive ADHD: Comparing Symptoms, Treatments. (pdf version).

 

2022, June, Revyuh Media: Daydreaming Is Different And More Complex Than ADHD. (pdf version).

 

2022, June, Psychology Today: Do You Suffer From Maladaptive Daydreaming?Although daydreaming is often healthy, it can also create serious problems. (pdf version).

 

2022, May, Inverse: New ADHD Research Reveals Clues to “Maladaptive Daydreaming” Condition. (pdf version).

 

2022, April, ScienceAlert: 'Maladaptive  Daydreaming' Could be a Distinct Psychiatric Disorder, Scientists Claim. (pdf version).

2022, April, Psychology Today: Is "Maladaptive Daydreaming" a Mental Disorder? (pdf version). Read a rebuttal of this article below.

 

2022, April, Psychology Today: Why We Should Take “Maladaptive Daydreaming” Seriously: Daydreaming isn’t a mental disorder—except for cases in which it is. (pdf version).

2022, April, PsyPost: Study suggests maladaptive daydreaming should be classified as a unique mental disorder, distinct from ADHD. (pdf version).

2022, April, The Daily News: Diagnosed with ADHD? You might have a ‘daydreaming disorder’ instead. (pdf version).

2022, April, ADDitude. Researchers: Maladaptive Daydreaming Should Be a Diagnosis Distinct from ADHD. (pdf version).

2022, April, The Jerusalem Post: Maladaptive daydreaming may be a better diagnosis for some than ADHD - study. (pdf versionprinted version)

 

2022, January, New York Post: What happens when ‘maladaptive daydreaming’ takes over your life (pdf version).

 

   2021   

2021, December, Lifehacker: The Difference Between Normal and Maladaptive Daydreaming:

          Intense, vivid, and long-lasting mind wandering can be problematic. (pdf version).​

 

2021, December, Popsugar. If You Can Fantasize For Hours, There's a Name For That: Maladaptive 

          Daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2021, September, Psychology Today: Vivid Daydreams and What They May Mean (pdf version).​

 

2021 September, Forbes: Vivid Daydreams Provide a Window Into One’s Personality, Suggests A New

         Study. (pdf version).

 

2021, September, Therapytips.org: What Is Maladaptive Daydreaming? (pdf version).

 

2021, August - The Roon - Psy: Lost in Wonderland: Maladaptive Daydreaming. (pdf version).

2021, June - The Guardian: How the pandemic got us addicted to longing 7 and why it’s bad for us 

          (pdf version).​

 

2021, June - The Courier UK, VIDEO: ‘Remarkable’ Dundee art students graduate after their degree show is

          canceled.

 

2021, April - New York Times: Don’t Take Your Head Out of the Clouds! (pdf version).

 

2021, January - Big Think: The secret life of maladaptive daydreaming (pdf version).

   2020   

2020, December - Hello Giggles: Feeling Distracted Lately? You Could Blame This Daydreaming 

         Behavioral Disorder (pdf version).​

 

2020, December - Bustle: Why Maladaptive Daydreaming Is All Over Your For You Page (pdf version).​

 

2020, October - The Hindu: The dark side to daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2020, October - Psychiatry Advisor: High Prevalence of Maladaptive Daydreaming Among Patients With 

         Dissociative Disorders (pdf version).​

 

2020, August - ED Times India: FlippED: Is Daydreaming An Indicator Of Creativity Or A Detrimental 

         Distraction? (pdf version).​

 

2020, June - Mental Health Today UK: Maladaptive Daydreaming: the underrepresented condition.

 

2020, June - Medium: Maladaptive Daydreaming The disorder you’ve never heard of (pdf version).​

 

2020, June - The Swaddle (India): All You Need To Know About Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2020, May - The Mighty: What You Should Know About Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2020, February - Health Guidance: Can Maladaptive Daydreaming Be Treated?​

 

2020, January - Distraction Magazine: Bittersweet daydreams (pdf version).

   2019   

2019, December - From the Grapevine: When daydreaming becomes a disorder (pdf version).​

 

2019, November - Dailyhawker: Maladaptive Daydreaming: What Is It? Do You Do it? (pdf version).​

 

2019 - Her: Irish photographer releases book about coping with the condition Maladaptive Daydreaming

           (pdf version).

   2018    

2018, December - Health Line: Maladaptive Daydreaming.​

 

2018, August - Frontiers: Excessive daydreaming linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms (pdf version).​

 

2018, July - US News: Is Your Excessive Daydreaming a Sign of a More Serious Problem? (pdf version).​

 

2018, June - British Psychological Society: People with “Maladaptive Daydreaming” spend an average

        of four hours a day lost in their imagination (pdf version).​

 

2018, June - Insider: If you spend hours in your head every day, you might have something called 

        maladaptive daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2018, March - MAG the weekly: Decades in a Daydream (pdf version).​

 

2018, January - ABC Australia: The women who can't stop daydreaming (pdf version).​

 

2018, January - Big Think: People with 'maladaptive daydreaming' spend an average of four hours a 

        day lost in their imagination (pdf version).

   2017    

2017, November - Forbes Africa: The Mind’s Virtual Reality (pdf version).​

 

2017, October - BBC: The daydream that never stops (pdf version).​

 

2017, October - BuzzFeed: I Lost Decades In A Daydream.

 

2017, September - Medical News Today: What's to know about maladaptive daydreaming?.​

 

2017, March - Scientific American - Living in an imaginary world (pdf version).​

 

2017, January - Vice: When Does Obsessive Daydreaming Become a Mental Illness?.

   2016    

2016, December - CNN: Maladaptive daydreaming: When fantasies become a nightmare.

 

2016, December - Fox News: Maladaptive daydreaming: When fantasies become a nightmare (pdf version).​

 

2016, November - CBS New York: What To Do When ‘Destructive Daydreams’ Overtake Reality.​

 

2016, October - New York Magazine: What it's like when your daydream are just as real as life.​

 

2016, August - The Wireless New Zeeland: A world of their own (pdf version).​

 

2016, August - Lone Wolf Magazine: Maladaptive Daydreaming, When Fantasies Take Over Your Life.

 

2016, May - Wall Street Journal: When Daydreaming Becomes a Problem (pdf version).​

   2015   

2015, April - The Atlantic: When daydreaming replaces real life (pdf version).

   2013   

2013, June - Medical Daily: Maladaptive Daydreaming — What Is It?

Local international media outlets

Non-English language articles sorted by date.

Clicking on the article name will link to the original article. For convenience, we also added a pdf version.

  2024  

2024, May - psychologim.com: הקשר בין חוויות ילדות קשות, פנטזיה הקשורה בטראומה וזיכרון בקרב אנשים עם חלימה בהקיץ חריגה (The relationship between childhood adversities, trauma-related fantasy and memory in maladaptive daydreaming). (In Hebrew). (pdf).

 

2024, March - Spazio50: Sognare a occhi aperti può diventare un problema (Daydreaming can become a problem). (In Italian). (pdf).

 

2024, February - Il BO Live Universitá di Padova: Maladaptive daydreaming, l'eccessivo fantasticare (Maladaptive Daydreaming, excessive daydreaming). (In Italian). (pdf).

 

2024, February - TAG24: Cos’è il maladaptive daydreaming e quali possono essere le ripercussioni negative sulla vita quotidiana (What is maladaptive daydreaming and what can be its negative repercussions on daily life). (In Italian). (pdf).

 

2024, February - Il Giornale: "Maladaptive daydreaming" ecco perché è pericoloso (“Maladaptive daydreaming” this is why it is dangerous). (In Italian). (pdf).

 

2024, February - Wired Italia: Cos'è il maladaptive daydreaming e perché può essere un problema (What is maladaptive daydreaming and why can it be a problem). (In Italian). (pdf).

 

2024, February - Diario de Ciapas: Ensoñación… fantasía o realidad? (Daydreaming: Fantasy or reality?) (In Spanish). (pdf).

  2023  

 

2024, January - N Life: Uyumsuz hayal kurma (maladaptive daydreaming) hastalığı nedir, belirtileri neler? (What is a maladaptive daydreaming disease, and what are its symptoms?) (in Turkish). (pdf).

 

2023, September - Il ruolo difensivo delle fantasie e la relazione tra il narcisismo e il maladaptive daydreaming: Come la narcisistica tendenza alla fantasia può sfociare nel disturbo da fantasia compulsiva all’aumentare del sentimento di vergogna (The defensive role of fantasies and the relationship between narcissism and maladaptive daydreaming: How the narcissistic tendency to fantasy can lead to compulsive fantasy disorder as the feeling of shame increases) (In Italian).

(pdf)

 

2023, September - Apa itu Maladaptive Daydreaming: Pengertian, Ciri-ciri, Penyebab, Hingga Cara Mengatasi (What is Maladaptive Daydreaming: Definition, Characteristics, Causes, and How to Overcome It). (In Indonesian). (pdf).

 

2023, August - V zajetí svých fantazií: Maladaptivní denní snění je nebezpečná a nevyzpytatelná závislost (Captive of your fantasies: Maladaptive daydreaming is a dangerous and unpredictable addiction).(in Czech) (pdf).

 

2023, June - Pourquoi Docteur?: Etre constamment dans la lune : une maladie mentale? (Being constatlt on the moon: A mental Illness?) (in French) (pdf). 

 

2023, June - WDR1: So verbessern Tagträume dein Leben (This is how daydreaming improves your life) (in German). (pdf).

 

2023, May - Kampüste ne var: Masum Bir Tehlike: Maladaptive Daydreaming (An innocent danger: Maladaptibe daydreaming). (in Turkish). (pdf).

2023, April - Benafshenu, א פאר׳חלומ׳טן דיאגנאז (A daydreamed diagnosis) (in Yiddish).

 

2023, April - Être Parents: La rêverie excessive chez l'enfant : quels sont les risques? (Excessive daydreaming in children: what are the risks?) (in French). (pdf).

 

2023, March - Vogue Polska: Maladaptive daydreaming: Wirus marzycielstwa (Maladaptive daydreaming: The daydreaming virus) (in Polish). (pdf).

 

2023, March - Stuttgarter Nachrichten: Die kreative Magie des Nichtstuns (The magic of doing nothing) (in German). (pdf).

 

2023, March - Eres Mamá: Ensoñación excesiva en niños: ¿qué es y cuáles son sus riesgos? (in Spanish). (pdf).

 

2023, March - Yahoo!: ¿Sueñas despierta como si fuera real? Puede que sufras ensoñación desadaptativa (y que sea adictiva). (in Spanish) (pdf).

2023, March -  Kumparan: Pengertian Gangguan Mental Maladaptive Daydreaming dan Pertanda Mengalaminya (definitions and symptoms of maladaptive daydreaming) (in Indonesian). (pdf).

 

2023, March - L'actualité: Rêverie compulsive : quand le rêve éveillé remplace la réalité (in French). (pdf).

 

2023, March - ynet: לחלום בהקיץ ברמה חריגה: התוכנית הישראלית שעשויה להקל במצב (in Hebrew). (pdf).

 

2023, Fabruary -  Nafshi: אין עולם הדמיון (in Yiddish).

2023, January -  Epoch Times: Flucht aus der Realität: Das Tagträumen und seine dunkle Seite (in German). (pdf).

2023, January - N1: Sanjarenje je zdravo sve dok ne pređe granicu i postane poremećaj (in Serbian). (pdf).

   2022   

 

2022, December - ICE: נוטים לחלום בהקיץ? חשוב שתקראו את זה לפני הפעם הבאה, (in Hebrew). (pdf).

 

2022, November - Nałogowi marzyciele. Vogue Polska (Addiction dreamers, in Polish). (pdf).

 

2022, November - Ylioppilaslehti: Toiseen todellisuuteen (To another reality, in Finnish). (pdf).

 

2022, September - The Wom: Maladaptive Daydreaming: Perché Può  Far Male e come Smetere di Farlo   (in Italian).

 

2022, September - Visão: Afinal, é bom ou mau sonharmos acordados? Depende (in Portuguese)

2022, August -  הצד האפל של חלומות בהקיץ, Ynet (in Hebrew).

 

2022, July - WDonna.it: Maladaptive daydreaming o disturbo da fantasia compulsiva (in Italian). (pdf version).

 

2022, July - La Republica: La vita parallela nella nostra testa: che cos'è il maladaptive daydreaming, (in Italian). (pdf version).

 

2022, May - DoctorsOnly: חלימה בהקיץ או הפרעת קשב וריכוז?  (in Hebrew).

 

2022, May - Doutor Jairo Bouer. Sonhar Acordado é  Parte do TDAH? Nem Sempre, Segundo Estudo (in Portuguese). (pdf version).

2022, May - ?ואללה!.  האם חלימה בהקיץ היא סוג של הפרעה נפשית (in Hebrew). (pdf version)

 

2022, May - Revista F.  Malati di Imaginazione, pp. 141-142 (In Italian).

 

2022, April - Así Somos (Corporación Venezolana de Televisión. ¿Qué es la ensoñación inadaptada? (In Spanish). (pdf version).

2022, April - Psychomédia. Trouble de rêverie inadaptée ou de déficit d'attention (TDAH)? (In French).      (pdf version).

2022, April - Cose Nostre. La testa tra le nuvole. (In Italian). (pdf version).

2022, April - PsychoSociaal digitaalMaladaptive Daydreaming: Een vrij onbekend begrip waarvoor meer aandacht nodig is (In Dutch). (pdf version).

2002, March - Sur les réseaux sociaux, ces ados en quête d’ésotérisme. (In French). (pdf version).

2022, March - Milliyet. Hayalin fazlası hayatı altüst ediyor: Uyumsuz hayal kurma bozukluğu nedir? (In Turkish). (pdf version).

2022, February - Ynet (in Hebrew) ללמוד בהוגוורטס, לחיות כמו אווטאר: הצעירים שעוברים למציאות חלופית (Study at Hogwarts, live like an avatar: on youngsters who shift realities). Click here to download pdf. 

2022, January - Cerveau & Psycho, 118, 82-87. La rêverie compulsive : les aceros à l’imaginaire. . https://doi.org/10.3917/cerpsy.118.0082 (In French).

 

   2021   

2021, September - De Volkskrant, Dagdromen om niet te hoeven leven (in Dutch). (pdf version).

2021, May -  My Republica: Maladaptive daydreaming: Bane or Boon?

2021, March -  NPİSTANBUL Beyin Hastanesi (in Turkish): Yalnız bireyler kendi hayali dünyalarına saklanıyor (pdf of the English translation).

2021, March - XMan.cz (in Czech): Mozkové alfa vlny si přejí kreativitu. Jsou povzbuzováni meditací a   žehlením. (pdf version).

2021, March - Ticino7 (in Italian): Sognare di sognarsi: tra mente, realtà e fantasies (Dreaming of                  dreaming: between mind, reality and fantasies, (English language pdf version).

2021, February - 2Doc.nl (in Dutch): The Daydreamers. A conversation with film director Thomas Renckens (In Dutch, pdf of English translation).

2021, January -StateofMind.it (in Italian): Maladaptive daydreaming: essere prigionieri dei propri sogni ad occhi aperti (pdf version).

 

   2020   

2020, October - Ultima Voce (in Italian): Maladaptive Daydreaming: quando sognare ad occhi aperti è un

         problema (pdf version).

2020, August - IzmirTime35 (in Turkish) - Maladabtive Daydreaming NEDİR? (pdf version).

2020, August - Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish): Professor: Att dagdrömma kan bli som missbruk (pdf

         version).

2020, August - ED Times India: FlippED: Is Daydreaming An Indicator Of Creativity Or A Detrimental

        Distraction? (pdf version).

2020, June - Siakap Leli (in Malay): Anda Kuat Berangan? Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder Adalah

         Penyakit Mental Yang Anda Kena Elak – Kajian (pdf version).

2020, June - The Swaddle (India): All You Need To Know About Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf version).

2020, June - Solopos Indonesia (in Indonesian): Jangan Sering Melamun, Bisa Kena Gangguan

         Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf version).

2020, May - Sosyal Insan (in Turkish): Çok Fazla Hayal Kurma Sendromu: Maladaptive Daydreaming (pdf

         version).

2020, May - Deutschlandfunk Nova (in German): Maladaptives Tagträumen: Wenn Träumen zur Sucht

         wird (pdf version).

2020, March - DocCheck (in German): Im Tagtraum gefangen (pdf version).

   2019   

2019, December - Baidu (in Chinese): 幻想带给我很多的快乐和痛苦:了解一下非适应性白日梦

2019, December - The Daily Star Pakistan: Maladaptive Daydreaming: More than a fantasy (pdf version).

2019, December - Focus (in German): Maladaptives Tagträumen Kaum Kontrolle über eigene Gedanken -

        Lena verliert sich stundenlang in Fantasiewelt (pdf version).

2019, November - Gehirn & Geist (in German): Flucht aus der Wirklichkeit (pdf version).

2019, November - Makor Rishon (in Hebrew): The dream and its interpretation (pdf version).

2019, July - MindTollBox Iran (in Farsi): هنگامی که خیال پردازی تبدیل به اختلال می شود (pdf version).

   2018   

2018, August - News1 (in Hebrew): New findings show correlation between maladaptive daydreaming

        and OCD symptoms (pdf version).

2018, August - DoctorsOnly (in Hebrew): Maladaptive daydreaming, impairment of daily functioning and

        distress (pdf version).

2018, August - BizPortal (in Hebrew): Love daydreaming? It might be phatological (pdf version).

   2016   

2016, May - Ha'aretz (in Hebrew): Maladaptive daydreaming may turn into a psychiatric disorder (pdf

         version).

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