"Maladaptive daydreaming is a mental health issue where persons daydream excessively, sometimes for hours at a time. “Maladaptive” means this type of daydreaming is an unhealthy or negative attempt to cope with or adapt to a problem.People who do this tend to “lose themselves” in extremely vivid and detailed daydreams. Research also shows this kind of daydreaming might be compulsive. That means it’s difficult — if not impossible — to control that they're doing it.

This issue also overlaps with several other mental health and neurological conditions. However, there’s evidence that maladaptive daydreaming is different from these other conditions and should be declared a separate disorder. Maladaptive daydreaming is most common in people with conditions that affect their mental health or certain types of brain functions. The conditions that are common with maladaptive daydreaming are:

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Anxiety disorders
Certain types of depression
Dissociative disorders
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Lastly, many people who experience maladaptive daydreaming have a history of abuse or trauma, especially during childhood. However, this isn’t something that all people with maladaptive daydreaming have.
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