These vivid dreams replete with personal wishes and fancies tend to overpower conscious thinking and functioning that can even cause neglect of important real-life entities such as a job or interpersonal relationship.
In the context of daydreaming it refers to the extreme extent of daydreaming that not only continues for extended periods of time (hours and hours) but also disrupts everyday living. The term maladaptive means something which is not aligned or adjusted with respect to its environment. While on the surface daydreaming looks harmless and even amusing to some extent, there comes a limit beyond which this activity could turn maladaptive. Experts believe that this is our brain’s way of easing the boredom one has to routinely face. Studies reveal that people stuck in monotonous jobs which require repetitive tasks are the ones who indulge in daydreaming the most. Most of these pertain to emotionally charged visions associated with positive emotions such as happy and pleasant thoughts, aims and ambitions, and even imaginary scenarios of wish-fulfillment.
What makes daydreaming a maladaptive activity?ĭaydreaming, in its most harmless form, is an activity characterized by a striking detachment from the physical reality and getting hooked onto a stream of visions and fantasies which are experienced in a wakeful state.
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