Dr. Alok Kanuja (Dr. K)

Right.

So this is when people daydream so much that they have difficulty functioning in life.

Right.

Sound familiar.

So we know that maladaptive daydreaming may be some feature is somewhat related to ADHD.

So your brain or your mind is not brain.

Mind is not capable of daydreaming.

restraining your attention away from the daydream and focusing on what you should be focusing on.

You get caught up in the daydreaming.

So there's the attentional component, right?

And then you get lost in the daydream for a while.

The other reason that ADHD may be related to maladaptive daydreaming is that we know that maladaptive daydreaming is an emotional coping mechanism.

So when I am, and I'm sure y'all have experienced something like this.

So in my case, I used to be bullied a lot in school.

And so I'd have fantasies about standing up to my bully and then being able to fight them back and becoming a martial artist and this kind of stuff.

So we know that there is a normal human mechanism where when you have an emotional injury, your brain can fantasize, give you fantasies of triumph or whatever you're missing to make you feel better, right?

Because then you feel good.

Oh yeah, it's going to be good.

You get that justice boner where you're like,

yeah, like I'm going to win.