Parallel Lives

Today Dimmer talks to Canadian psychologist and psychoanalyst, Susan Meindl about Jungian themes and Active Imagination. Q couldn't make this episode, but don't worry, he'll be back for the next. See below for details of Susan's presentation to the C G Jung Society of Montreal! Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On: The Role of Fantasy in Jungian Life A lecture by Susan Meindl  Friday, April 12th  7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (EDT) A short video clip about her presentation  https://youtu.be/w7bOW_Temg   Susan Meindl is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice in Montreal, Canada   Active imagination is considered one of the “four pillars” of Jungian psychology. There are, however, many naturally and intuitively entered-into mental activities which draw on the same human capacities as active imagination, but without an intentional therapeutic effect. For individuals with a strong capacity for imagination, fantasy life can be alluring, treacherous and for some, addictive. What happens when active imagination escapes the analyst’s office and wanders around “wild” in the psychological world?  Jung was aware of some of the dangers, but he also felt that active imagination was a powerful adjunct to dreams as a way of connecting to deeper parts of ourselves, individuating and creating a living relationship with our unconscious. Please join me for this lecture and seminar in which we will explore some of the fascinating, and often revealing, aspects of fantasy and imagination.   Parallel Lives: Disorders and Delights of Fantasy and imagination A Seminar with Susan Meindl Saturday, April 13th.   1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (EDT) Information and registration links sites.google.com/site/cgjungmontreal Susan Meindl, M.A., O.P.Q., c.o.Psychologist/PsychologueContact me: susan.meindl@gmail.com514 261-0591Read my articles on-line: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Susan_Meindl Here's the 'grass roots' paper Dimmer couldn't remember the name of. And Eretia's blog that we mentioned. Discord ISMD ICMDR Reddit Art by: SPFitzgerald Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnail by: SPFitzgerald

Today we talk to Maladaptive Daydreaming blogger, Ky, about fear MDers may have around "quitting" daydreaming. Ky's Blog The Daydream Place: for immersive/maladaptive daydreamers Link to Discord:   / discord   Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community:   / maladaptivedreaming   International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/... Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Q and Dimmer dive into the 2013 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: MD writing server: https://discord.gg/NvZmmukYsw Daydreamer Newsletter contact page: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/contact/  General Resources and Links: Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Maladaptive Daydreaming Center: https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Today we talk to fellow YouTuber LittleOlBee about the expectations that others hold for Maladaptive Daydreamers.  I'm not even sure that's a good way to explain it but it's the best I can do.    Bee's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgauOFQFcdrISHf7biOQA4g  Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details)  Thumbnails by: Jessica

This week Dimmer and substitute co-host, Karishma, chat with Hillary about how MD and hobbies intersect.    Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications   Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Today we welcome Halo back to talk about how MDers relate to reality. We touch on "dramatic irony", "true love" and "time".   Links to stuff mentioned in the episode: MD writing server: https://discord.gg/NvZmmukYsw Daydreamer Newsletter contact page: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/contact/  General Resources and Links: Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Maladaptive Daydreaming Center: https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Part 5 of a series covering The Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming; Overcoming Fantasy Addiction, a blog by the MDer known as Eretaia.  Today we'll be covering part 5, "Was it All Just a Lie?" with Lisa.       The Guide to MD blog series: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/   Our email: ContactParallelLives@gmail.com Send us fan art!     The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yu TheICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/ Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Part 4 of a series covering The Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming; Overcoming Fantasy Addiction, a blog by the MDer known as Eretaia.  Today we'll be covering part four, "The Void" with Michael (Happy). The Guide to MD blog series: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/   Our email: ContactParallelLives@gmail.com Send us fan art and topic ideas!   The dissertation mentioned in this episode: https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/240545800/PhD_Haynes_RS_11470570.pdf The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yu The ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/ Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Part 2 of a series covering The Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming; Overcoming Fantasy Addiction, a blog by the MDer known as Eretaia.  Today we'll be covering part 3, "Are You There" with Liz.    A message from Thomas: Hi everyone. My name is Thomas Renckens and I'm a Dutch documentary filmmaker based in Amsterdam.  In 2020 I made a short documentaly film about MD - my graduation film from the National Film and Television School called "The Daydreamers". Since then I've been working hard to secure funding to make a long documentary about MD, and I was recently given development money from the Dutch public broadcaster for the project. As part of my research I would like to speak to individuals about their experience with MD through Zoom/Skype. Initially it would be for my own research but I might be interested in filmmaking with you for the documentary in the future.  I'm particularly keen to speak to individuals based in Europe, but those in other parts of the world are welcome to get in touch as well.  No requirements to speak English fluently.  If you're open to speaking with me please send an email to: thedaydreamersfilm@gmail.com If you email me can you please make sure to include the following information: - name - age - location - brief description of your daydreaming experience, e.g. what do you daydream about, what triggers your daydreams, how much has MD impacted your life, etc. (feel free to share however much you feel comfortable with). I look forward to hearing from you. Best, Thomas. www.thomaswillemrenckens.com The Guide to MD blog series: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/ Our email: ContactParallelLives@gmail.com Send us fan art!   The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yu TheICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/      Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Part 2 of a series covering The Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming; Overcoming Fantasy Addiction, a blog by the MDer known as Eretaia.  Today we'll be covering par two, "What You Are and What You Are Not" with Mon.   The Guide to MD blog series: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/ Our email: ContactParallelLives@gmail.com Send us fan art! The Log Book Amazon https://www.amazon.com/MD-Daily-Tracker-Maladaptive-Daydreaming/dp/B09BCCB6FP/ref=sr_1_6?crid=36UZUPFB3ZT5Y&keywords=maladaptive+daydreaming&qid=1659556492&s=books&sprefix=maladaptive%2Cstripbooks%2C80&sr=1-6 PDF https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_eF0q7eLSCQ0HkZ9ciyV0pe3m3vO1gkQ?usp=sharing The App Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.a.daydream iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/daydreaming/id1608709937 So... it looks like Dimmer was mistaken, the entire treatment study is not yet available but here is a preliminary write-up on it (english abstract) and there is another paper currently under review. Herscu, O. (2021). Treatment for Maladaptive Daydreaming: A pioneering study on the development and evaluation of an online intervention based on mindfulness meditation and self-monitoring. Doctoral dissertation presented to the School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Israel (in Hebrew, English abstract). The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yuTheICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/    Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Part 1 of a series covering The Guide to Maladaptive Daydreaming; Overcoming Fantasy Addiction, a blog by the MDer known as Eretaia.  Today we'll be covering "Fall of the Self" with Nymph. The Guide to MD blog series: https://maladaptivedaydreamingguide.wordpress.com/guide/ Somer, E., Somer, L. & Halpern, N. (2019). Representations of maladaptive daydreaming and the self: A qualitative analysis of drawings, The Arts in Psychotherapy.  63, 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2018.12.004 https://www.somer.co.il/images/MD/2019_art-MD.pdf The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yuThe ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Here we talk with Liz about how we knew it was MD following a user request via email.   NPR video Liz mentions: https://youtu.be/ckYSydGYKRU Smoking video Dimmer mentions: https://youtu.be/GGiNOzk0aNg Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications Maladaptive Daydreaming Center: https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/ Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

In this episode we talk to Emerie and Pumpkin Queen about how Maladaptive Daydreaming and asexuality intersect in their lived experience.  The paper Dimmer mentions in the beginning; https://somer.co.il/images/docs/2016_Bigelsen_et_al_MD_under-researched_Dx.pdf Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Here we talk to guest, Kayla about Maladaptive Daydreaming Crashes.   Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

In this episode Q, Dimmer and guest, Hilary, take the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16).  This is part 2, part 1 as released May 1s 2022.   The MDS-16: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/measures Somer, E., Lehrfeld J., Jopp, D.S., & Bigelsen, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS). Consciousness and Cognition, 39, 77-91. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.12.001 https://somer.co.il/images/docs/2016_MDS.pdf Soffer-Dudek, N. & Theodor‐Katz, N. (2022).   Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications  Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

In this episode Q, Dimmer and guest, Hilary, take the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS-16).  This is part 1, part 2 will be released May 16th 2022.   The MDS-16: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/measures Somer, E., Lehrfeld J., Jopp, D.S., & Bigelsen, J. (2016). Development and Validation of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS). Consciousness and Cognition, 39, 77-91. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.12.001 https://somer.co.il/images/docs/2016_MDS.pdf   Soffer-Dudek, N. & Theodor‐Katz, N. (2022). Maladaptive Daydreaming: epidemiological data on a newly identified syndrome. Frontiers in Psychiatry.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.871041 https://www.dropbox.com/s/03ng1r74ahhwkhw/2022-epidemilogy.pdf?dl=0   Link to Discord: https://discord.gg/x6QZNwe89Y Trapped in Daydreams blog: https://www.trappedindaydreams.com/ Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ International Consortium for Maladaptive Daydreaming Research: https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research/publications Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) Thumbnails by: Jessica

Today we're talking with Sinaeh about how to study with Maladaptive Daydreaming  The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yuThe ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/  Thumbnails by Jessica Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details)

Today we're talking to Maladaptive Daydreamer, Pepper, and her mother Heather about discovering Maladaptive Daydreaming. Note*  We had a little trouble with the end of the recording, kindly ignore any audio weirdness, apologies if it's distracting.  The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yuThe ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/ Thumbnails by Jessica Art by: SPFitzgerald https://www.spfitzgerald.com/ Music by: Iliasse (ask for details) 

Today we talk about the recent "I Spent a Day With" episode about Maladaptive Daydreaming on Anthony Padilla's YouTube channel. The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqqOeE20Grc The Newsletter: https://maladaptivedaydreamers.com/resources/ Jaynes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv2xTbLt4gsEkOfNnQU2GQ/videos The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yu The ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/ Thumbnails by Jessica Art by SPFitzgerald Music by Illiasse 

Today we're talking to Shae, who has been running a Maladaptive Daydreamers 'peer support' group on Zoom for the last year. A link to Shae's Discord which provides links to the zoom meetings: https://discord.gg/U3Qdr4AH9m The Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/MaladaptiveDreaming/ The Discord https://discord.gg/A5aCVvC4yu The ICMDR (research site) https://daydreamresearch.wixsite.com/md-research The MDC (community site) https://maladaptivedaydreamingcenter.org/