An excessive dreaming disorder defines a particular syndrome. The person with this disorder spends much of his time immersed in his fantasies and completely disconnected from reality. Although we all dream, there are those who do it too much; So much so that he is confined to an isolated universe, where he neglects his food, his responsibilities and his relationships.
When we talk about syndromes, many readers may suspect that we are beginning to see pathological behaviors in (apparently) normal situations, in this sense, let us first clarify that any behavior will begin to be clinically analyzed when a certain type of act or reaction interferes with a person’s normal life.
- Therefore.
- Daydreaming is not necessarily a problem.
- As long as we have a fully functional day.
- 95% of the population has it.
- In addition.
- We all create fantasies and.
- When fantasizing.
- Practice countless areas of the brain that improve our mental agility.
- So structures such as the prefrontal cortex.
- The limbic system or several cortical areas related to sensory information help us reflect on certain areas of our lives.
- To nurture new projects and improve our mood.
These are the one-off times of the day that act as a “reset”?As a momentary refuge where you can find well-being. However, the real problem comes when these private corners are preferred to real life. Is it important to know that other underlying and associated disorders, such as various traumas, obsessive-compulsive disorder, underlying conflicts, often hide behind excessive daydreaming disorder?
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Excessive daydreaming disorder does not appear (yet) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). It is expected to appear in future editions as new research and therapeutic approaches emerge. It was in 2002 that psychiatrist Eliezer Somer of the University of Haifa in Israel spoke of him for the first time to name him and describe the associated symptoms.
This would be as follows:
As we have said, this disorder is still in the description and analysis phase, however, there are many psychiatrists and psychologists who treat these patients daily, we also highlight that articles are published frequently to update data and therapeutic approaches, so this disorder is increasingly delimited and the information we have is validated by professional practice.
It is important to report the latter for a specific reason, what has been proven is that excessive daydreaming disorder almost never appears alone, as we said at first, it is usually accompanied by other underlying disorders or problems.
The most important thing for the professional who will work with a patient with excessive dreaming is to know precisely the cause that may be the cause of this behavior, so the therapeutic strategy will be different for a person suffering from depression and for a person with obsession – compulsive behaviors. That’s the challenge and it’s the starting point for starting one approach or another.
Similarly, it is interesting to know that psychiatrist Eliazer Somer has developed a scale to diagnose this type of clinical pathology. Unadaptive dreaming scale (MDS)? It has 14 scales with which it is possible to define the disorder, which until now has served to differentiate it from other conditions, such as schizophrenia or psychosis.
On the other hand, it has been shown to be very effective in treating this disorder using the psychotherapeutic technique EMDR (Desensitization and Reprocessing by eye movements), an interesting approach to solving emotional difficulties caused by traumatic events. created in 1987 by Francine Shapiro.
“Sometimes the mind takes such a brutal blow that it hides in its own isolation. Sometimes reality is just pain, and to escape this pain, the mind must abandon reality. -Patrick Rothfuss-
Also, cognitive behavioral psychology is also effective in this type of psychological reality, in this case, the professional will have the following therapeutic objectives:
In conclusion, it is important to know when certain behaviors take us away from our responsibilities and the opportunity to live a full, happy and responsible life. Can excessive awake dreaming sometimes be a drug?That isolates us from a personal reality that hurts us, or for which we have no sense.