i don't believe my "daydreams" are "maladaptive" at all~! when i was so terribly suicidal they helped me be somewhere painless and possible. when i imagine myself happy, i actually am happier~! when i imagine myself having good experiences, i actually learn from them!

there is a very well respected sports training technique where the player simply "imagines" a perfect performance, over and over again, and her /his muscles actually LEARN to perform better~~! that is how i see my daydreaming, as self-improvement. i practice better ways to perceive others, to behave towards them, to feel about myself, and LO!! i improve~!

one must remember that to doctors all functions are potentially sicknesses, and dis-ease must be eradicated before it spreads. nothing heals by itself, the power of the mind is only good for imagining you are in pain when you're actually a drug seeker (NOT~!)

phooey on whoever said that "daydreaming" or imagination are illnesses~!
Gus