Hormones ‘causing’ maladaptive daydreaming

[Custardandcreamp]

I was going to NC as I don’t like to admit I’m a serial maladaptive daydreamer. However it only happens during ovulation. I’m assuming it’s hormone induced, but I can’t find anything online about it and no doctor has ever offered advice or their opinion when questioned. I am currently ttc after being on the mini pill, during that time I didn’t daydream once and now I’m going through my first ovulation it came back suddenly. I have no control over it and will often lose hours upon hours just living inside my head. I’ve been told I look like I’m in a coma when it’s happening. To me it’s like watching a movie but in my head. It’s the same story every time since my very first experience of it 20 years ago. No one in it has aged either so in my daydreams I’m still the teenager I was when it began. I didn’t sleep last night because I stayed up daydreaming on purpose because I realised I’d missed the ‘story’ of my daydreams. I’m none the wiser about why it happens but now I’ve worked out the connection to ovulation can anyone shed light on which hormone could be inducing it and why? I’m not expecting a scientific account of what’s going on but any information from those who understand it or experience it themselves may just reassure me a bit. Thanks

I always noticed a very strong connection with my hormones too. In my case I think it was probably progesterone blocking my ability to daydream. After ovulation my characters and plots got kind-of fuzzy and distant. As soon as I got my period, they came back.

empowereddaydreamer.org/2020/12/08/women-how-does-your-daydreaming-change-throughout-your-menstrual-cycle/

Thanks for the link, it’s a shame it’s not recognised as a diagnosis as it could be very helpful for many reasons if they understood it better

I'm very relieved to see this thread - I, too, can find very little about this, and it's driving me crazy. Unlike the author in the linked post, I find MD very distracting and want to manage it better. In tracking it, I've realized that it's the week after my period is over that my MD is at its strongest. I'm in perimenopause and I think this has increased the MD even more. Wondering if hormone treatments might help?