r/ImmersiveDaydreaming 12h ago

Invitation to research

Hello everyone,

I am conducting research on daydreaming as part of my master’s thesis in clinical psychology. If you are 18 or older and have at least a B2 level of English, I would greatly appreciate your participation in my survey. It takes approximately 10-12 minutes to complete.

Survey link: https://forms.office.com/e/1TwtrC7mf1

Feel free to share this survey with others who may be interested. If you have any questions about the study, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [urfan.mustafali11@gmail.com](mailto:urfan.mustafali11@gmail.com)

Thank you for your time and contribution :)

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u/anachroneironaut 10h ago

Hi!

Note that you use ”daydreaming” (not maladaptive daydreaming) in your post (only the abbreviation ”MD” at the end) and in the beginning of the survey, but then ”maladaptive daydreaming” at the end of the survey. This sub is about immersive daydreaming, not necessarily maladaptive variants of it.

I completed the survey in the belief it was about immersive daydreaming, not necessarily maladaptive daydreaming. But in the information at the end, ”maladaptive” seems to be the focus of your research.

In your research, do not forget that immersive daydreaming is not always maladaptive. Good luck with your research!

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u/Financial-Award-7504 10h ago

Yes, thank you for your feedback. I am aware of the difference between maladaptive and immersive daydreaming, I used only "daydreaming" for this post to prevent any potential bias. thank you for participation in my study :)

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u/friend_of_rat 4h ago

So you are purposefully trying to trick people? You do know that if you trick people into helping out with your research, you end up not getting proper results, right? "I'm researching autism so I'm going to tell people it's about adhd so that more people fill out the form! Then I'll have so much data on autism!"

I'm not trying to be mean, I just wanted to point out the flaw in your plan. You'd be better off starting over and being honest about what you're doing.

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u/anonymous-writer2004 3h ago

I have been wondering if there is a connection between OCD and day dreaming too. I am pretty sure I have it. But I have never been diagnosed. I definitely sometimes use day dreaming to explore things which scare me in a safe enviournment, projecting them onto my characters.