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Symptoms
While there are many specific symptoms of a maladaptive daydreamer, someone suffering from this disorder will not necessarily suffer from all of them.

Often maladaptive daydreamers will have 'triggers' that set off their daydreams. Common triggers are books, movies, and music. Maladaptive daydreamers also may have trouble getting out of bed or going to sleep, due to the want to contain daydreaming. Oftentimes while maladaptive daydreamers are daydreaming they will whisper, talk, make facial expressions, or do some sort of repetitive movement.

Maladaptive daydreamers can spend hours simply daydreaming. They often have elaborate fantasies within their minds, often comparable to a comeplete novel or movie. Many have more than one fantasy in their mind, each with its own characters, setting, plots, etc. Maladaptvie daydreamers may become emotionally attached to their characters as well, though they know the characters are not real.