

The disorder is not officially recognized as a mental health condition. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for those with maladaptive daydreaming to find help. Maladaptive Daydreaming is when an individual experiences excessive daydreaming that interferes with daily life. Given that imagination is necessary for problem-solving, envisioning the future, memory, and creativity it’s rarely flagged as a negative behavior. So the fuel of this creativity, our imagination, seems more mystical than scientific.

At times fictional characters are so complete we bestow them with unique cultures and languages.

Our extensive history of oral and written storytelling has made other worlds. But imagination seems to exist at the intersection of magic and science. The scientific definition of imagination is the ability to produce and simulate novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses.
