Maladaptive daydreaming is a condition in which people spend large amounts of time immersed in compulsive fantasizing at the expense of real life. A senior Israeli clinical psychologist elaborates on the phenomenon and its implications
"Nightmare," Ditlev Blunck, 1846. "Imagination that has become a coping mechanism that is too costly." Credit: Nivaagaards Malerisamling
Maladaptive daydreaming is a condition in which people spend large amounts of time immersed in compulsive fantasizing at the expense of real life. A senior Israeli clinical psychologist elaborates on the phenomenon and its implications
12:57 AM • June 23 2026 IDT
About 25 years ago, Prof. Eli Somer encountered a phenomenon that did not yet have a name. A young man came to his clinic in Haifa, describing long hours spent immersed in imaginary worlds.
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