Are Romantics Really The Hopeless Ones?
Sweet forehead kisses. Long, lengthy courting. Watching the sun rise. Kisses in the rain. Being whisked away into bright pink and orange sunsets – all the dreams of those so hopelessly romantic it makes them helpless.
Daydreams can seem like an innocent way to entertain a bored mind, but how much daydreaming is too much? The prevalence of maladaptive daydreaming is generally unknown, but it appears to be more common among people with pre-existing mental health disorders — over half of maladaptive daydreamers have a mental health disorder. Those who experience hardship and suffering may look toward daydreaming to escape from reality – this, for many, can often include hours of overly-detailed romantic scenarios that make the real world a little darker but the present mind somewhat calmer.