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Inadequate reverie is a relatively new proposed health disorder that is not yet recognized in the “diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders” (DSM-5) used by mental health professionals to diagnose conditions. It is often discussed online because more and more people think they have trouble and are looking for support outside professional care.
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What are the characteristics?
The unsuitable reverie is a form of intense reverie characterized by the creation of unrealistic or fantastic situations, conversations or stories in his own mind which are outside the domain of a person’s daily life.
People with unsuitable reverie can create stories developed in their minds and rely on them over time, developing a kind of internal television program that they can continue to play.
The other potential characteristics of unsuitable reverie include:
- Get involved too emotionally in the story they create, so much so that it influences their mood
- Excessive feelings of concern, boarding or rumination (dwelling on negative thoughts)
- Attention and difficulty
- Lack of spatial conscience (knowing where you are in relation to your environment)
- Specific compulsions (behaviors that you feel forced to do) or obsessions (persistent and often instructive thoughts)
- Dissociation (disconnection of your sense of self or your environment)
- Intrusive thoughts
- Isolation
- Feelings of distress or shame
- Potential suicidality
- Lack of emotional regulation
- Escape (using an activity or behavior to escape the realities of life)
The difference between typical and unsuitable reverie
Reverie is considered normal, but unsuitable reverie can continue for hours, often interfering with other aspects of a person’s life. People who engage in unsuitable reverie can also use music or movements to immerse themselves in their fantasies more.
What causes unsuitable reverie?
There is no known cause for unsuitable reverie. It is currently believed that people with other mental health disorders engage in an unsuitable reverie as a form of adaptation mechanism designed to relieve their other symptoms or create a falsified world that allows them to escape their reality.
Several mental health disorders are often present alongside unsuitable reverie, including:
Unsuitable reverie rate in other mental health problems
The prevalence rates of these disorders, when correlated with another mental health disorder differ. For example, unsuitable reverie is observed in these percentages in people with various disorders:
- Anxiety: 77%
- ADHD: 72%
- Depression: 67%
- TOC: 54%
About 28% of people who know an unsuitable reverie have also tried to commit suicide.
How is it diagnosed?
Since unsuitable reverie is not yet recognized as an official diagnosis, no diagnostic test has been developed. The questionnaires used for anxiety, ADHD, depression and TOC could indicate that someone has certain characteristics of unsuitable reverie.
A tool known as Daydreaming Scale-16 (MDS-16) assesses daydreams. This tool can explore if someone dreams to the point that he affects his life. However, he cannot produce a formal diagnosis because the condition is not yet recognized in the DSM-5.
People with unsuitable dreams of diagnosis often self-diagnose without asking for other advice from health professionals, which can lead to a missed diagnosis of current mental health disorders that are in the DSM-5.
Calls to include unsuitable reverie in the DSM-5
Many mental health professionals have called unsuitable reverie to be included in the DSM-5, not as its own mental health, but as a form of dissociative disorder. Given the high level of online autodiagnosis, including DSM-5 could create better evaluation and treatment paths.
How is it treated?
There is no treatment available for unsuitable reverie. As a general rule, mental health care providers will assess the condition while determining if a person with unsuitable reverie also has an unheeded or subcontracted mental health which is in correlation with the new proposed disorder.
Mental health care providers will probably start by determining whether a person has an underlying mental health, such as dissociative disorder or limit personality disorder, and approach the deep cause using current therapy methods. These may include:
Other potential therapies and treatment options include making lifestyle changes to improve your overall mental well-being. These may include
- Do more exercise
- Better sleep
- Reduce stress levels
- Eat a healthy diet
- Building in breathing exercises
- Finding support for family, friends or online support groups or in person
A particular study examined the effectiveness of mindfulness and meditation as therapy for unsuitable reverie and found that it was beneficial in the short and long term. It offers more advantages than engaging in online assistance forums, but can also be used in conjunction with them as an additional tool.
When to ask for help
If you feel an unsuitable reverie that interferes with your ability to work in daily life, you should see a health care provider. Although there is no specific test or treatment, avenues that help other mental health disorders can be viable places to start managing unsuitable reverie.
Main to remember
- Malapaptive reverie engages in mental fantasies to the point that it can cause serious distress and lead to the inability of a person to participate in daily life.
- The unsuitable reverie is not yet considered a mental health problem, but the experts ask that it be included in the DSM-5 within the framework of the dissociative disorder group.
- If you feel unsuitable reverie, it is essential to contact a mental health professional to diagnose underlying mental health problems and create a tailor-made therapy plan to help management.
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