Whan: Why is maladaptive day dreaming so hard to diagnose? Whan: There are multiple different brains that can get to mal adaptive day dreaming. He says the type of day dreams correlate with certain unmet emotional needs and personality characteristics. Whan: If you've got this, figure out what kind of neuroscientific vulnerability you have. What do i say about it? Here's how i'd write it in a clinical experience.