Though, to answer your question, maladaptive daydreaming doesn't always come from child abuse. Anyone can develop maladaptive daydreaming at any point of their lives. Also, maladaptive daydreaming is not a permanent disorder. It can come and go, depending on how your environment and other people's behavior affects you. read more
Maladaptive daydreaming is a form of dissociation that normally begins in early childhood. Childhood Abuse from a young age is common in those that experience Maladaptive daydreaming. What starts as imaginative daydreams, after trauma and abuse become full fledged escapist fantasies. read more