1The Daydream Trap
44When Defusion Feels Hard
2Introduction: A Prisoner of Your Own Mind?
45The Long Game
3What This Book Is Really About
46Chapter 7: Find Your Real-Life "Why" (The "Pivot" Skill 2: Values)
4The Shame No One Talks About
47What Values Actually Are
5The Anchor & Pivot Model: A Different Approach
48The Core Human Values
6What to Expect from This Book
49Decoding Your Daydreams
7Chapter 1: Recognizing Maladaptive Daydreaming
50The Daydream Decoder Exercise
8Daydreaming and Maladaptive Daydreaming
51When Your Values Conflict with Reality
9The Five Key Signs of Maladaptive Daydreaming
52The Most Important Thing You Need to Know
10Worksheet: Your Daydreaming Profile
53What If You Don't Know Your Values?
11Chapter 2: Why Is the "Drift" So Powerful?
54The Shift That's Happening
12Function #1: Escape from Discomfort
55Chapter 8: Build a Better "Real" (The "Pivot" Skill 3: Committed Action)
13Function #2: The Search for Fulfillment
56Why Tiny Actions Matter
14The Addictive Loop: Why One Hit Is Never Enough
57The 5-Minute Rule
15What Your Daydreams Are Really Telling You
58Turning Values into Actions
16What You Need to Remember
59The Pivot Plan Worksheet
17Chapter 3: Introducing the "Anchor" and the "Pivot"
60When Actions Feel Empty
18Why You Need Both
61The Gap Between Fantasy and Reality
19How This Is Going to Work
62What You're Building
20The Mindset Shift You Need to Make
63Chapter 9: Harness Your Creative Fire
21The Foundation Is Set
64The Creativity Hidden in Your Daydreams
22Chapter 4: Notice the Drift (The "Anchor" Skill 1)
65The Difference Between Compulsive and Intentional Daydreaming
23What Meta-Awareness Actually Means
66The Container & Channel Method
24The Early Warning System
67The Power of Time Limits
25Identifying Your Personal Warning Signs
68When You Feel Resistance
26Exercise: The Trigger Tracker
69Additional Creative Outlets
27Building Your Meta-Awareness Muscle
70The Shift from Escape to Expression
28What to Do When You Notice (Preview)
71Moving Forward with Your Creative Power
29The Power of Noticing Without Doing
72Step 1: Notice (Without the Drama)
30What You're Taking With You
73Step 2: Anchor (Get Back in Your Body)
31Chapter 5: Drop the Anchor (The "Anchor" Skill 2)
74Step 3: Get Curious About the Value You Were Missing
32Why Physical Sensation Works
75Step 4: Make a New Pivot Plan
33The Core Anchoring Techniques
76The 24-Hour Rule
34This Isn't About Stopping Thoughts
77When to Adjust Your Plan
35Creating Your Personal Anchor Menu
78The Long View
36Practice Makes It Automatic
79Chapter 11: From Fantasy to Focus
37What If It Doesn't Work?
80Signs You're Making Progress
38Bringing It All Together
81What Real Life Feels Like Now
39Chapter 6: Unhook from the Story (The "Pivot" Skill 1: Defusion)
82Your Imagination Has a New Job
40What Fusion Looks Like
83Relationships Are Different
41What Defusion Looks Like
84Handling Stress Without Escape
42Practical Defusion Techniques
85One Year from Now
43Exercise: Titling Your Daydreams
86References
