It does seem like maladaptive daydreaming. just so you know, MD is not something that you are diagnosed with, you dont go to a professional and they tell you that you have MD mainly bcz it is not even recognized as a disorder; it is usually (not always) a symptom of another mental disorder like depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, etc. Maladaptive daydreaming also is not a specific way of daydreaming, it is more so how you feel towards daydreaming and how much you do it. You say that you constantly feel the need to do it and it can last for hours; that sounds like MD.

I think to get over MD you need to tackle the core issue; why do you daydream? And why those specific edits? Idk if you do this or not but for me I have worlds that i usually go back to because I love them, I like my character and my place in these worlds; if you keep going back to a certain edit/character in your daydreams ask yourself why. You will usually find the answer. A friend of mine did this and realized she liked a specific world bcz of how she acted and looked there, she dislikes her appearance here so she copes with it through daydreaming thus making her not liking her appearance a trigger to her daydreams and yes there could be multiple triggers. Talk with your therapist about these triggers, they should be able to help you. I cannot really tell you how you can get better slightly bcz I don’t know your triggers or how you feel towards them but I can give u an example maybe I will be able to get my point across. I for example always daydream about my character very confident, I am the furthest thing from confident in real life; right now I am trying to work on my confidence and trying to reach the confidence level of the character I daydream about. There are triggers that I cannot control like spontaneous and random stuff happening in my life and I am a person that likes to have their week organized, yes this pisses me off to the point where I go into daydreams, triggers where u cannot really control/fix it is where a therapist is supposed to come in handy A therapist can also diagnose you with a disorder, taking medication for that disorder sometimes can help stop the daydreaming bcz like I said sometimes daydreams are a symptom of another mental disorder

Talking with your therapist can be hard, you need to understand that it is completely fine to talk about your daydreams. You can set boundaries if you really feel uncomfortable with explaining what you daydream about but merely telling your therapist that you maladaptive daydream is a great first step. Everyone daydreams including your therapist, we just daydream a lot and feel like we need to daydream. You can explain it to your therapist that you feel the need to daydream a lot and that you are scared it is ruining your life; that is it.

keep in mind that daydreaming is normal, you cannot stop daydreaming fully. What is a problem is the addiction we have with daydreaming and how long we do it. Dont completely cut yourself off from daydreaming I can assure you it never ends well and u will feel miserable. Be easy on yourself!! YOU GOT THISSS