hyperfixation

hyperfixation ~ state of intense focus in people with ADHD (or ADHD + something else)

traits (my experience)

• stressful
• not rewarding or satisfying by itself (not ever enough)
  • can lead to “useful” results or improving the skill though
• physically and/or mentally exhausting
• feeling of being forced into something by their own brain
• feeling of being in a cage
• can be used to avoid doing actually important tasks
• can be transformed into calm, less intense hobby
• not present since the very childhood, often only for few years (maybe with pauses)

my hyperfixations

• coding [current, reoccurring]
• software [current, reoccurring]
• art study [not active, transformed into hobby]
• game modding [not active?]

see also

• special interest