That's the problem with ADHD pleasure-seeking tendencies. To address your final points, I will point out that I have incredible difficulty in recognizing when something is out is not hurting me in the long run. I get to get reabsorbed into it all over again. That way, I can go back to it later and edit it into a better version of itself. I don't forget about them once I've finished and moved on to the next but I do stop focusing on them. And I fixate on whatever book I'm working on. While that certainly is something that happens, it doesn't happen every time.įor example, I love writing. That they will eventually just be forgotten when the next shiny thing comes along. ![]() And I feel like there's an unspoken stigma in the ADHD community that hyperfixations don't last. There absolutely is a stigma about fixation. Break it up more, and it gets easier to read. If your pleasure-seeking isn’t hurting anyone, then how can it be negative? ![]() I’d be a Hedonist if I had the money! We, NT and ND, are all just human and one of the greatest experiences of being human is the ability to experience pleasure. Now, I say all this without really believing that hyperfixation is negative. I also think the concept of “fixation” gets correlated with behaviours that are perceived to be “out of control” in an effort to seek more and more pleasure. However, it seems that the negative connotation of “fixation” has endured and I think this is, in part, because we as humans are taught that we can’t constantly be pleasure-seeking, that constantly pleasure-seeking will never really allow us to achieve happiness in the long run. Many of Freud’s theories, including his theories on psychosexual development which is where the concept of fixation stems from, have been debunked because there is little empirical evidence to support them. In contrast, I do believe hyperfixation has a stigma surrounding it and the stigma begins with the use of the word “fixation.” Fixation is a concept that was originated by Sigmund Freud and described as a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies. With all this said, I wish I had the ability to hyperfocus on tasks and activities that I enjoy or use the ability to hyperfocus to accomplish more day-to-day tasks, like cleaning. I wish I had more recent experiences of hyperfocusing, I fear that my medication for treating my mental health issues has left me kind of despondent and I don’t get much joy out of any tasks as of lately. In the past, I have gotten lost in a good book or have lost track of time due to playing video games. While I believe I am neurotypical, I have been diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and depression (some definitions of neurodivergence include anxiety and depression and others do not) and it has been a long time since I’ve experienced hyperfocus. ![]() ![]() I think this discussion is really interesting and I have some thoughts of my own, but I believe I am NT and hope I am not encroaching on a space not meant for me.įirst of all, I agree with other comments regarding the difference between hyperfocus and hyperfixation- that hyperfocus pertains to a particular task and ends once the task is complete and hyperfixation describes a longer period, with maybe several tasks as part of the fixation.
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