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Re: A few blurbs I found regarding Hyperfocus
Maryyra, thanks for the awesomely insightful/ potentially helpful post! (Even if I really had to force myself to pay attention at the end- walls of text can lead to serious tuning out/ be intimidating- but what you said was so good I made a point to muscle through it
![]() I relate substantially to what you're saying. I know what you mean about just avoiding the triggers and listening to your body. My problem is I think I should be able to control my triggers and then I beat myself up about the fact that starting out my day on the internet 'for just fifteen minutes' leads to four hours. Anyway, if you don't mind sharing, what meds do you take? You seem to have similar issues so I'm curious as to what is helpful for you. Thanks- |
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Re: A few blurbs I found regarding Hyperfocus
It means It is the only time I can relax....be normal.
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My true meaning of Hyperfocus.
Hyperfocus = Unnecessary undivided attention. |
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Right now hyper focus is knowing I need to sleep but intent on finding some help for adhd so clicking on 100 pages of google nonstop for answers.
Or being able to magically concentrate for a 4 hour poker tournament and win it but not be able to wait for the kettle to boil or remember to put the milk back in the fridge. |
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Haha, I know what you mean about walls of text, desolationangel - I tune out on them easily too!! Geez, I was really hyperfocusing then... my apologies. Funny how that happens (not liking something and still doing it)!
I take vyvanse once a day, 40 mg - I'm not sure if it's the perfect dose though. Varies a lot, and I have a sort of bad memory when it comes to remembering what I did over the day. Maybe the vyvanse is doing its job too well - it's supposed to fade out less suddenly, but I barely notice it stop working until I suddenly realize that I haven't been focusing much for a couple hours. (Or hyperfocusing.) It doesn't seem to completely prevent me from hyperfocusing; my doctor suggested that I pour a bit out of the capsule to see if a lower dose would help. Tried that for four days, and still hyperfocused on one of them. And of course I hyperfocus even more without the medicine (and am more of a mess in general!). Maybe I have OCD as well, but then my hyperfocusing seems to be ADD-ish (like, starting a task, getting distracted by a detail of it and pursuing that detail, so that I'm still doing the task, but not actually getting closer to finishing it, and having trouble focusing on the overall goal). Not sure. |
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Hello
![]() I've skipped a lot of this thread, as 10 pages is a lot of reading, but wanted to figure out if all my 'mini obsessions' are hyperfocus or not. It's one of the things that I can't seem to stop doing, I fixate on a particular topic and have a voracious need to know everything about the topic and then lose complete interest in it, once I've pretty much wrung it dry. I seem to have gone through my life doing this and I always called them phases that I go through, but I'm just starting to realise this is probably not a normal thing to do? lol I'm 35 btw. But, as I said I'm not sure if it's hyperfocus or what? If it's not, does anyone know what it is? Oh and my Dr is researching a decent psych or whatever for me to go to about all my issues. My family have been saying stuff to me for years and now I realise these things not only affect my life but they affect their lives too. Reading these forums have been sooo interesting, seeing the similarities in people here and thinking - That's what I do! Anyway, thanks in advance for any replies ![]() |
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First of all, thank you so much for this thread! I didn't even realize that hyperfocus was a symptom of ADD. With that said, I have finally accepted my diagnosis! Because I have used my "coping mechanisms" for so long, hyperfocus was one of the ways I have managed to finish college with a 4.0 (granted it did take me 15 years post high school). I have always known that I have had some sort of ADD, but until I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago, I really haven't believed it because of my college! Thanks again for allowing me to "see the light" and accept this challenge!
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My husband has always said that I am too obsessed with things that I tackle. Guess that's how we are all the same! I am so glad to know that I am not alone! |
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Hyper-Focus is peace of mind.
In my work i could sustain this focus for large amounts of time,the whole day...sometimes i will not stop for lunch or a rest because it breaks the focus....and is a bugger to get back,especially after eating. I am now in withdrawal stages of being addicted to working hard,the dopamine hit....the H-P.
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I think I just hyperfocused on this thread! lol (And read most of it, yesterday and today) Great thread!
I'm still.. reeling from it all, I guess.. my mind iz dazzled with some of the info The need for - structure - deadlines or tests or other outside-imposed limits bring about hyperfocus or such.. (otherwise some limits need to be imposed too) I guess I've Hyperfocused on some things at the Uni - and it usually turned out great: for example I got into the beatniks, researching all I could find, even memories of some descendents online.. And it was on my final exam, WOW! (And of course Professor was impressed...) I had this recipe to study everything a bit and then use intuition and really study in-depth some of the things that 'attracted' me.. (it could also be a bit random) it sorta worked... I am still trying to make it work in 'grown-up life'. And sometimes it works. (Especially if there's a deadline or someone else making me do it..) For example, I may hyperfocus on something and want to make an article or a project out of it, but what if a few weeks or months later when it's assigned or approved I'm no more interested? And such.. ??? Many questions still abound.. I did find that sometimes reading my notes or new info about something or finding new aspects of it (or new, fun ways how to do or improve something, brainstorming is like a mind drug sometimes ![]() ![]() Also, being around charged/driven, energetic and creative/interesting people can sort of 'charge' me and get me into hyperfocus, I think-?? |
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Re: A few blurbs I found regarding Hyperfocus
Desolationangel...I was thinking almost the same thing this morning: I "should" be able to controll my trigers, then beat myself up when i don't. And Ironically, i have not been on this forum since i registerecd 6 mo ago. This morning I said i'd better get on it to have company of good folks like me who talk about ADD things. So happy I turned first to your post.
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Re: A few blurbs I found regarding Hyperfocus
Does anyone else feel like they go through "seasons" of hyper focus? That's the best way I can describe it. I will go for weeks knowing that I'm going to be slacking off, and not paying attention to things I need to..and I just have this general feeling of running against the wind.
And then I'll wake up one morning and I just seem to have some inner inspiration to tackle all of the things I put off at once. I become highly productive for a week or so, and then I slide into another week of rest. Can anyone relate? |
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