r/adhdwomen • u/Heavy_Abroad_8074 AuDHD • 19h ago
General Question/Discussion On hyperfixations
Does anyone else not get short term hyperfixations that other ADHDers seem to get? I keep listening to podcasts where the hosts describe becoming obsessed with something for a few weeks at a time, ignoring everything else around them, and then burning out? I don’t experience this and maybe feel a little imposter syndrome about it.
My “short term” hyperfixations are quite a bit longer. For example, during the pandemic, I became quite interested in viruses. I studied everything I can about viruses, including the different types, hosts, virus reproduction, evolution, vaccines, and vaccine manufacturing. In total, the interest lasted about 9 months or so. But I learned everything I could with the knowledge I have.
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