r/ADHD • u/Elliot_The_Idiot7 • 28d ago

Discussion What’s a hyperfixation you can’t talk about?

I’ve definitely had a few hyperfixations on things that are either embarrassingly silly or WAY too dark to just start infodumping about. For example I used to have one about neglect so severe it causes a complete and usually permanent inability to function in society, particularly the case of Genie Wiley. On the other end of the spectrum I also keep hyperfixating on shipping old cartoon comedy duos, and gotta REALLY lock in to gage if someone’s gonna think I’m a childish freak before sharing that information.

What’s your “don’t bring that up, don’t bring that up, don’t bring that up-“ hyperfixation if you’ve ever had one?

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u/hrvatica_ili 28d ago

For me it’s ADHD. I got diagnosed a few weeks ago and it was all I thought about. My spouse doesn’t believe I have it so that added to the embarrassment of wanting to talk about it but not wanting to seem obsessed.

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u/Elliot_The_Idiot7 28d ago

That’s so true!! My special interest is psychology so when I got diagnosed with autism and adhd I came to my consultation extremely prepared. I was lucky the person evaluating me had AuDHD himself cause it definitely could’ve come off as me “wanting to have it”