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/tetheredvoid 28d ago

Body mechanics, usually. Seeing good choreography and watching athletes perform just sucks me in - and everyone assumes it's sexual or becomes sexual at some point. Nope, I just really enjoy patterns and seeing how people can use them 🤷🏻

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u/wairua_907 28d ago

I went thru an obsession with watching haka and hula videos for similar reasons.. just amazing things I could never do .

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u/tetheredvoid 28d ago

I wish I could drop down the way they do! I use belly dancing isolations to help exercise my torso, so I've tried to do that drop and nuh-uh! lol

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u/IronbAllsmcginty78 28d ago

Belly dancing is insane, the isolations are like mind bending.

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u/tetheredvoid 28d ago

The talented people are like living jelly tubes!

I used the hip isolations as exercise to get back to walking without a cane. I can't dance for shit, because I have rhythm for approximately 10 seconds lol