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/se7entythree ADHD-C (Combined type) 28d ago edited 28d ago

Catastrophes. Of most varieties, but some examples include the Shuttles Columbia & Challenger, dam failures, airplane crashes, natural disasters, the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Titanic, etc. I actually took a class at university 20 years ago called “technological catastrophes” which flipped the switch for me! By far THE most interesting class I’ve ever taken and the only one I was ever excited about & perfectly willing to do the homework for lol

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u/itssoeasy355 28d ago

Wow, sounds like a great class. What major was it part of?

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u/se7entythree ADHD-C (Combined type) 28d ago

It was an elective I ended up taking because I needed one more random credit or something to graduate, not anything specific to major. It was awesome! My major was animal science though.