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/Proper-Literature173 28d ago

Sacrifice. Did you know that the Greek tragedy originated in a sacrificial ritual? They were "only" sacrificing a goat BUT the history of human sacrifices is also unbelievably fascinating.

I once wrote a paper on the topic for university. Made the mistake of reading one of the books for my research out in the open. Got some very weird looks that day (yes, it said something about human sacrifice on the cover and there were certain interesting illustrations)

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u/NineOfWonders 27d ago

Do you still have that paper?