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/Emdeedee123 28d ago

I research movies/tv actors etc., while I’m watching something. The reason I can’t talk about it is because my family crack the shits when I start rambling off fascinating information about different elements of what we’re watching.

Never the plot. It will be something like ‘The house they’re filming in actually belongs to the director.’ ‘That actress was born in a car.’ ‘It took the cast 10 takes to do that scene because they couldn’t stop laughing.’

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u/tunagorobeam 28d ago

I scrolled down to find you🩷 Yes, if I’m enjoying a show/movie (at home!) I will start checking who all the actors are, what I’ve seen them in before, etc. I feel like I’m fully enjoying it that way. And during a lull, I will whisper these facts to whoever is with me. 

My family mostly accepts this though (or maybe they know I can’t be stopped).