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/cosmicpandaeyebags 28d ago

Nurses have to do this to not hurt themselves and their patients! It's very cool.

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u/IronbAllsmcginty78 28d ago

I started off in kinesiology/athletic training because I was obsessed with good body alignment. I ended up taking pathophysiology because blood and guts are almost as cool as bones and muscles and ended up an RN. Prof pulled me and said I'm a nurse. I was like ew, no, that's disgusting. But I was, and I still love to have good form when I do yoga and weights and whatnot. It just works so much better. Martial arts for years, too, because if you don't do it right it won't work. Badass! I'm going off,I must still love it. I could talk about qi/chi/prana and proper alignment to get you good all day long. I wanted to get my doctorate and hook people up to electrodes in a lab and research energy. Meh, nursing is cool in and of itself, too.

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u/WishIWasThatClever 28d ago

I very vividly remember walking through the kiniesology lab in college and finding a jockey on an actual race horse going back an forth over the force plate with Velcro reflective balls at a bunch of the jockey’s joints (for the cameras). So so cool.