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If you're looking for a word to describe this frame of mind, you seem to be describing hyperfocus. People with ADHD deal with it pretty much constantly, but the
by ksaj 7y ago
If you're looking for a word to describe this frame of mind, you seem to be describing hyperfocus. People with ADHD deal with it pretty much constantly, but there are many other conditions with this exact symptom. OCD, which only superficially looks like the polar opposite of ADHD, is a major one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocus
Yes, the wiki says OCD is not hyperfocus. But down to the grit, ADHD and OCD are differing responses to focusing on the order of far too many things, at the expense of everything else. Just wanted to add that in here because although they sound exclusive when worded a certain way, they aren't.
- agota 7y agoWhat he's describing doesn't sound like a symptom of OCD at all. Source: I have a diagnosed OCD so quite familiar with the common symptoms.
- LeonB 7y agoDani Donovan’s ADHD cartoons are a great read: https://twitter.com/danidonovan/status/1100414551932030984?s=20 https://twitter.com/danidonovan/status/1100414551932030984?s... Also see “the sushi train metaphor” from Dr Russ Harris, a psychologist specialising in ACT https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tzUoXJVI0wo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tzUoXJVI0wo