Brain Hamsters Are Out Of Control
Trying to quiet things down, so I'll ramble for a bit.
Hyperfocus is hell
So, the first thing is the hyperfocus. People hear hyperfocus and think, "hey, how cool would it be to be able to block everything out and just focus on a single thing for hours/days/weeks on end?" My response? I'd like to punch you in the mouth. For me, it's more of a case of something getting stuck. It spins, it doesn't resolve, it just goes. I imagine it's a bit like someone who might have OCD. Imagine the symptoms. You have the irrational compulsion to wash your hands every time someone near you sneezes because a bit of spittle might have landed on your desk and the germs may have made their way to your hands and it's winter so everybody around you is sneezing so you keep going to the restroom (where people keep sneezing) and you keep washing your hands with really hot water because the hot water will kill the germs and it's winter so …
