Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone
I was wondering if anyone else experiences this , but I find that I can get obsessed with something very easily , for example if I like an idea then I will think obsessively about how to go about it , research it etc. I find I have multiple obsessions at the same time which are constantly going round in my head which makes me exhausted, trying to figure out how to do my obsessions , for example planning a trip away or funding an activity.
I tend to also get bored quickly so my obsessions can fizzle out in a matter of days/weeks , but some go on for months. Does anyone else experience this too?
any advice would be greatly appreciated :)
i relate totally. especially to the obsession lasting then fizzling out. I can get really into something for months, then something happens either I cause it to fizzle out, or something externally impacts my belief/enjoyment and suddenly i have no more enthusiasm for it.
I also have what I call ocd/compulsive behaviours that really stress me out if i do not do, or others do not do properly,
i wish there were a way to stop them fizzling out because most are really positive ideas, projects, and goals. I they feel almost like they are how manic depressives feel like in a way.
I wish I could stop them fizzling out too! I have this issue with my music and writing - I have a very on/off relationship with them. I once started a novel and got so far into it, then lost interest. I haven't managed to get back to it since.
yeah. there must be a neurological reason for why we experience this?
maybe a specialist dr of clinical psychologist would be able to explain why it happens and even strategies ti assist it?
(like how dyslexics sometimes can read if they wear colour tinted glasses. maybe autistics can not lose their fizz if they can do something?)
It'd be very difficult to measure... maybe it'd be something about the time spent on the activity? That wouldn't give you the full picture though. I'm liking the terminology too
I think autistic obsessions is a really hard thing to measure scientifically. like how would you measure it, and work out whats causing it, and what causes it to fizzle out - in order to help prevent the fizzling out process. (i'm liking the term fizzling out atm)
I'm sure it's probably linked in some way. I used to obsess over fictional people, like characters in TV programmes or books.
another thing i have is with relationships. I can REALLY like someone obsessively, then one day just completely go off them and dont know why. must be same thing.
That'd be interesting to find out