Published on 12, July, 2020
It sounds bizarre even to me, but I couldn't tell what is my special interest, it bugged me all the time.
It was like in a polish poem for kids about Mister Hilary looking for his glasses, while he had them on his nose all along.
After I watched Autistamtic's video about special interests, I decided there is only one possibility - Thinking.
I do have many interests, some of them time and money consuming, but there is only one that persisted through my whole life - Thinking.
It is my safe place where I escape when in need. I do not need to be told to do it, and nobody can break in.
I'm doing it for hours sometimes without noticing how long I am doing tt. If it wasn't for alarms I set, I would often miss moment when I'm supposed to get up and go to work, I'm so engrossed in it.
I can think about anything and everything, because it stimulates my special interest. The more wierd, unexplainable, uncommon, the better, it will make think longer.
It would explain why I do not stick to one branch of knowledge, I read and absorb all, whatever I currently need to thinik about.
When I meet my friends I can talk about what I was thinking about lately with so much excitment and at increased speed, that I can tell they do not know how to interject. But I want their opinions too so I stop sometimes.
I come up with many radical, abstract conclusions often, to things nobody bothered to think about, but for me existing explanation was lacking, so I had to do it.
Does it make any sense to you?
Have you heard about special interest that does not exist in a real word?
Is it possible?
I agree with AnnieH. It sounds like you're a deep thinker which could definitely be a special interest. It's something you find interesting and enjoy doing, it's also something no one can take from you and stop you doing.
I think this very possible and a great interest to have. Also as you said a good place to escape to.
I have a special interest which is in my head a bit like yours which is dreaming/daydreaming. I picture worlds, characters, adventures in my head. I can hear it happening if I really think about it. This isn't a psychosis by the way, I got checked for that. It is just my imagination and mind. A bit like you, my way of escaping.
I love your special interest.
Prof said:I picture worlds, characters, adventures in my head.
I do that as well. I used to play RPGs as teenager a lot. It was usefull to know what to do first
I am trying to write sci-fi book now, but writing isn't in range of my special interest,
I need someone to invent how to download what's in my head
Oh so cool. I wasn't allowed to play games, mother didn't like it and thought it wasn't right for girls. Shame they looked such fun. Maybe that's why I just do it in my head now
Good luck with your book. You're very good at writing I bet it will be a fantastic read.
Omg yes! Could definitely do with a download for our heads.
Girls think about romance when they're adolescent not about playing checkers with their brother
Not everything is bad in our lives.
I did have a lot of fun, just not among 'normal' people,
That's lovely. It sounds like you had a lot of fun sometimes. It's funny how parents don't like some things like that. I like your saying though, what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over ... A lot of the things I do are a bit like that. It's like being here my mother wouldn't understand or like. But I find it helpful and enjoy being with others. It doesn't hurt.
Sorry your sisters are different now. I've never had siblings.