In my experience I have some say in what I hyperfixate on. Does anyone else experience this or do you guys get dragged along by your brains latest fancy?
It really depends for me. Now that I'm medicated I can redirect the hyperfixation, but it takes a LOT of effort. Why catch up on my taxes from 2 years ago I just never did when I have a fresh Linux Mint Wilma install and hyperfixation on archiving every available ROM since the Intellivision up to the 360/ps3/wii era on my nas?
That's been my survival mechanism. I'd be homeless otherwise but I was able to hyperfixate on work related things and become a workaholic after failing out of school (where I couldn't focus on courses I didn't like).
My life/work balance has never been good, but its awesome to be fixated on the thing people pay you money to do.
I do make more deliberate choices on what I expose myself to content and general life experience wise. Because when it comes down to it I don't have a say in where the next hyperfixation takes me.
For example I am staying the hell away from trading card games because I enjoy being able to pay my rent.
