special interest & hyperfixation troubles!!!
I’ve been in autistic burnout for about three months now and I recently got into an actual brand new interest, a full hyperfixation. I’ve been cycling through my “main” interests for a while now since those provide predictability, but they just don’t give you the same kick as a new hyperfixation does. You know what I mean? I’d almost forgotten what it felt like and DAMN!! It seemed I was more energized and happier. But now I’m kind of back in the nothing new to discover spot and now nothing feels like it’s energizing enough! I had a whole meltdown over it.
Usually my brain forces itself to hyperfixate on known interests but within it new concepts or angles, sometimes its just the same thing that comes back over and over too, but I’ve also hyperfixated on things for a few days or weeks and never gone back to it. Sometimes I feel like I’m forcing it & it doesn’t feel that good. Has anyone else experienced something akin to this & what can I do! I have no idea how my brain even works atp