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Dec 23, 2012, 12:55 PM
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I struggle with what I call "fixations". It's where I gets obsessed with a topic or action (sometimes a negative one, sometimes a positive one) and can barely function in other areas of my life or make rational decisions because of it, and it can last for anywhere from a day to weeks. There are usually normal periods in between them, and whether they are positive fixations or not, they usually have a negative impact on my life. Usually the fixation involves me thinking about, talking about, and heavily researching the topic. I haven't been able to spend much time with my psychologist yet so I don't know if this is the symptom of a disorder.... Does anybody else do this?
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Dec 23, 2012, 01:20 PM
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oh it's happened to me as well.
for me... usually lasts about 1 or 2 week- and usually about totally random things that i've not even had any interest in before what usually happens with me, is someone would mention something... and despite the fact i've never heard of it, the next week or so would be devoted to it my last 1 was about how people lived during the victorian times... don't ask me how that started because i've got no idea what about you- are they topics you are interested in? or like me.. just random things |
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Dec 23, 2012, 01:33 PM
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Mine are usually really random as well. Sometimes they are things I'm interested in, sometimes things I'm worried about, sometimes things I have nothing to do with. And I can't prevent them or get them out of my head until I've got the fixation "worked out" of my head.
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Dec 23, 2012, 06:18 PM
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I can get these too, and they can be anything. It could be something I saw in a documentary that I found interesting and I'll spend days researching it online and finding more documentary's etc. The last one of those was about potential life on other planets. Or it could just be something like a movie that I enjoyed and I'll watch it a couple of times until I know almost every word.
My current "project" is being able to send all my files between my computer, 2 phones and tablet over my home internet wirelessly, this is a short one, I've only been at it since today and am nearly done... I don't know why, it might be useful some day lol. I'll have to find something new soon lol.
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Dec 23, 2012, 06:21 PM
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Yes, I have this distract me from from doing more important things.
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Dec 23, 2012, 06:23 PM
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I am totally guilty of that. I am presently in the middle of one. I am on a Lord of the Rings obsession faze. I am looking up all things Lord of the Rings, even joined a forum, that I immediately got bored of and ended coming back to PC. I do understand, and I do it often.
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Dec 23, 2012, 07:38 PM
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I do it all the time really. Some have lasted months of that certain thing that I am obsessing over. It has not helped in other parts of my life because it will be all that I can think of all day everyday. It really sucks.
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Dec 23, 2012, 08:11 PM
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Yes, thanks for posting about this. I like the calmer in between times
 I do this too, and have learned to look closely at not only what I am focusing on, but also what I am not focusing on... what I am trying to distract myself from, wanting to avoid, etc. |
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Dec 23, 2012, 10:10 PM
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Dec 24, 2012, 04:58 AM
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ooooo i know about joining forums and getting bored of them i had one about reptiles- and their care, how they lived, the diffrent types of them... and i actually joined a forum about reptiles... anyway logged in about once or twice, realised i'd nothing to say but " hello", and left |
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