Periods of extreme focus on something

[gustavofring]

When I get obsessed with working on something, I turn into a crazy scientist. I lock myself in doors for hours. Get really passionate about it. Spending all nighters often. Myl living space turns into a mess. Sometimes such a period lasts for days. I am normally really not in the mood to see/hear anyone during that period. I love it, but obviously my environment doesn't.

This is probably a result of ADD. Normally I have extreme difficulty concentrating and am really quickly distracted but during these periods I get a form of hyperfocus. I forget about all the social bull$hit and being depressed and anxious and just focus on creating good stuff.

But it's like I can't combine social activity with work because each one sucks up too much energy. I have to focus on one thing at a time it seems. I wish I knew how to harness my focus so that I could spread it out more, while at the same time remaining normal and social.

Does anyone have something similar?

 

[Gaucho]

hello,

yes i have that problem too. if i discover something for example, i can spend hours and days just researching about that thing. its like a obsession.
I think have this problem because it lets me feel alive, something new, even tho most of the time its really stupid, actually sad things i research

 

[gustavofring]

Yeah, more often then not, what I do turns out to be really ineffective and useless afterwards, because although I am busy, I don't really set any boundries or guidelines for myself or a direction I am working in. Probably also a result of the ADD and the not being able to control my attention.

I think if I could actually turn this focus on things that advance me in life, I would probably be way further by now.