Question to all my hyperfixators here (a little bit vent-y?)

SleepinqZzz 3/11/2022 05:28 pm 973

is it normal to feel ashamed for hyperfixating? Like- I’m currently obsessing over a show at the moment but I feel really guilty about it for some reason and idk why. And this morning I stared at an eraser stuck in the light at school for like 2 minutes and almost cried because I was so embarrassed and felt like I did something wrong.

Any other nd people have similar experiences?

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view_monster
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Mar 13, 2022 5:17 pm

YES DUDE. i am so embarrassed about a lot of the things i like-

i remember when i was still on tiktok (i deleted it) i would see a bunch of videos of people being like- "ew i can't believe i had a twenty one pilots phase i was so stupid and cringe" and twenty one pilots has been my special interest for YEARS and so it makes me feel quite crappy when people say stuff like that, even though it really doesn't matter lolol

XmasonX
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Mar 13, 2022 1:51 pm

no because sameeee at the beginning of the year i thought it would be cool to get a my chem backpack but now im embarrassed to where a my chem shirt (like have both on at the same time) with to even tho i have like 4 :,)

Wii
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Mar 13, 2022 1:31 pm

same it just feels super embarrassing especially when you end up going on a whole tangent and your friends just kinda sit there,,,

(and it's especially mortifying when its about problematic content like oof no maybe i shouldn't have said that )

heckarockstick
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Mar 13, 2022 12:54 pm

@lappy: I know of psychonauts!

CoNN13Killz
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Mar 13, 2022 9:07 am

@Mush_bRainz: they r awesome i dont blame u (also my mlp obsession is WAY more embarrassing in my opinon

melancholyskittle
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Mar 13, 2022 8:45 am

oh dude it’s totally normal to feel ashamed about it! i feel embarrassed about my hyperfixations all the time, and it’s totally ok that you’re feeling this way. but just know that you aren’t doing anything wrong by hyperfixating, and everything that you hyperfixate on is totally cool!! even if it’s not something your friends have heard of, or it’s something really super niche, or you think it would be considered “childish”, “problematic”, or anything in between— it’s something that makes you happy, and as long as you’re not hurting others, it’s okay.

i promise, it can be so hard to be super super obsessed with something and just have it consume you whole. personally i’ve been hyperfixated on a series for the past 7 months and i spend a lot of time consuming content for it over and over again, and it makes me feel like i’m wasting my time and my life for it, and then i feel really guilty about that. but i promise you, it’s ok!!

hyperfixations can be really hard, it’s weird, you always sorta forget they’re a side effect of a mental illness, you know? cause they can be fun but devastating.

tl;dr: these feelings you’re having are valid but you really have nothing to worry about, if that’s any condolence

lappy
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Mar 13, 2022 8:40 am

(tw: caps)

the only problem i have is that NOBODY KNOWS ABT THE THING IM HYPERFIXIATING ON. I currently have a hyperfixation on psychonauts and when I ask someone at school about it they don't know what it is. it's sO FRUSTRATING

bugz_doez_kandi
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Mar 13, 2022 6:40 am

i'm hyperfixating on crk and welcome to nightvale rn, and its all i can talk about so i feel bad for my friends who don't have similar interests

p1c0nj0
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Mar 13, 2022 4:48 am

yaa all the tome cos i normally tend to fallminto cringe / problematic media (previous examples. dangan, fnf, dsmp.) (current. genshin, vocaloid) and it like rlyyy irritates me??? I FEEL SUPER GUILTU formit but like i know i cany comtrol it

i wish ppl wld stop judging too