>>11989391I'm not-diagnosed, but a lot of my behavior seems to point to ADHD.
I.e. I can solve mathematics problems no problem when I'm focused, but I sometimes get distracted and start thinking about something else if there is a lot of scope to the problem.
Another example is reading. I can read really well, but when I start reading the works my mind will begin to think about something else entirely, and I will read the words and not absorb it. But occasionally I will read the words, think about something else, and still remember what I was reading, but this only happens if I'm 100% rested and a bit focused.
I looked into hyper focus and I seem to get this. I get very engrossed in what I'm doing I literally forget about everything else that is going on, such as forgetting to eat or meeting someone.
I find that if I remember that I have something academic to do, I have to do it when I feel an urge to do it, otherwise if I do it in my "off time", I won't be able to focus on it at all, or it will be difficult. A coping thing I do for this is to force myself to get excited for something by thinking about things I can do from learning it, which does help.
forcing myself to focus usually takes 15-20mins of discipline, and if I get distracted again, I have to start the process all over again. One I am focused I can work for 2-6 hours without moving or stopping.
My high school was shit, as I was not mature enough to know how to deal with it.
