![]() When coming out of hyperfocus, it can often leave you feeling drained, as if you have a hangover. However, if someone goes too far into hyperfocus, it can drain all the energy and leave the person with a ‘hyperfocus hangover.’ What is a hyperfocus hangover? It can take a lot of energy to get started on a task, but then energy can be gained once one enters hyperfocus. However, people with ADHD often want to focus on other things, such as their schoolwork or household chores, yet find they can only hyperfocus on certain activities.ĭuring a hyperfocus state, task performance improves. They may say to their child, ‘You can pay attention when you want to.’ Parents of a child with ADHD may be confused as to why their child is able to spend all day focused on their hobby but cannot focus on other tasks or listen when spoken to. They are unaware of how quickly or slowly time is passing. Someone may hyperfocus for hours at a time and not realize how much time has passed. ![]() People who hyperfocus may often experience ‘time blindness,’ which means they do not see or feel time (Ozel-Kizil, 2016). They can get so absorbed in a task that they appear to completely ignore or tune out everything else. When spoken to, there may be no response or even acknowledgment that they heard anything. When someone hyperfocuses, it may be hard to get their attention. Many people have described this hyperfocus as falling under ‘hypnotic spells’ as they become immersed in an activity (Brown, 2005) unrelated external stimuli do not appear to be consciously perceived – they may have a diminished perception of their environment and may not even notice if someone is talking to them. When someone is engaged in a hyperfocused activity, they become so immersed in the task that they can be oblivious to everything else going on around them. ![]() Hyperfocus is the opposite of distractibility and is common among both children and adults with ADHD. Can you trigger hyperfocus on boring tasks?.What are the limitations of hyperfocus?. ![]()
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