hi- i haven't been officially diagnosed with adhd but i have gad/sad and i show some symptoms, but i'm not exactly sure whats going on. i've always had something like a hyperfixation, but i'm not sure if its more of that or just an obsession? its just one thing i'll be completely enthused with and can't stop thinking about and then it'll phase into something else, and then i also have issues with focusing on tasks i dont want to do. is this just anxiety, or could it be more of something else? ty
A special interest (which is a term that falls under the umbrella term “hyperfixation”) is a topic that you’re basically obsessed with for a period of time. Sometimes it’s years, sometimes it’s days, etc. It’s all you want to talk about, all you want to learn about/research, etc.
Everyone has trouble doing stuff they don’t want to do. Could be anxiety but it could just be that you don’t want to do the thing.
Anxiety disorders have a lot of symptoms that overlap with ADHD, so you would need to talk to a clinician about getting a differential diagnosis to rule it out.